What does everyone think about those AST buffs?

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We'll see though but in this age where dps is so needed to clear new contents, the balance card might make a difference between and a clear and a 1% wipe. Healing wise I do think AST is very close to WHM because of the potency buff. I'm trying to think what the whm could bring to the table that AST couldn't. Maybe free cure 2 or benediction? but then free cure 2 is just mana management and the AST has the ewer card for that.

Well it should go without saying WHM still has MND party bonus which of course benefits both healers, and it's pretty obvious where SE stands on this with the changes they gave AST in potencies in both stances. WHM oGCD heals, procs, reliable MP management, and higher potency regen tics are still their niche.

AST changes are good in-which its a fair tradeoff for card RNG, and when it falls in your favor, it can be rewarding. Buff and lower cooldown on bread-and-butter skills like Synastry is totally where it needed to go.