should i even level ast?

[Brandedblade]

its my last healer to level, but everything i read about it makes me not want to even touch it. no varied card effects just sounds like brainless draw spamming and feeding them to dps at all times. ast also have always had weak dps so theres nothing exciting like playign whm tryign to outdps the dps and sch used to be THE healer dps

It's nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be, 5.1 ast has been buffed significantly compared to 5.0. You have amazing ogcd efficiency with your Malefic IV and Gravity cast times. AST is the only healer in the game that, when played optimally, does not loose damage from weaving its ogcds.

Your cards may initially seem bland, but regardless they're still a support mechanic that you manage externally from healing and can still optimize. Proper card +Divination use gives a decent amount of damage to your group. Usually your rdps is about 800-1400 higher then your actual dps thanks to it. Not to mention that 5.1 has buffed its Malefic and Combust damage to be more significant (Combust more so then Malefic).