Regarding Phantasm design

[Certero.2594]

I have been wondering this for a while, but... Is there any reason as to why phantasms can be targeted and destroyed?

Now hear me out.

 

Back in the day, when phantasms were something that persisted in time, it made sense for them to be able to be destroyed by whomever you're fighting, as they would keep repeating their attack animation until shattered or killed.

 

But after the change that made phantasms effectively part of your skill animation, is there any purpose design-wise that I'm missing as to why they can't be invulnerable while they do their attack animation?

[iKeostuKen.2738]

No reason at all anymore. A trait that would make them stay out forever would be pretty cool at the cost of them being able to take damage, otherwise they should just be a dodgeable animation ontop of the target instead of an actual summon.