Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
If returned as it was? The same, but with the new Edge-equivalent (DA) hit before Souleater, Syphon Strike, Carve and Spit, and maybe Shadowbringer instead of freely. So, no greater amount of identity (since spending MP defensively, if even an option, would be a loss even more universally than before), but more constrained / less fluid.

Well, unless they actually went all-in to revitalize DRK, but that'd take far, far more.
So, MP-Blood interplay (deepened resource management), 47.5% Haste uptime (speed tank), Bloodweapon/Delirium being more than a poorman's Infuriate/Inner Release and making skillspeed not a turbo-griefing stat? Do these not matter for identity?

Also, I think it is more tasteful to empower your attacks with Dark Arts than to toss out magical Shintens (Edge).

Functionally, just like Kaiten, it's just a potency timed at certain points in your attack flow, but it feels different because of the intent of empowering a skill rather than to use an OGCD you could press anywhere from two gcds before to after with minimal difference.