Quote Originally Posted by TheWaywardWind View Post
In Seize, it's pretty much useless. Knocking people back for two seconds doesn't do anything enough to prevent them from stopping you from taking a point, for example.
Well, offensively, not usually, no. But defensively it not only interrupts enemies from stealing your tomelith but if you're on a elevated area with a tomelith (there are quite a few), it can potentially push enemies off the platform. Just today I seen a BRD Blast Shot multiple people off the elevated tomelith on the arch just outside of the northern camp; I'm sure Aura Blast would've achieved the same results. Also such abilities can be helpful for any teammates who already have a second or two interacting with a tomelith for the neutral/steal, not necessarily used just to prevent enemies from stopping yourself from stealing. Pretty sure it can interrupt casting and LBs as well.

So I respectfully disagree. I think Aura Blast still has strategic uses and as a AST/WHM/SMN I would have personally preferred that ability many times over Aetheric Burst.