a pld can be better for speed runs honestly. we never use war and we are only 2-3 mins under the 17 min speed run for AV our set up is 1 brd 1 pld 2 whm 4 blm. once we get to a certain point all but the pld switch joints to 1 pld 1 whm rest all mnks. we get Miser to about 7% hp left before he runs off. And my mnks isnt capped at stats yet so if a few us get some better gear well be able to get that 17 min speed run with no problem. Pld can gain hate a whole lot faster than a war so dds can attack right away instead of waiting for hate.