AST's weakness in end game

[AzureFlare]

I only see two stances where using Diurnal is better than Nocturnal.

1. You have to DPS, since Diurnal increases the Attack Speed;
2. You have a SCH as a pair.

Otherwise, it's full Nocturnal. Stoneskin + Aspect Benefic = No heal for awhile haha /sit or /mdance meanwhile lol

Diurnal's potencies far outbeat Nocturnal's potencies, giving you more healing for the same mana, so more mana to spend on DPS. It also synergises way better with TD and CO so you got those options left open if you get a bad Draw streak.
Don't get me wrong, I love nocturnal, and it is underestimated. On paper though, Diurnal beats Nocturnal in nearly every aspect, and in most fights you should be doing around what 'on paper' requires you to unless your team is derping hard. And likewise, scholar beats nocturnal hard.

I do hate how most WHM I come across automatically assume to be the main healer though. Switching who DPSes on an AST + WHM comp is so much better than WHM lazying Cure while the AST is juggling mana. And Nocturnal AST is the better tank healer after using Regen in N.AST + WHM comps.