[Request] AST MP cost reductions please

[BillyKaplan]

The healing spells that are more expensive are Aspected Benefic and Aspected Helios - neither of which you should be spamming.

Belatedly, these are exactly the two spells this thread was about, not the kit as a whole. And spamming is relative to a situation. I get this much more on Nocturnal AST, admittedly, as shields need more maintenance than regens.

[Ghishlain]

Belatedly, these are exactly the two spells this thread was about, not the kit as a whole. And spamming is relative to a situation. I get this much more on Nocturnal AST, admittedly, as shields need more maintenance than regens.

You shouldn't be reapplying shields once they fall off and focused more on your more MP efficient healing spells. Benefic II is approximately 24% more efficient in a potency/MP cost and the only reason you should be applying Aspected Benefic shields over Benefic II is to either ensure a tank buster doesn't wipe your tank off the planet or if you don't think your Benefic II will finish casting before a raid buster goes out. One could make the argument that the instant nature of Aspected Benefic allows for less GCD clipping for abilities but I feel that's a different topic of discussion too.

[KaivaC]

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I tend to main as a Noct AST and I echo many of the sentiments that other users have said. MP management is only a problem if you're spamming Gravity, constantly throwing out AOE heals when it's not necessary, and waiting until you're dangerously low on MP before using LD. I've never thought about using Celestial Oppression to extend buffs...and I have not had MP issues. Even when I die, I can easily throw up my LD, or I wait it out and do what i can until it's available. The problem I'm seeing is that perhaps you don't plan it out. AST is not so much RNG as it is that you have to think ahead.