45 second 15% Balance versus 75 second 10% Balance ... which is more effective?

[FoxyAreku]

The best option is the one you draw first, LOL.

If you draw a spear or an arrow, you put it on RR, and then you luckily draw a balance, you get 10% for 10sec.
If you draw a balance and spread it, you have the chance to draw spear or arrow to get the same effect or you can luckily draw another balance or a bole and RR it to get 15% for 45sec.

When you're an AST, you can't neglect your buffs hoping for the best one. You have shuffle to help, but you have to draw EVERY 30sec and decide quickly what you'll do with it. Everytime you waste your time waiting for a better buff, you loose the chance to buff someone.

I would never sacrifice an arrow, that's silly.

[Roxas_Andrade]

I would never sacrifice an arrow, that's silly.

The OP asked wich effect on Balance is better, I just answered based on that.
(But if you have a melee party, maybe using a spear is better than an arrow, because the arrow would drain TP faster. Even if you use the arrow on yourself, you can get OoM faster too. All cards are situational, you have to adapt yourself to optimize whatever card you draw. If the goal was to improve DPS using Balance - which is the main topic of this thread - and I had a Balance on the spread, I would RR an arrow to throw an extended Balance on a melee fighter. Or would throw the arrow on a caster and balance on the fighter. It always depends on the situation)