On the flip side of the equation, Sentinel has a "combo attack" (if you want to stretch and call it that). The second attack for a Sentinel will kill anything around. Yes, a single attack bash may miss. I feel this is a problem across the board for every similar attack. However, Spectral Blades doesn't have a crazy-lunge double-tap (button) attack. It'll just keep doing the same swing wildly until it connects with something. For both classes, many have found that making a single attack while in air connects and kills more reliably. The ultimate point: Spectral suffered more. The chances were far higher. Plus: full patch notes aren't released. There may be some buff nugget for the Sentinel. Heck, there may be something revised that ends up secondarily buffing Sentinels behind the scenes. End Note: gut reaction is not correct or good 99 out of 100 times. Is this the 1 in 100? A few weeks will tell.