My first guess was gonna be dwarf..due to the massive hp/con...but then I thought about elves with sooooo much mana, then Super dex halfling popped into my mind.
What are peoples thoughts on this..not that i intend to make one, just to see what the general opinion is.
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Elf, by far. You are not going to have an enormous amount of base hp as any race of healer, due to the class. However, an elf has the mana to heal anything, while simultaneously keeping your spells up and doing offensive damage. There is no mob that can't be solo'd by an elf healer with patience, and you can end up with -60 saves across the board (or more), and around 1000 hp with 1400 mana, or better. All in all, it's a sweet deal. Too bad you're not allowed to PK with it.
I know plenty of Elf Healers who PK
halfling healer, insane ac, mag resist, massive dex. I would say halfer healer is most survivable by far. My opinion only though.
Half healer, and Mana is no problem if you know what god to worship.
Managain eq also helps.
Dwarf is nice, but low mentals and dex make for a bad defender/healer.
Vul to water = death in the right hands.
So they make better clerics.
This thread seems a bit redundant. I dont think there is a bad choice for a healer if you want survivability.
Sure there is, Mister E. I tried an Elf Healer a ways back and I couldn't stand it. I simply couldn't stand it. I got my *** kicked by classes I normally wouldn't get packed around with. I personally think Halfer Healers are the best choice, for both newbies, and elites (if they even play healers... 
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Elf is nice choice and my favorite. Never tried halfling one, tho. Yet I think that halfling gets more easily bash-locked than elf.
--->protective shield
pro shield falls
big mean fire giant bashes, and bashes, and bashes, life is over.
If a fire giant bashes you with protective shield down it most likely won't matter what race you are. Also, I consider having protective shield fall in combat a mistake. Theres a large difference between a mistake and a vuln. Theres tons of mistakes that will get you killed (ie, invoker sanc vs. necro/ranger).
Played soooo many healers.
Pinned each combo at least twice.
Elves kick ***, you just have to know how to play them.
With a healer, you have to look at flux of hp, not "who is doing the most damage" which is a different concept. You have to look at how much damage you are recieving, compared to how much you can heal, and how long you can heal it for.
With an elf, you can heal it for basically forever.
My second favorite would be halfling because your ac is so amazingly insane you don't need to heal as often.
maybe the reason to go for halfling.
