I like Malady. I always have the feeling she thinks "what a clumsy dork" when dealing with my main.
Yeah, I got the same sort of feeling.

Phoenix Dive is not about damage but positioning. You should take a similar skill from another school, either Tactical Retreat or Cloak and Dagger. It's so strong to be able to hop around.
Although my opinion is barely worth listening to as I am literally the world's worst tactician
evar, I did really feel that my one character who didn't have a useful repositioning skill was at a very serious disadvantage compared to the others.