Stoneskin for Scholars, is it necessary?

[Gilcris]

From an actual bottomline effectiveness perspective, Stoneskin is not necessary. It's "kinda cute" at best and anyone who says otherwise is just trying to justify the fact that they spent the time leveling WHM. You certainly have more impactful spells that you can be casting at any given time during combat and again, 10% Stoneskinning everyone before combat has never been the difference between victory and defeat for anyone. It's something that people do because it makes them feel like they've done something.