Quote Originally Posted by LordHousewife View Post
Well it's pretty clear that you just missed everything I just said since I wasn't even talking about A2S and that's the only Alex floor where Abyssal Drain would be worthwhile so I'll assume that's what you're talking about. Yes, in the case of A2 Savage, you could spend your mana on Dark Arts Abyssal Drain, however, a good group will stun all the mobs in a large group making it completely not worthwhile.
I stated specific pulls & floors.

A1S Faust. Every add + Faust on me. I have infinite MP while Blood price is active, why should I not use DA+Abyssal Drain for massive self healing & threat?

A2S. If your group is stunning Wave 2 they're wasting energy or not doing enough DPS to clear. Wave 8 you will have 1-2 Jagd & a whole pack of Snipers targeting a healer. DA+Blood Price right before spawn, Abyssal on spawn to grab soldiers & heal while your WHM is getting manhandled & Hardhelm/mind are on the way in. Sole Survivor if you need any MP at all for wave 9.

In dungeons the self heals are significant coupled with regen effects & mitigation to keep the healer DPS'ing on large pulls. Blood Price while taking damage from a pack of enemies results in infinite mp, if they hit you. DA+Abyssal Drain take a chunk of MP, this is irrelevant when you gain it back waiting for GCD. DA+Dark Dance takes a chunk of MP & reduces MP recovered from Blood Price by as much as 20%, this is an issue.