the mp recovery from aetherflow isnt even enough for one adlo

[ErryK]

You shouldn't have MP issues... Learn to use Lucid Dreaming like every other caster.

You can actually SCH without Lucid Dreaming to be honest, but it takes a certain level of not-screwing-upness to be able to.

But trying to prove a point by being hyperbolic, using all three Aetherflow stacks on three Energy Drain beats the point of having Aetherflow stacks. And using Dissipation to get another three Energy Drain on top of that.... That's just bad.
Since Aetherflow stacks should be saved for emergency especially if it's on cooldown, not wasted on a back to back six Energy Drains.

Well, the issue for myself is I constantly see myself in situations where I have to use AF stacks on Energy Drain because it's come back off cooldown, so I don't understand how using AF stacks on Energy Drain warrants humiliation. And using Dissipation to get 3 AF stacks isn't exactly unheard of, but it is a last resort for me, I don't normally use it.