Quote Originally Posted by TastiestFrank View Post
We're talking about speeding up trivial content like WP and AK, right?

I'd argue that Benediction is a tool to be used like any other, and I'm saying that you can afford to play riskier while it's available, and you play tigher when it's not.

If you'd rather play like you should 'never use it', take it off your bar.

A Swiftcast Stoneskin may get you safely out of Cleric Stance back into regular healing, but you never want to get stuck chain-Stoneskinning in Cleric Stance.

It's not efficient healing even on the best geared tanks.
Speed runs have zero to do about mana efficiency so long as you have enough to continuously DPS and keep the tank alive. My point is that Benediction is one shot and then you are basically out of it for awhile. Unlike Lustrate, you can't depend on having a quick spike available on every single pull.

You shouldn't need to chain cast SS. Given a 6k HP Tank - stoneskin is 1080 mitigation. That's a good "heal".