Regarding the Reprise thing, that's exactly what the skill's built for. It's meant as a mana dump, a movement tool, a way to use cooldowns while minimizing drifting. It's insanely versatile and not a bandaid at all. In fact, you're supposed to use around 2-3 Reprises between Manafications in the 110s rotation to deal with the natural overcap from Manafic. We just use it proactively to serve other purposes at the same time.