Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-39718735-20200706225822/@comment-38952966-20200708224439

It's a very close call, with just a slight advantage to Josuke in my opinion. But really, they're just better suited to different kinds of healing.

Josuke's ability is fast, painless, and can be used with just the slightest remains... but he also can't heal himself, and can't heal something that's been completely destroyed.

Giorno's ability is a little slower, and can be very painful. It also requires Giorno to know the full extent of the damage... but Giorno replaces body parts instead of fixing them, which means Giorno can heal himself as well as others, and doesn't need remains left behind to heal.

They're both useful in different situations. Let's look at Polnareff as of VA. Giorno is better suited towards healing him than Josuke, because replacing his legs and fingers with new ones is more reliable than trying to restore what was left of them. In fact, Josuke straight up can't fix Polnareff's fingers, since they were completely destroyed by Cream. So Gold Experience is more effective in that circumstance.

But in terms of most combat encounters, Crazy Diamond would be more effective. Gashes, cuts, and bullet wounds can all be fixed quickly and easily by Josuke without him needing to examine them closely, whereas the amount of time it takes Giorno to do complex healing makes it largely impractical in the midst of combat.

Like I said, they're useful in different situations, but I think Crazy Diamond is ultimately a bit more useful.