Can the Healer Feat be used through an Imp familiar with a healer's kit?

Question

While familiars have been commonly used to deliver potions of healing because "your familiar acts independently of you, but it always obeys your commands" and "can take other actions as normal". "Additionally, as an action, you can see through your familiar's eyes and hear what it hears until the start of your next turn".

Since "when you cast a spell with a range of touch, your familiar can deliver the spell as if it had cast the spell", shouldn't I be able to use the Healer Feat through the imp familiar with a healer's kit because it has hands and there's some touching going on here?

My goal is to create an imp familiar combat medic that can charge into battle to try to stabilize fallen frontline fighters while allowing the squishy warlock to hang back in safety, but still offer aid.

Answer 1

RAW : No

As you've correctly quoted, the imp familiar can deliver spells with a range of touch. The Healer feat isn't a spell, so it does not qualify for this ability.

The imp is its own creature with its own stats and abilities. It does not benefit from your features or abilities unless stated otherwise.

Your DM can always rule otherwise

Your idea for a character sounds quite original, so if your DM doesn't find it to be unbalanced, they could decide to allow it.

Talk to them about this, and about your combat medic imp concept. Even if they disapprove of applying Healer to the imp's actions, they might find another mechanic or workaround to make your idea work. It could be through allowing this with additional cost on your action economy, or through a unique action for the imp. In any case, it's all up to them.