Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-110.146.149.161-20150813074512/@comment-25555436-20150902153105

"Awakened" part of her Aura? Don't say bullshit please, saying Cinder used Dust infusions like a drug addict was enough. Semblance is the active use of Aura, it's nothing more than a glorified exclusive skill or spell that can be learned by someone after unlocking their Aura. There is no "awakened" or "unawakened" part, there is only "Aura and the unique ability that it can provide eventually", and "having no Aura to start with and as such no Semblance at all".

Using a Semblance is the same as wasting MP to use any other spell. Using Aura to use Dust already does that, already wastes MP to use a spell, and using your Semblance on top of it would only increase the MP wasted.

Think about it, if she only used her Aura, she would only have to create a fireball. Since she doesn't know how, she needs to use Aura to create the fireball, and use more Aura to create 1 or more glyphs, just to send it flying.

It's quicker, more inmediate, less predictable, takes less Aura, takes less time, all that shows that it's more efficient.