Quote Originally Posted by Vivix View Post
1 gcd vs 1 gcd is the comparison I made. If I was simply using Eukrasian Diagnosis to then use Toxikon sure that would be inefficient however I am using the shield anyway and already have the addersting charges so why would I cast Dykrasia for less? To assume I said alternating Ediagnosis and Toxikon is a dps gain is sort of bizarre when one isn't a dps skill at all.
But why do you need so many shields?
As I said, it's important to consider how you even build it up and to build of Toxikon, you need a GCD of doing no damage at all. And I still wonder why you even have to shield so much in the first place that you regulary use EDiagnosis anyway? Sage has a really strong toolkit.
I've spammed my Sage to 80+ with ShB leveling dungeons and the wall to walls were a joke even if a tank didn't nail cycling their mitigation.
Haima + Kerachole is basically an invuln for the tank for 15s, keeps the Addersgall running and you get one back right after it ran out.
Physis II + Taurochole means more gain from Taurochole and lower damage on the tank while the regen ticks.
And there's still Soteria and more Addersgall stacks. That's just the fresh 70 kit, with Rhizomata (boring as it is), Holos, Kerachole trait, Panhaima, Krasis, increased Kardia potency and Pneuma I just don't see why you would constantly need so much GCD shielding that Toxikon is again because "you're shielding anyway".

Sage is a new class and it takes some time getting used to all those buttons, so shielding for comfort while learning the class is good to minimize pointless wipes but the toolkit is incredibly strong in dungeons and not just close to max level or at max level.

Toxikon will hopefully get a rework because EDiagnosis as the only way to get Addersting and with such a low damage return makes it a mechanic that's best to ignore. But the rest of the toolkit? Damn.