We're all DDs now >.>

[Kitfox]

Sword Oath is garbage, and always has been. Potency of 75 on auto-attacks vs 2% crit per stack on Abandon and an additional 5% overall damage.

Sword Oath is +10-12% of PLD damage when turned on the last time I checked it (fflogs). That's more than Deliverance with its 5% and small crit boost. But I concede, in practical sense it's the second most powerful offensive switch, just because Defiance on WAR is so punishing. It's still more powerful than DRK dropping Grit though. (No Grit +20%, SwO 15%+10%)

You're not reaching your DPS potential if you're not using Dark Arts as much as possible while Blood Weapon is up. If you're using Dark Arts you're not going to have the mana to be turning Grit on and off. If you're using Blood Weapon simply to get the mana back to turn on Grit you're dropping your DPS.

Of course, you but said to keep the Grit on. Keeping Grit on is a bigger DPS loss than not having it on and then turning it on for a tank buster if needed. Here, your words, not mine:

Leave tank stance on and give the healer some breathing room to DPS if you think it's important for everyone to DPS.