Never took a close look at the Divine Mind before, Maybe the Marshal would be a better point of comparison than the Samurai?
Maybe, but I used samurai as a pretty direct comparison.
At level 1 its Katana proficiency vs +1 damage, +2 will, talented,shield proficiency, mantle.
By 3rd the samurai gains smite 1/day and TWF, at 4th DM gets divine grace.
The DM hits just as well as the samurai at all levels except 9, 13,17,18,19 due to the attack aura, which also brings in a damage boost. He can use several powers or mantles to make this difference up.
At 8th the samurai gets improved initiative that gives him a 4 higher initiative till 10th when the DM gets the second aura and can keep the attack and perception auras active. Pretty much down hill from hear for the samurai.
So to make this short a DM with the Conflict and Time mantles should be a better 'body' than the Sam at nearly every level. Getting into abilities a samurai 20 has +15 damage and charisma mod -1 to hit over the DM 4 times per day, can demoralize multiple people as a move action, and scare small children.
Add in the physical power mantle and adrenaline boost, and the smites drop to +11 damage and Chr mod -5 to hit. Which is about even. Leaving the samurai with intimidation tricks.
I think the Incarnate falls in line with being capable of doing many things to a reasonable degree of competance without truly shining.
which is the definition of T4, outside of low levels, where their soulmelds are awesome.
It's more like "capable of doing all things, but not as well as classes that specialize in that area", which is T3.
I think its a small line between the two