What do you want to see on Astrologian?

[pandabearcat]

Wow so if you fail to get it off, essentially they would die without dignity.

Talk about shameful.

[Tranquil]

Wow so if you fail to get it off, essentially they would die without dignity.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Astro skills/traits revealed!

[UOdhn]

So, they have a default Benefic and Helios, then an aspected Benefic and Helios that isn't part of the traits? Seems kinda odd, will have to see how it plays.

[Tranquil]

So, they have a default Benefic and Helios, then an aspected Benefic and Helios that isn't part of the traits? Seems kinda odd, will have to see how it plays.

It means that those aspected actions will perform Benefic/Helios with an added HoT or shielding, depending on which Sect you are using. So, using Aspected Benefic in Diurnal Sect means it's a Benefic with a HoT running, and if you use that same skill in Nocturnal Sect, it will give you a shield on top of the Benefic. Same idea with Helios. The aspected versions will likely have the same base raw-healing potencies as the basic spells, but with an added MP cost as well as the HoT/shielding effect for more active healing. The trait for Enhanced Benefic likely makes proccing instacast-Benefic II off Benefic possible. This is my guess anyway.

[UOdhn]

It means that those aspected actions will perform Benefic/Helios with an added HoT or shielding, depending on which Sect you are using. So, using Aspected Benefic in Diurnal Sect means it's a Benefic with a HoT running, and if you use that same skill in Nocturnal Sect, it will give you a shield on top of the Benefic. Same idea with Helios. The aspected versions will likely have the same base raw-healing potencies as the basic spells, but with an added MP cost as well as the HoT/shielding effect for more active healing. The trait for Enhanced Benefic likely makes proccing instacast-Benefic II off Benefic possible. This is my guess anyway.

Most likely. This is what I was thinking after reading them over again.

[Cynfael]

Getting rather excited to take AST for a spin. Damn you, SE, for giving me conflicting priorities out of the gate.

[File2ish]

I wanna see an achievement like the tank mount ones (200 raids or whatever) called Friends with Benefics. Becuase you know, friends with benefits....? I'll let myself out.

In all seriousness though, i want to use AST in content, i've liked everything i've seen so far. I may switch it to my main job. Only thing is they said they would be a bit less effective than SCH and WHM at their respective roles, i just don't want AST to unbalance the game or for it to never be used in high end content because they're "sub par".

[Blueyes]

If the speculation on Aspected Benefic ends up being true then Astrologian has some interesting options for single target healing in particular. Benefic and Benefic II sound like an equivalent to Cure and Cure II, but then Aspected Benefic would work more like Adloquium, being a low heal with an added shield or regen effect. That's quite a bit of flexibility. Not to mention Essential Dignity which is not bad by any means, though unlike the other emergency heals it sounds like it will suffer from Cleric Stance.

Also I had a feeling Astrologian had something for AoE healing other than Helios and Wheel of Fate (which now goes by a different name that needs to be determined) and it would seem that something is Aspected Helios. It would be nice if it were easier to make out the spell costs in that image to help get an estimate on how all of these spells compare with each other.

Full list with some guesswork posted on reddit. The order of these actions also line up with a previous blog image.

[LycorisSelunis]

One thing bugs me. If aspected benefic/helios are the only ones to benefit from sect...why learn diurnal at 30 with no spell that it affects till 34. Speaking of, blm learns enochian before either blizz4 or fire4, so wtf good does that do either?

Wondering of the sects affect some other stats as well like perhaps diurnal increases spellspeed and nocturnal increases crit or some such....