The Definitive Dark Knight Guide

[Ashaeya]

Using Dark Arts on Abyssal Drain is almost certainly a bad idea unless you really need that emergency heal or you have enough incoming damage that you must just burn MP as not to waste it. Dark Arts is far more expensive than Abyssal Drain and only doubles the HP drained.

You can use less MP on two Abyssal Drains, deal more total damage, and absorb the same amount of HP.

Dark Arts enables the healing function of the spell. It does no healing otherwise.

Also, it's not about emergency healing, it's just helping the healer in general. returning 1500-2000 health on a combo is worth using at least 2-3 times during the initial pull. I've never had mana issues during the pull or after when using this method and I certainly heal for more and more frequently this way.

[Jahaudant]

Dark Arts enables the healing function of the spell. It does no healing otherwise.

Also, it's not about emergency healing, it's just helping the healer in general. returning 1500-2000 health on a combo is worth using at least 2-3 times during the initial pull. I've never had mana issues during the pull or after when using this method and I certainly heal for more and more frequently this way.

You're right. Quitting DRK.