Concerns with Astrologian in Endwalker

[Silver-Strider]

Why is it always WHM this, WHM that, even in a thread about AST it's just WHM WHM WHM! Mana issues? So what, it just means you need less spellspeed and more piety. Saying AST has more ogcd heals but in reality lilies are the same as ogcd heals that also return 400mp. The damage you lose is even less than Scholar's aetherflow! Why does it matter to lose 85 damage when you do 60 more with every single glare!

Because WHM is the direct comparison to AST and AST doesn't really seem to have any negatives to talk about in comparison. RNG on Lord/Lady of Crowns is probably the only concern for AST going into EW, while WHM has quite a bit wrong with it. Going into Piety more as a WHM means that the extra potency difference of Glare is irrelevant since AST would simply make up for their lower potency with better melds while still providing group utility even further widening the gap between WHM and AST.

Lilies give increased MP economy sure but not enough for WHM to not still be hemorrhaging MP and after the potency increase to Glare, is an even greater DPS loss since Misery is refunding less of the damage lost than before.