Just to clear some things up about the new DRK

[Ashur]

Also dark mind is basically useless for trash pulls since every enemy does physical damage. I don't get why they got rid of so many helpful cool downs and didn't replace the one that is limited to magic only, and still costs mp if you want its full potential, the mp which rather than reducing (only magic) damage by a further 15% can be spent on a 20% hp damage shield. And while that may be necessary if the boss is smacking you for so much more than your max hp, still best to just save rampart or shadow wall since it's not going to cost you a DA for the full effect

[saber_alter]

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dark mind was always like that. It's a sixty second 30% magic reducer that was heavily utilized in the previous meta. It's designed for magic tank busters in a magic tank buster meta, and your probably only going to ever use it for magic tank busters along with blackest night.

[Age_of_Oblivion]

I can't speak for capped DRK, but nerf aside Dark Passenger is the only thing carrying me through hero pulls in SB content. It's a defensive CD now.

[Ashur]

dark mind was always like that. It's a sixty second 30% magic reducer that was heavily utilized in the previous meta. It's designed for magic tank busters in a magic tank buster meta, and your probably only going to ever use it for magic tank busters along with blackest night.

Yeah I understand that, but after skills getting pruned it's a shame that's what we're left with. War keeps thrill of battle + vengeance + raw Intuition. All 3 can be used in dungeon pulls and boss fights. Same with pld, it keeps bulwark and sentinel, again increased block rate can ease the burden in sword oath and gain some gauge, and is handy in dungeon pulls. And if Paladin doesn't have sheltron ready they can pop a temporary passage of arms for an emergency guaranteed block. But dark mind will go unused in trash pulls and plenty of dungeon bosses, probably useless if they add a physical only trial, and just seems a bit too niche leaving a gap in drk's defence

[Dj_Seaghost]

Would it be to much to slightly up the potency when using DA with Bloodspiller? Currently DA increases it's potency at the same amount as SS and SE. Feels like for our big bad attack it should be priority if it's going to be on a gcd, either buff the potency or potentially take it off gcd?