Invulns: Problems and Solutions

[ForteNightshade]

If we would just use them on cooldown you could holmgang the 3rd buster if you used it on the 1st but this would mean you 100% have to share the 4th which means less mitigation for Black Smokers.

Honestly, Leviathan sort of hurts your argument. Black Smokers does comically low damage for a pseudo-tank buster. A healer needs to slap little more than a Regen and you'll be fine. Saving your invuln for it is a waste unless you have nothing better to use it on. Which segues into the actual problem this expansion: tanks aren't taking nearly enough damage. Idol of Darkness may be even worse than Leviathan for how pathetic the outgoing damage is. Even Shiva, despite having a reasonably tight DPS check, deals surprisingly little damage to tanks. This is what has made invulns feel more overpowered than they have in the past, Holmgang notwithstanding. We simply have too many options between tanks and healers nowadays. And the bosses aren't being designed to compensate but rather made easier.

That all said, I get your intended meaning. Invulns can be interesting, and I generally prefer them staying as is. I think the root of the problem is more the lackluster damage we're seeing in Shadowbringers. If bosses had more mechanic that "scared" the party, invulns become more of a decision. "Do we want to ignore mechanic x or y?" At the moment, you just use them on nearly everything.