Quote Originally Posted by Apeiron View Post
Look, guys, I've presented a theory, and no one has come back to me with "we tried this". Instead all I'm getting are people pointing to the shields and saying the AST would never use them when paired with a SCH. Maybe the AST never does get to use them, but gets to do other things. I was hoping to get feedback from other healers, not dismissal.
The problem with your presented theory on SCH + Noct Ast is that it's lacking to begin with.

Why would you want a SCH to "pre-shield" and a Noct-Ast to "post-shield"?
If a "post-shield" is needed, why shouldn't the SCH do it?

As trade off for your "post-shield" (which the SCH should have done itself), you lose regen effects.

If the SCH deploys it's shields (like it should), you have the 2 aspected skills you may only use rarely now.

The lower healing you have now will force the SCH to nanny your healing, most likely hitting it's dps potential.

In theory this is screaming suboptimal, ranging to crippling, why should someone test this at all other than for a fun challenge?

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WHM + Diurnal Ast is already a thing that works and in theory provides better potency and mana efficiency than Noct Ast in any situation other than double Ast (which may be the reason you think people "derail" your thread).