Quote Originally Posted by HyoMinPark View Post
I play SGE a lot in a myriad of content from dungeons to Savage/Ultimate, and I honestly don’t use Pepsis that often. Addersgall tools are more than enough for raidwides, and they should always be used first and foremost. Not only are they stronger than your GCD tools, they also regenerate your mana. Addersgall regeneration is once every 20 seconds, plus Rhizomata to give you a free stack every 90 seconds should you need one. Most content you’ll always have stacks because there simply isn’t enough outgoing damage to force you to blow through all of them prior to any regenerating. GCD barriers are weaker, and a mana drain.

I think the only time I’ve resorted to using Pepsis is when I had literally nothing left in my kit. Either because I was synced down and missing all my fun stuff, or because I’m doing a lot of babysitting and my party is eating through all of my resources. My GCD barriers are the last things I touch when it comes to combat, so I don’t really see eye-to-eye on the Pepsis hype here.
The reason you're not seeing eye-to-eye is because you're misrepresenting the point. It's not the shield I care about because we agree that the GCD barriers aren't great - which is where Pepsis comes in. Burn the shields and turn it into Addersgall-free burst healing.
With Physis up and the Auto-Physis bonus happening on the oGCD, you pop Eurkrasia + Prognosis to increase it to a 330 potency heal on all party members in range. The shielding itself doesn't matter all that much because it'll get burned on the Pepsis which itself turns into a 385 potency heal with Auto-Physis still up for a combined potency of 715 burst on top of the regen you're already applying from Physis and at that point it's a set-it and forget-it kind of deal. I'd much rather pop this combo than waste Addersgall on something like Ixochole when it's not necessary, particularly given its cooldown. Give it a shot and integrate it more, I guarantee you'll be converted. I largely ignored Pepsis myself for all of this expansion but I have been playing nothing but Sage for the last couple weeks now but I've introduced it more into my play and it's a really powerful tool if you let it be.