AST's weakness in end game

[Nekotee]

Oh wait wait my post was more aggresive than i tought

I was just opposed to the single target whm advantages
Whm is hands down the best aoe healing (range, raw power, everything)

I don't think whm has a better mp management than AST...
I mean AST has a double mana regen that can be both extended by 5 sec and if lucky with card drawing one EVERY 30 sec (but lowering support bonus)
Assize is an awesome tool i agree (i love that spell... So much spiritbonding...)

Free cure is good... Damn good but you have to cast it XD
I prefer the instant benefic II (but it cost a lot.... Urgh)

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Divine seal does not affect tetra nor assize nor asilum... If i'm not mistaken...
And synastry give a less stronger bonus buff but a superior healing in the end (string 2 target healing or 160% single target)

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As for the card...
Balance is the best for DPS...
Arrow could give à stronger boost but require a better ressource management from the DPS
=> arrow enhanced the risk of enochian failure on Blm XD because they will be greedy for more and forget to recharge Enoch with ice 4

[Kabzy]

I don't think whm has a better mp management than AST...

Can't agree with this at all. With the addition of Assize, MP is so much easier to manage on WHMs now. The only real way to get OOM is if you're not using Shroud/Assize when it's available or if you're overhealing like crazy. I thought MP management was a huge factor in learning WHM back in 2.x, and that's now relatable to AST only. Ewer is a very weak MP regen, and usually not even worth using unless you're in a very dire situation.

[Risvertasashi]

Can't agree with this at all. With the addition of Assize, MP is so much easier to manage on WHMs now. The only real way to get OOM is if you're not using Shroud/Assize when it's available or if you're overhealing like crazy. I thought MP management was a huge factor in learning WHM back in 2.x, and that's now relatable to AST only. Ewer is a very weak MP regen, and usually not even worth using unless you're in a very dire situation.

WHM has been an interesting journey in Heavensward. Right around level 57, it felt like I was healing with squirt gun in a drought. Even going back to say, Brayflox (normal/story mode in the level 30s), my heals feel more powerful and my MP pool less tiny. This kind of continued with the subsequent journey to i145 gear. It got better at i190, but I still had to pay attention.

Now, decked out in i210...even in a fight like Thordan EX... I just don't have to pay attention to my MP at all (unless I'm raising a lot of people), other than remembering to pop shroud now and then. It's almost like going from the i70 days at the beginning of ARR to AIW/dreadwyrm at the end in a single raid cycle. I suspect it's a combination of passive regen from piety and Assize scaling off MP total.

In any case, having taken both AST and WHM to A3S, it's definitely the former I have to be careful with my MP on.