Quote Originally Posted by Prothscar View Post
No other sub job really compares. /RDM offers nothing for your damage, it offers only defensive additions that are on par with or less useful than utsusemi to begin with. If you're planning on whisker burning all night, /RDM is surely the way to go. However, if you plan on doing anything real such as NMs, then I would suggest using a subjob that lends itself to DD and tanking, (if you aren't pulling hate on BLU you're doing it wrong). It's more than possible to solo whisker burn as /NIN, you just have to do smaller pulls.
1) Faster cast and recast on spells would beg to differ on "offers nothing for your damage". Unless you have Almace most of your damage comes from spells and the faster you can cast them means the more damage you'll do.

2) I've soloed a lot of of seal NMs straight tanking as BLU/RDM, Head Butt is awesome and a lot of NMs still don't resist it. #1 applies here too.

3) /RDM offers MAB2 which pushes your Saguine Blade damage.

4) If you aren't running out of MP even with MM on you're doing something wrong, Convert is always nice to have to refill that MP.

5) Shell2 + Barspell come in handy considering a lot of NMs spam aga/ja spells. Being able to nearly cap Stoneskin with just /RDM is nice too when eating agas/jas (could probably cap but I don't have a MND build anymore).

Don't get me wrong Utsusemi has it's place but /RDM isn't as bad as you're making it sound. As usual stuff is situational

Heck I even have reasons for /SCH but I'm about the only BLU I know willing to play healer role.