I'm not so interested in AOE options because we just use it for dungeons... unless a raid forces to do AOE, I don't get the point of giving us more AOE tools.

Like OP, I'd like to use my Mana for some other things than the combo. I had in mind something like "Black Sword" or "White Sword" that would use 10-20 of said Mana and place a debuff (Black) on the enemy and a buff (White) to a party member. They would share a CD, and it could give RDM more support tools.

Embolden needs to gradually increase, not decrease. And it needs flat damage up, not aspected physical/magic damage. It makes no sense that it does not buff our own Fleche / Contre de Sixte.

I don't know about Holy / Flare in AOE. I remember DeathFlare on SMN would always come up with Ulthros pop on O11S and my tank hated me.

(If our not-enchanted melee combo could give us a good chunk of Mana back, that would be dandy)