I'd like to ask for an advice regarding shield choice. I'm currently using Combust build and I'm not sure what shield is better for me.
The additional Blessed Shield ricochets work quite nicely in AOE scenarios, but the +10% crit on Defender of Westmarch is great overall damage boost. I also like 5% more block chance on the Jekangbord, which makes synergy with my abilities. What shield would be better choice for general use with my build?
So I have gone through this choice as well. I have both of these and in very similar fashions (one shield is better then the other but in reverse) unless you are relying on blessed shield as your primary dmg go with the defender, that is a strong shield bro ha.
Why on earth would you roll 11% block instead of 10% crit on a shield, ever. Anyway, question is fairly simple: Blessed shield build > jekangbord, otherwise the Westmarch.
If you're using Blessed Shield, use Jekangbord. Reroll its 11% Block to 10% Crit. You said you're using Blessed Shield? Use Jekangbord.
Until you take Blessed Shield off your action bar; use Jekangbord. Unless you get Akarat's Awakening. In which case do'nt bother with wrath spenders just go full on CD build huehuehue.
I may be wrong, but I'd say Blessed Shield damage is calculated from total block chance (not the block chance of your shield only) - which is great. But from calculations I did today, the +10% crit is in my case quite big boost for Blessed Shield even with lower block.
However, as you have mentioned block is nice for survivability, it also helps with resource regen. And this is the part where I had to decide what to equip, thus this thread.
To make it short with some napkin-math: I am at 45% without the extra block and at 56% with the extra block.
Assuming 1000 weapon damage, that would give me:
Without block: 4300 + 1125 = 5425 damage
With 11 block: 4300 + 1400 = 5700 damage
I also have 400% crit-damage with 40% crit.That means my average attack does 220% damage.With 10% more crit that goes up to 250% damage.
So without extra crit or block the average Blessed Shield does: 220% * 5425 = 11935 damage.
With the additional crit the average Shield does: 250% * 5425 = 13562.5 damage.
Without the crit, but with more block it becomes: 220% * 5700 = 12540 damage.
I probably made a mistake and don't hate me for it.
But it comes down to this: 10% crit > 11% block for just Blessed Shield.
And that is if we ignore every other attack that doesn't benefit from block-chance at all!
I'd like to ask for an advice regarding shield choice. I'm currently using Combust build and I'm not sure what shield is better for me.
The additional Blessed Shield ricochets work quite nicely in AOE scenarios, but the +10% crit on Defender of Westmarch is great overall damage boost. I also like 5% more block chance on the Jekangbord, which makes synergy with my abilities. What shield would be better choice for general use with my build?
I'm currently doing T2/T3 difficulty.
Thank you!
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Until you take Blessed Shield off your action bar; use Jekangbord. Unless you get Akarat's Awakening. In which case do'nt bother with wrath spenders just go full on CD build huehuehue.
Thanks guys for the help.
However, as you have mentioned block is nice for survivability, it also helps with resource regen. And this is the part where I had to decide what to equip, thus this thread.
I am at 45% without the extra block and at 56% with the extra block.
Assuming 1000 weapon damage, that would give me:
Without block: 4300 + 1125 = 5425 damage
With 11 block: 4300 + 1400 = 5700 damage
I also have 400% crit-damage with 40% crit.That means my average attack does 220% damage.With 10% more crit that goes up to 250% damage.
So without extra crit or block the average Blessed Shield does: 220% * 5425 = 11935 damage.
With the additional crit the average Shield does: 250% * 5425 = 13562.5 damage.
Without the crit, but with more block it becomes: 220% * 5700 = 12540 damage.
I probably made a mistake and don't hate me for it.
But it comes down to this: 10% crit > 11% block for just Blessed Shield.
And that is if we ignore every other attack that doesn't benefit from block-chance at all!
Block 55%, Crit 41%, (Shield +11% Block, 0% Crit) -6 078 528 (avg dmg/BS hit)
Block 44%, Crit 51%, (Shield +0% Block, 10% Crit) -6 660 333(avg dmg/BS hit)