It is however a good way to heal if you don’t use Eiko or Garnet.
Though I do tend to switch out Amarant with any of the other characters. Zidane and Dagger are the two I tend to always keep, and Freya more than not. In fact, I think the two characters I tend to neglect once I have all eight members are Vivi and Steiner. ^^
And that’s the truth. He’s good as a supportive healer, but not that great as a main healer. He’s good when you’re in immediate need and at the brink of death, but a little unreliable against tougher bosses.
And this part is for Zulu…vs. most bosses, he was still needed. When I couldn’t summon anymore, I just kicked Amarant’s speed up and that was pretty much the end of any difficulties I would of had.
Even vs. Ozma…When he went into his Trance, he was invaluable.