Quote Originally Posted by zuzu-bq View Post
Depends on what you're aiming to do with the mana pal. You can spam Adloquium and/or Succor and watch as you go OOM quicker than AST does. Not onmly that but WHM and AST both have random-like triggers that involves mana, for WHM being Freecure, Overcure, Enhanced Medica and Esuna proc and for AST being Ewer while SCH healing capabilities depend on a combination of MP and Aetherflow management, if you balance these two badly you'll end up seeing yourself with less mana than you should.
Anyone can use their mana inefficiently, that doesn't change my point