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I think the "best bg healer" is situational. For WSG, a druid and a priest are, IMO, vastly superior as the high mobility nature favours insta-cast Heals and tools. In AB, EoTS and AV where most of combat is concentrated around static locations for a while, pallies and shamans will shine.
I agree its situational, but youre underselling the role of pallies in WSG.
The thing about pallying in WSG is, in a manner of speaking, your ability to heal (IE get off a FoL or HL) is almost secondary to your ability to cleanse and BoF, which are instant casts and can be thrown on the run. If you can help keep movement imparing debuffs and DoTs off of a flag runner, it wont matter if your heals are instant or take 2 minutes to cast.
Another instant cast, LoH (especially Imp LoH), is a game-turner in certain situations.
Now, in situations where my flag runner is stuck waiting for a return before he can cap, I feel much more comfortable with another healer who has instant casts around because if the runner has to move, he/she is constantly in and out of LOS... and that's where Pallies suffer in WSG.