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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7067560" data-attributes="member: 20564">3/long rest.1.  You can nova it and use it multiple times in a combat.2.  I've rarely had a DM that threw more than three encounters at us and let us get more than two short rests.3.  Some adventuring days you only have a few encounters.Let's look at the cases:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">With the 6-8 encounters with 2 short rests recommended by the DMG, 3 per long rest is superior because you have greater control over when you use it (same encounter, back-to-back encounters w/o short rests between).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">With less than 2 short rests you have that, plus more daily uses.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">With move than 3 encounters plus more than 2 short rests if the only place where you get more uses per day, but still with less flexibility in how you use it.</li> </ul>So in 2 of the three cases 3/long rest is absolutely better or equal, and in one case (the least likely one at my table) there are pros and cons each way.</blockquote>