Quote Originally Posted by Ceasaria View Post
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Ahh SCH received no nerfs to their healing utilities..
While in general AST's new buffs is INSANE in both WHM and SCH modes..... like the shield you mentioned 300 vs 690 LULZ!!
SCH still has more utility than AST in the single target healing department
Example SCH still has all her/his fey's and HoTs; while AST doesn't have anything unique to compete with those utilities
AST wins in terms of instant heals comparing Earth star vs Indom (but you can use indom more often to get more potency)
AST has Synastry which is OP at 40% single target, but sch has 2 healing buffs dissipation and Fey illumination(and fey buffs every's heals) that can combine for 40% and be used to benefit aoe;
AST wins with their helio 345 potency vs SCH emergency tactic succor of 300 potency-- still comparable
Scared soil and Collective Unconscious are tied b/c of situational benefits -mobility and regen and recast time are the factors.
of course nobody is touching AST card system..... but in terms of dps... at least SCH has its own form of Battle litany and its a shorter recast than the real thing...
AST Aspect Benefic saw a nice lil bump! But it can't match the Embrace spam every 3 sec (effective_Hots : AB 199pot/tick Embrace 300pot/tick) And sch retained rouse which increase pet efficiency by 40%!
Last thing we can mention about AST is they do have the RNG potential to use "bad" draws on a 500 potency ogcd heal.... basically every 30 sec u get a potential 50/50....that really nice and dependable over a long fight sequence that you'll get more than none.

Moral of this story only way SCH gets displaced by AST is if the raid needs the uber AOE HEALS that only the WHM can provide consistently.... otherwise in optimal dps compositions its gonna be AST/SCH or AST/AST....