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    Quote Originally Posted by ty_taurus View Post
    The problem, though, is that it's not free. Casting E. Diagnosis is a 100% DPS loss, so if it's not required for a tankbuster (which it's not), then there's not a reason to actually use it for that purpose. Toxikon needs to be 660 potency for it to have that functionality, and that would it just as effective as 2 casts of Dosis III, and thus you wouldn't be punished for wanting to use your barriers proactively.
    Not necessarily. Turning toxikon into an oGCD ability would also be sufficient. But it is a bit too close to DRK that way. I think it’s meant to be a supplementary movement spell first anyways since that’s where all the Eukrasia spells excel compared to their equivalents.
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    Noah Orih
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grimoire-M View Post
    Not necessarily. Turning toxikon into an oGCD ability would also be sufficient. But it is a bit too close to DRK that way. I think it’s meant to be a supplementary movement spell first anyways since that’s where all the Eukrasia spells excel compared to their equivalents.
    Technically yes, but I stand by keeping it as a GCD is better for Sage's gameplay. Regardless, I disagree about it being a good movement tool. First and foremost, you need to have Addersting in the first place for it to be a movement tool, E. Diagnosis just isn't really a good healing tool in contrast to other options that Sage has right now, even if you are in need specifically of single target mitigation. You really shouldn't be using it for tankbusters unless all your other options are exhausted, but if it's not lethal, then let them eat the hit and heal them through Kardia + maybe an Addersgall heal. If you can't stop to cast anything, then there's the very minor benefit of using E. Diagnosis on the run, but you'd even be better off just overwriting your E. Dosis DoT if it's over half-way finished, and if it's not, then you're actually DPS neutral with having not casted anything at all for 1 GCD, so why not save the MP?
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