RDM 6.0 Idea

[Gaethan_Tessula]

I addressed all 3 points in that pair of skills. Both Leniency and Phalanx are oGCD, their damage potency was carefully selected to be slightly below the potency-per-mana of the melee combo (8 potency per mana instead of the 9.16 of the combo), and the primary purpose of their Balance Gauge interaction is for realignment without having to blow excess procs or anything like that. Additionally, Phalanx fulfills your third point to the letter.

And leniency hits option #2.

However, I think that them interacting with the mana gauge at all would produce unintended side effects or player perceptions.