Quote Originally Posted by Risvertasashi View Post
Debatable. MNK needs goad so that means NIN is pretty much a requirement (And also rules out that other undesirable that needs goad, Paladin, but at least Paladin doesn't take DRG's spot). And without DRG you're missing battle litany which is a pretty huge deal for pushing phases, not to mention that piercing debuff that makes those mch+bard wombo combos oh so so sweet...
To be completely fair, the MNK in our raid group has needed TP like once or twice ever. Not even in A9S back when it was new and didn't die in under 5 minutes. Granted, she's not "best MNK in the server" level, but ending every fight over 2k is I think pretty good for a midcore player.

There's enough jumps and inactivity phases in most fights that TP isn't a concern even for PLD, and if the case ever comes up, Spire can help.

Even with what you mentioned, though, it's still not comparable to how PLD forces the off-tank to change their gameplan in A12S, or how WHM offers literally nothing to the other healer. Of course, MNK is far from being optimal, but it's not as horribly inconvenient as the other two can be.