Name of [element] skills are still kind of bad

[Outfoxed]

They aren't useless, though they're usefulness goes down once you get to 1* crafts. Not really here to debate the finer points but I did want to point out a small flaw in your math. SHII (25 CP) + Rapid 2x costs 25 CP. Using the Name of Whatever buff (15 CP)+ 2x Brand (6 CP/ea) is only 27 CP. The difference is 2 CP not 17 as stated. In case you weren't aware, you only use Name of Whatever once and it applies a buff that lasts for 5 steps.

Edit: I also failed at math.

SHII = 25 CP
SHII = 5 stacks
1stack of SHII = 5CP

The other 3 stacks of SHII don't magically disappear if you use RS. You can very well HT 3x after RS'ing