Reply with quote is broken but yeah I do think the devs see this kind of thing as ‘utility’ rather than ‘damage’.

Frankly I also believe the devs have an extremely misinformed conception of what a ‘buff’ is. Like, for them, Regen or delayed healing is ‘buff/utility’; they honestly think Whispering Dawn and Excogitation are ‘buffs’ and not ‘just healing but takes longer’ lol. Which would be comical if true (that someone could misunderstand their own game so much lol). The fact they think Astrologian cards are ‘buffing the party’ and not ‘healing with extra steps’ kinda supports that though…