Quote Originally Posted by Dynalon View Post
Block might be an RNG but it is also a tool which reduces healing required, which each healer will appreciate. Besides paladin has Bulwark which makes block almost 100%. Holmgang is very bad skill, if you are forced to use it and it actually takes effect (you would die without it), then you probably wiping anyway.
"Almost" being the key word. Even Bulwark is unreliable. I've seen (and been killed by) Flatten killing PLDs because Bulwark didn't proc a block. Healers never ever rely on a block/parry, they'll be precasting the same heals either way.

Holmgang's an amazing skill, you don't use it as a panic button. It guarantees you won't die from a tankbuster once every three minutes, one of the best cooldowns in the game. And it's not a problem for your healers either, because they'll have 4-5s to cast the Cure II they would be casting for any other cooldown anyway.

PLD's cooldowns aren't better than WAR's. IB = Rampart, with a shorter duration but it's also available way more often. IB+Vengeance is 44% mitigation for 6s (stronger than Sentinel) and 30% for another 9s. IB+Thrill is more reliable than Bulwark, giving 20% damage reduction and an extra 2k+ hp buffer guaranteed. IB+Convalescence is also a decent cooldown, but PLD can't just use Convalescence by itself.