Raiding as AST

[technole]

I've done a lot of Nidhogg Ex clears as Noct AST. There was always people in my linkshells that were White Mage only, and I despise the double WHM comp. There isn't any advantage in having to heal more damage. All it takes is a few res sickness and now you have less options to recover because of no mitigation. AB/Adlo laughs in the face of Stoneskin. Maybe you have no Summoner or one that doesn't even Virus. In a less error run it won't matter too much, but not everyone is perfect either.

Having shields up is so good for the towers phase, and before Akh Morn. AB is so good getting on the tether tanks while on the move too, or anyone with sickness to survive heavy damage. Plus you have Disable and CU mitigation options for each one.

I honestly do not know how ASTs deal with main healing without cure III in A6S and A8S. I know it's possible, but it is a lot harder.

AST is fine for A5S and A7S and I play them there, but Cure III is just too good and I have to use white mage on 6 and 8 to eliminate the risk of people randomly dying.

It is not a lot harder on D.AST. Cure III shouldn't be the sole reason to consider otherwise, you just do things differently. AST 20% mitigation with Disable/CU that WHM doesn't have is something to also consider great for Plasmas and J-Kick progression.

CU is good to use when stacking for Jammer or Water. Plus you have Synastry for at-least one rotation to AoE/spot heal targets as-needed and the tank hit.