There’s so much animation vomit on sage compared with sch - even white mage is more restrained. Ast isn’t, but at least has the decency to use less garish colours. Magic books/tomes/grimoires are also an incredibly established aesthetic both in the series and in real folklore, more so than nebulous floating rocks - and that’s without touching on the inclusion of magic writing/geometry included with arcanist.

Presumably the 4 doodahs are meant to evoke the 4 humours, but the way they’re mirrored and complete interchangeability leaves much to be desired. Even a token variation in colours black/red/yellow/white for black bile/blood/yellow bile/phlegm respectively would be something.