Graniteskin

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Well, strictly speaking Stoneskin was still a waste of MP when looking at amount mitigated compared to Cure II. Even back then a Stoneskin (at 18%) wouldn't match up to Cure II in terms of potency. In both GCD as well as MP efficiency, Stoneskin was and still is lacking in efficiency for it's "potency"

[TatoRazzino]

It's about balance. The identity of WHM is not around Stoneskin, it's around having big burst healing spells built in their GCD and having the biggest burst in damage when accuracy is not an issue. Mitigation is a core component of SCH and it's also a component of AST, so there's absolutely no loss in removing the Graniteskin trait because WHMs are not a shielding job.

Stoneskin is supposed to be situational and you use when you absolutely need extra shielding; if you don't, then WHM is not supposed to have an easy access shield with all the other healing options they have.

And the fairy does not heal the same as it used to heal. A Physick + Embrace heals for less than a Cure II and little over a Cure + Regen. WHM is still the king of group healing. Mitigation would make it unbalanced. New jobs will always make the old ones get adjustments and most likely nerfs. Wait until this game has four or five healing jobs and you'll see the specific niches being highlighted.