ok, just logged on after the update and did a couple quick tests.
In Cape Terrigan on an ep rabbit:
Capped Divine w/max merits
with 82+35 mnd no MAB gear ect.
Holy: 170-185~
Holy w/Divine Emblem: 835
did this 3 times. First time resisted and did 190~ ish dmg, but the following 2 both did 835. I suppose with gear/mab you could easily push 1k every 10 mins.
Cant say I'd be pressed to carry a holy set for a 10min ability though. To each their own.
The shield bash part I was most interested in being that I have an Ochain. However, the results were more then disappointing.
On the same ep rabbit in cape terrigan:
Ochain w/valor gloves: 35 dmg
Seigneur Shield w/valor gloves: 75~ dmg
Did both of these 2x each on same rabbit. I didn't have a tower size shield to try, but I'd assume it would do closer to 100~. Seems they totally left Ochain out of the mix, which I could understand, if done on purpose, to leave Aegis where it stands.
I still would have liked it to do as much as a size 3 at least.
Thats all I had time to play with for now. I'll give banish 2 and cover a try later on. Banish 2 could be interesting given the damage boost from holy. Cover didnt seem very thrilling based on the notes, but I'll keep an open mind I guess.