Crit adlo + deploy is such a mana saving combi that everyone like it

But noct ast is not that bad
It only require a good lnowledge of the fight and knowing all skills
Because it require all the toolkit to be on par or near the sch + fairy

Remember that a noct ast easily solo heal the A5S where sch and whm will struggle more
But it's a minor thing where Noct ast slay the house down

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In term of potency outside crit the noct ast Beat the sch