Holmgang - How often do you use/abuse it?

[Claire_Pendragon]

As said above, its only useful when worked out so the healers dont have to stop DPSing, because of abilities like benediction.

Instead of using Holmgang to cheese Critical Hit you are using Rampart and Vengeance. This means that you can't use Rampart and Vengeance to mitigate damage during other phases (Folio, Spellblade Holy, or Mindjack for example) and are actually putting more stress on your healers in the long run.

All of those are AoEs, and the healer is going to AoE everyone for the same amount of lost HP. mitigating that dmg is only making them over heal you. (its why you stay in DPS stance)
its better for the basic auto attacks inbetween, so they can DPS longer (which wouldnt be much, but every GCD is better than not having it.)

[ScotchyScotch]

All of those are AoEs, and the healer is going to AoE everyone for the same amount of lost HP. mitigating that dmg is only making them over heal you. (its why you stay in DPS stance)
its better for the basic auto attacks inbetween, so they can DPS longer (which wouldnt be much, but every GCD is better than not having it.)

In all of O3S, the most dangerous moment is immediately after Folio+Stack when the tank takes an auto that can, if it crits, end the tank despite being topped off before the mechanic. Just last week Xeno got leveled by this exact move during one of his streams. It has happened to me enough on WAR to warrant a cooldown to assure a clear. Likewise, a red circle Spellblade Holy with a pre-crit/post-crit can also take a 50k tank to near zero during the final phase. O3S has a bunch of situations where if the tank is unlucky, a couple crits can end you. Rampart and Vengeance make those dangerous moments much smoother.