So how are astros in pvp now?

[Kyani]

I wouldn't rely on Regen to save someone if I was stunned, silenced or sleeping. If the enemy team wants that person dead Regen won't stop them, it'll mostly counter DoTs up to a point. Also if i'm not mistaken SCH should have access to Surecast as well.

SCH and WHM both have access to Surecast, but i'm talking about way late into a fight, when there's only rotational damage going out. At that point, Regen & Medica II are both very potent at keeping you alive long enough for something to come off of cooldown, and SCH's equivalents (surecast Succor & Embrace) really can't hold a candle to it.

It's even worse because SCH has to sacrifice its regen effect toward the end of a heavy battle, and that has a minimum cost of 45 seconds + 2600 mana to get back.

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Mana permitting, WHM's fail state is Regen on 4 targets and a Surecast (for either Cure II or Medica II) within the next 30 seconds.

My fail state is Surecast for Adlo, Succor or (theoretically) Summon, because the button I use to match Benediction or Lightspeed reduces my long-term healing healing ability by at least 33% (and often a lot more in practical terms).