Clemency a bit OP?

[Reynhart]

Switching to Defiance is not a GCD.

But using your gauge for Fell Cleave before is.

More over, casting clemency has the same cost for paladin, giving up their damage output for Holy Spirit as well as their gauge regeneration which is needed for their MP restore.

But without MP, PLD can still do its WS rotation, which has a higher average potency than WAR's, especially since, again, WAR needs to be in Defiance for the next 10s, delaying its next Fell Cleave by a lot.

Fell Cleave can also be 'dumped' before moving to Defiance for any kind of planned healing which is the standard in FFXIV fights (i.e you know the tank buster is coming) making it less of an issue.

You're right, but it's different if you need an emergency healing.

I never said the bonus is not better used, only that if you are forced to make an emergency decision then there is a benefit to it.

Of course there is, but since you mentioned DPS loss, we have to consider what WAR lose compared to its best output, and that's a big damage loss.

Given requiscat is used in the opening rotation, the world in which you are back up to 80% mana with requiscat off cd and decide 'oh i need to use this to heal myself 5 times' is utterly silly.

Just as silly as considering that Bersek would be up the moment you need that emergency healing.