Quote Originally Posted by galbsadi View Post
Thing is, it's not THAT versatile, really.

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There's a reason the raw numbers are higher, and it's quite arguable to say that it's because of WHM versatility.
The raw numbers are higher because the raw numbers are higher. They have nothing to do with versatility.

The rest is just olympic level mental gymnastics in an attempt to compare abilities one to one. You're comparing a GCD (Solace) with an OGCD (Lustrate) and saying they're "basically" similar, lol.

First of all, some corrections: WD is not on the GCD, it is an OGCD. Fey Blessing does not cost aetherflow, neither does Aetherpact. They are byproducts of using your Aetherflow stacks.

Versatility means SCH has an answer to everything:
- Need direct heals? Indom, Fey Blessing, Seraph
- Need regen? WD, Soil
- Need mitigation? Shields, Soil, Seraph
All you need to do is look at how SCH heals. Everything SCH uses regularly is on the OGCD, with the exception of Succor.

Not only that, but since Glare is higher potency than Broil III, WHM pays a bigger cost for every GCD used.

Assize does not even count because it's a DPS cooldown. Perhaps they should remove the damage portion of it.