Quote Originally Posted by Exiled_Tonberry View Post
Yep, there's an annoying delay with most spells actually, though mitigation has it even worse. You have to cast the shield way before the cast bar is finished or you risk the mitigation not being applied till AFTER the hit.

Benediction, for example, is famous for never working as a clutch emergency heal because they're dead by the time the heal takes effect.
What's also fun is when the Galvanize is applied and the damage goes right through it. Shields are up, damage is taken, shields are still up.