Carnelian is not a conventional healer until her allies are below 30% health. Instead of healing, she applies soul essence, and while this takes time to build, it works as a death save. This lessens the risk of her Chaotic allies' self-damage and low health buffs, while also keeping them in the perfect health range. This can be a useful mechanic in some circumstances, but often represents high risk for little reward. Although her death save makes her amazing with Chaotic teams, in GvG or facing Guild Boss 2, Carnelian has limited uses elsewhere.