Scholar

The Scholar is a subclass to the Mage class that uses Life Magic. It is a unique subclass for Hymn and is unlocked late in Chapter 7 and is the last subclass unlocked by players.

Overview
The Scholar branches out from the Mage's offensive role and into a pure healer role. The Scholar can single-handedly rescue an entire party from near death and bring them back to full health in a matter of a few turns. A possible drawback to the Scholar is the fact that healing may not always be required and thus you may not find Hymn doing much, though you can make her switch to her regular, albeit weaker Magic spells. Another drawback is that the Scholar does not have very many supporting skills though she does have access to a multitude of instant health restoration spells and a variety of regens.

Stat Growth
The Scholar has low MAT growth, though the Scholar's healing spells has a larger modifier on MAT so this should not diminish healing output. High MP and MDF is useful but a low DEF growth rate makes the Scholar very fragile.

Skills
Scholars use Life Magic to heal and support the party. All Life Magic skills use MP.