If Phalanx 1 is buffed Phalanx 2 should be buffed, what's the point of a Tier 2 weaker than the Tier 1? We already have that in enspells. None of Rdm's Tier 2 spells from merits should be worse than the Tier 1 (regardless if it takes 5 merits to do so...), you're asking for the equivalent of defender merits.