Quote Originally Posted by Lyth View Post
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Sheltron shines against physical busters, in which case you're in shield oath anyway. Additionally, block rate is as unreliable as parry rate for damage reduction.
If you're using RoH, it means you didn't use RA; that's a DPS loss.
DM is better than relying on blocks because DM is player controlled instead of RNG controlled; also, DM is saved for busters and not for magic auto attack reduction.
HG is overpowered, and it sits at a 7min CD because of it; this inevitably means that you only get one HG per encounter while a DRK or WAR can easily get 2 uses (3 for WAR) out of their anti-death CD; it's not strictly an advantage for PLD.

PLD needs work mostly related to AoE damage, and to a slightly lesser extent it needs work on some of its underperforming CDs. Your example of using Cover to steal stacks in a7s exists in a bubble; and is arguably no more effective overall than hitting Provoke instead and getting the tank swap. It'd also be strange to leave a PLD as OT for any longer than is strictly required, especially if paired with WAR.