Lissa,Mar 23 2006, 01:39 PM Wrote:Mav isn't talking about the difference in hundreds of health, but the difference in up to 77 Health vs. 2% block (the two popular shield enchants right now). So the real question is, when is that 2% block (1 in 50 hits) going to be more beneficial than +77 health. With the fact that most shields now have +additional block damage built in (both the Drillborer, Aegis, and Bulwarks) and 3 piece Might increases +block damage by 30, it's not too hard to get over 100 damage blocked on a shield. So what it comes down to is, when is +2% block with >100 damage blocked going to outweigh +77 Health from the +7 Stamina enchant.
As your base % Block grows, so does the likelihood that you will block more often from that +2% block thus meaning you would mitigate more damage than you would get to your overall Health. So, it's a matter of putting together a spreadsheet and looking at how often you'll block considering incoming strikes. Just off the top of my head, somewhere around +18% to +23% Block is where the +2% Block enchant should be better than +7 Stamina to shield.
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Yes. I'm not talking about the base +2% block on Drillborer or Aegis of the Blood God, but the enchant. +7 stam, or +2% block. I'm using +2%, and I'm about 19% block with it. So, equipping Drillborer ups my block by 4%.
As far as stam in general *hell yeah*, I want more. But, as I alluded to earlier, I'm basically having to depend on better gear for that, having done about all I can do for permanent stam atm. (as opposed to temporary like Lung Juice, etc) My issue is just with shield enchant, which is better.
--Mav