Quote Originally Posted by Gamemako View Post
BLM: STR/DEX reduction (Virus), Slow (Lethargy), Bind (Freeze, Blizzard2), Heavy (Lethargy, Blizzard), Elemental damage resistance (Apocatastasis), Heal (Physick), Damage reduction on hit (Eye for an Eye)
DRG: Slow (Feint, Haymaker), Stun (Leg Sweep, Spineshatter), Piercing damage increase (Disembowel, additional damage limited to BRD and other DRG), 5% healing increase (Mantra)

//EDIT: Forgot one.
BLM:

Virus isn't as good as arcanist's, nobody uses slow for anything, bind is worthless, heavy is worthless, apocatastasis has a very long cd and is very situational, heal... really? ...

Stop trying. No matter how you look at it, the answer in the OP is right, BLM is specialized as DPS, they don't offer the same utility other classes do.