Thoughts of Samurai Changes

[Naizakane]

No, Shoha 2 doesn't. Having a Meditation spender that deals AoE damage does (at least, ostensibly).

So Shoha 2, the Meditation spender that deals AoE damage, does not give Meditation stacks a proper use in AoE situations, but a Meditation spender that deals AoE damage would give Meditation stacks a proper use in AoE situations. I don't really need to read the rest of your post if that's how you start off.

[Shurrikhan]

So Shoha 2, the Meditation spender that deals AoE damage, does not give Meditation stacks a proper use in AoE situations, but a Meditation spender that deals AoE damage would give Meditation stacks a proper use in AoE situations. I don't really need to read the rest of your post if that's how you start off.

Having a second Meditation-spending button with does not, itself, give your Meditation stacks a proper use in AoE.

Having a Meditation button (whether or not it be the only button） which contributes to your AoE damage (ostensibly) gives your Meditation stacks a proper use in AoE.

You're conflating button-count with function. They're not the same thing.

The only thing that the second button adds, in terms of gameplay, is that you count whether your enemy is singular or plural... and it comes at cost to a deeper mechanic (enemy HP management / compensatory focus damage) at that.

Shoha 2 as a separate button (rather than a trait) is not worth the added real-estate it takes up.