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AFAIK, this is the only means of pulling Global Upgrade Certs (that I have access to), so it's generally high-value, but I don't do enough non-work travel for that to really make sense (I've wasted them in the past).

I do non-work travel and have tried to use my RUCs on every trip this year and have been waitlisted every single time. They are all going to expire without being used, and not for lack of trying. Never again

I have both the Delta Skymiles Reserve and Platinum cards, so personally, I'll likely take the statement credits all around, since they're the closest to real cash and decent value. (I use the Reserve nearly exclusively for spend in the first part of the year until I hit Diamond MQDs.)