Overall, I like the new spells that AST gets.

BUT, the new card system is terrible. They removed everything that was fun about this class. They basically turned this into a coin flip with limited utility. Sometimes you need to AOE spread Bole to avoid damage or give someone, yourself, or your co-healer more mana. Sure for the most part many people used AOE spread Balance/Spear but removing the other options because they weren't used "the most" is very foolish.

I feel like with the addition of DNC they were forced to change AST so the 2 didn't overlap, on top of the idea that SE thought that the healers needed to be "more balanced". However, they believe that to make things more balanced you make them all the same and have them lose their uniqueness.

My first suggestion is 1) Keep the cards how they are or 2) Use the new system but add additional effects to each card like increased movement speed, increased defense, basically, things that everyone can benefit from.