Quote Originally Posted by Lorielle View Post
If Hallowed Ground/Holmgang won't block them, Living Dead isn't an exception. I can tell you Ramuh didn't give two shakes that I used Living Dead without the mitigation buff for Shock Strike.
That is a very special case attack. The mechanic is designed that if you don't get 3 surge protection, you lose.

What I'm talking about is that there are some high damage attacks that are not blocked by Holy Ground. But Living Dead isn't mitigation, so there's nothing about blocking. You are kept at 1 HP, regardless of the damage you take.

Nit picking aside, it's funny how we can make 40% reduction(Grit and Shadowskin) and yet still feel as soft as a Warrior. And it is important to look at skill by skill. If you look at the big picture all the time, you might miss some of the fine details in that big picture.
I did look at skill by skill. Notice how I listed all of them. What I was saying is you can't COMPARE skill by skill and expect them to be the same because there are mitigating factors based on the OTHER skills available in a job's set.