Quote Originally Posted by ThreeBeastSmile View Post
SAM Bloodbath - old synergy from ShB. Chiten reflect procs under it are very strong and I've survived some pretty hard focus even with a MNK LB thrown in. I've had far greater LB yields than with using Swift. Escape principle is simple: since you're leaning heavily into Bloodbath to heal, you'll have more MP to stack Resilience against Meikyo immunity overlap. Really just depends how well you use those windows. You can rather easily stroll away tbqh. Just don't overstay, be aware of your remaining options, and be aware of just what's looking at you that can do a thing that's not normal cc. (Also it was stronger in previous patches where it was 6 secs, then 4 secs, then 5 secs now).
I know the context was solo queue, but my goodness, giving SAM Bravery on ranged physical is hilarious. Pop Chiten and most attacks just.... heal them. It's honestly the kind of broken jank I love.

All in all, melee's role actions are really stacked. Smite was already fantastic before the buff, having incredible synergy in cases like RPR or just extending the burst like MNK. This forum looooves to bitch about Rampart but a tank picking that can just be ignored and loses so much damage. Melees give up nothing. If someone has at least a passing familiarity with the role then there isn't a wrong answer and I think stylistic differences are valid.