How should they address the disparity within the role?

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The SCH SGE discrepancy is basically because SCH can warp entire mitigation plans around it. It has one extra mitigation than SGE on a purely raw mitigation front. It’s level 80 oGCD shield ability is infinitely better than SGE’s in 99% of instances and lasts near 4* as long and the CD reduction on recitation means it can vomit out shields that are just unmatched. Not even spreadlo itself (which is still limited by deployments 90 second CD) but even altering tank mitigation plans by critlo’s effective HP addition. Then of course spreadlo itself which makes SCH like GCD buffs (of which it has FOUR even if Seraphism cant affect spreadlo) and with said buffs can replace 5+ mitigations alone. Its utility is completely unmatched by any other ability in the game. Deployment is easily the strongest ability in the game and it isn’t even remotely close

Then on top of that as if that’s not enough SCH has utility in the form of a pseudo mitigation with expedient which makes mechanics much easier to solve, is the only job in the game who can generate its ENTIRE gauge with the press of a button AND deletes its only weakness in on the move pure healing with Seraphism

WHAT does SGE even offer to combat that? SGE is basically a regen healer in disguise fighting the class that’s bent the game around its finger for so long that PCT looks like a baby in comparison. It’s the only class that has never NOT been the meta pick. SCH has warped the game around it for so long SGE’s only real “balance hope” is simply the fact some people play it because SCH can be clunky