Would it be reasonable for me to think of popping all cooldowns as "burst" damage? Because it seems like every scenario you describe has you saving them for burn phases or using them all otherwise. But then I still don't get why you would "burst" on pull with a rotation like what Drakuaza uses.

Really appreciate the advice. Sorry if these are stupid questions, I'm a healer trying to learn BRD as a main DPS class. ><