AST card and divination idea

[January1997]

Any system that uses a common resource for damage and utility will see every possible effort taken to convert utility into damage. Cards will be redrawn in hopes of damage. Aetherflow will be spent on Energy Drains. Assize will be used on CD rather than being held for healing.

Your proposed system has damage and utility effects. If it were implemented, I would do everything in my power to turn those utility effects into damage effects.

My analysis of each card as an AST main raider:
Bole — Worthless. When planning out healing before the fight I cannot rely on RNG healing boosts. Even if I do draw it during a healing check, I have already planned around not having it, and thus do not need it. Redraw 100% of the time.
Balance — Potentially useful during add phases that feature multiple adds. Otherwise, worthless. RNG mitigation suffers the same drawbacks as RNG healing boosts. Convert to Lord or Redraw unless fighting several enemies at once.
Spire — Useful for BLMs entering fire and maybe during prog if MP is a problem. Worthless outside of that. Redraw no BLM in party and stable on MP.
Arrow — Damage card. Universally useful, but might make some classes' rotations drift if they take advantage of the speed boost. Would need to discuss with party members before using it. I'll be fishing for this, but might convert to Lord if I don't get any Balances and Divination is almost ready.
Ewer — Likely better than Spire if low on MP. I could see its value if my cohealer or myself dies. Redraw unless struggling with MP.
Spear — Damage card. Universally useful. I'll be fishing for this.

Edit: Bole might be useful in situations where one healer has weakness and wouldn't provide enough healing to survive a healing check. Throwing Bole on the healer without weakness may be enough to avoid a wipe.

You are right, because Astrologian sacrificed a lot of own personal DPS, so fishing for DPS is very important, we only have one base card slot, RNG based utility most likely will be ignored and redrawn for DPS. I am so dumb, now only realized it, and rethought and edited again(Major changed!). Thanks for the advise u guys. ^^