Iron WillFollow

Saw this on another board and got me to wondering if this would be worth maxing out Iron Will. Iron Will when maxed out gives 95% -spell interrupt to not only yourself, but the whole party.

This effectively means just macro in a pair of Valor Breeches whenever Rampart is up and you can get any spell up you desire i.e. Stoneskin, Utsu, etc.

Now I'm aware Shield Mastery makes this a bit less useful, but I still see it being more handy in those oh-sh*t situations than say Guardian.

Given our other choices, it's not like it'll matter much.

Chivalry 5/5 is usually a given and I can't think of a reason NOT to do it.

Fealty is worth unlocking, but there are few reasons to take it to 5/5. Once every 10 minutes just doesn't really seem worth it, in perspective.

Guardian... I'm still convinced that since the sentinel changes, this merit is a complete waste. If it affected VE decay rate, it'd be worth it, but it doesn't.

Iron Will... With Valor Breeches, even at 4/5 merits, this allows for a lot more options - just a few pieces push the 102% rating. Still limited to a (most likely) 5 minute timer, but it's not as bad as I originally thought.

In the end, I wouldn't look askance at a Chivalry 5/5, Fealty 1/5, Iron Will 4/5 set for PLD (with the recent findings).

Honestly, it doesn't look like something I'd take up. I've never even looked sideways at Iron Will. The testing is interesting, but I have a decent success rate at getting Stoneskin up without much problem, and Utsusemi is laughably easy, especially as you practice more and more at it.

It's an interesting build - I'd see more application on it when trying to straight tank a MNK (mob or otherwise) than anything else. And it could certainly benefit the right kind of party (BLUs come to mind).