This Thing You Call Aggro.

[Drasca]

With Mogo and Marn duoing, we spread aggro around a lot. 
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Duo'ing? I've been assuming 5 man minimum. Opening with frost shock in 5+ man PvE instances interrupts a MT's aggro rhythm. Sure warriors can, but he shouldn't have to. Earthbind totem snares better if you want to slow incoming enemies.

Stoneclaw is actually better now than it used to be. 

I'd rather have that AoE nova totem if we're going to aoe. It'll draw attention and do damage. Smart mages will wait for aggro to build before unleashing AoE.

Magma totem is just as bad as Nova in popping CC's, as you have no real control over what mob it attacks. Magmas will sear a sheep just as a fire nova will.

If the priest doesn't pay attention to mobs, it's a poor priest.

Heh heh, I'd assumed too much here. I don't assume healers are blind to only the health bar, but that's what they are busy with.

I have noticed however, and have yelled at, healers to move position when there's a mob CC'ed right next to them. Soon as the CC pops, they'll be chomped at. They're good healers, but they're busy healing instead of saving their own bums (and saving us trouble of peeling it off the priest). Smart use of fade for priests helps greatly, but I'd prefer them to move before a sheep pops.

As for MBlast and SW:P, I'd prefer priests conserve mana and trust others to finish mobs. Just as you must trust your party to hold aggro, stun, crowd control, or do other vital roles you cannot perform yourself. I hated this one hunter trying to pull aggro onto himself whenever a sheep or charm popped by venom stinging it. That fubared any re-CC options and mucked with aggro balance. At least he didn't FD after doign so--however his selfish interference led to many unnecessary deaths.