Idk, I've been against card RNG from day one. I think the OP is a bit misguided on how MUCH card RNG hurts/impacts Astrologian play, but aside from the DPS boost cards I don't really feel any satisfaction from using them. Good group comps can't rely on them, which makes them just a "bonus". Not an awful thing, inherently, but certainly not what I thought I was getting when they showcased the job pre-HW.

Healing-wise it's fine, except that it's clear the devs designed the job with the Diurnal/main healer role in mind. Even in Noct it's probably still better as a main healer rather than an off one.