Bard in the party... thoughts?

[Berethos]

Actually it's not an OR. It's an AND. It will remove a current one and block the next one.

I'll have to double check when I get home from work (unless someone wants to check on their own before then) but I'm reasonably certain that the last major patch changed it to only remove detrimental effects, not put a buff up as well that had the same functionality as before.

I use it for the concussion from Toy Hammer from the first boss in Antitower and watch the buff and debuff status of the tank to make sure it hit and I've not seen it add a buff.

[Berethos]

I'll have to double check when I get home from work (unless someone wants to check on their own before then) but I'm reasonably certain that the last major patch changed it to only remove detrimental effects, not put a buff up as well that had the same functionality as before.

Tested, and this one of those moments where I'm wondering how I didn't notice it before.

As ruskie said, it does both - removes a current detrimental effect and adds the shield for 30s that automatically removes the next one. That's actually silly good, in my opinion. I like it, but it's silly good.

[ruskie]

Tested, and this one of those moments where I'm wondering how I didn't notice it before.

As ruskie said, it does both - removes a current detrimental effect and adds the shield for 30s that automatically removes the next one. That's actually silly good, in my opinion. I like it, but it's silly good.

Hahahaha. Yeah it is that's why it has a 45s CD.

Used it in VA a few times after the changes - removed the thunder in VA first boss and then it had just enough duration to prevent the next one.
You could even handle throttle in a3s with it now if done properly - esuna the first one on you and if RNG marks you again it also deals with the second one.