Heal for cleric

[Miahoo]

heya guys,
quick question: does cleric need the skill Heal to heal teammates with 1hp when the die?
cause i dont see this skill on tihocan guide.

edit:
another question: whats the point with cure light wounds over inflict light wounds? i see inflict can both hurt enemy and cure friend as cure only cure (with same amount and cost of inflict).

Thanks :)

[Visty]

the healskil is only useful for 2 things:
a) it determines how much hp you get back when shrining and
b) it lets you bring an incapped char (between 0 and -9hp) back to life

cause of those 2 reasons its one of the 3 most useless skills of ddo and even more for a cleric as they can just dumb all their sp befor shrining and a simple cure spells brings incapped ppl backto life too

[Miahoo]

a simple cure spells brings incapped ppl backto life too
thats the answer i was looking for :)
ty:)

[Visty]

just saw your edit:
what makes you think that inflict spells heal your allies too?

it doesnt unless they are undead

cure xxx wounds = positive energy
inflict xxx wounds = negative energy

positive energy heals anything living and damages the undead
negative energy heals the undead and damages the living

[Miahoo]

oh.. i miss read it.
ty :)

[Gyries]

There is an eternal wand of cure minor wounds as an end reward from the catacombs series. Heals 1 (sometimes 2) hp a use, recharges over time. 1hp of healing stops bleeding.