So I've been trying to level a healer lately, and I noticed something that I wanted to discuss/confirm. I have AST at 60, and SCH at 63, and I've been leaning towards SCH because I love the shields. I've always enjoyed preventive healing over reactive. I thought that SCH's had the best shields for healing, but I was comparing them to Noct AST earlier, and I noticed something.

Keeping the 3 level difference in mind, Aspected Ben is less mana than Adlo, 100 less potency, but a 250% shield based on healing done. Which if I remember how percentages work, means that Aspected Ben shields for just over 400 potency (Aspected Ben has a potency of 200). If Adlo crits, its shields are doubled, which makes it better than AST shields, but barring a crit, at a base level, wouldn't AST be better at shielding?


I also compared Aspected Helio to Succuor, Helios right now is cheaper, has the same potency as Succor, and the same 150% shield. So all in all, are the two classes about the same when it comes to shielding? Or is one actually better than the other?