Quote (Proint @ Apr 30 2026 12:55pm)

Didn't read but I agree

Quote (ZeaLORDeaL @ Apr 30 2026 10:30am)

If we are talking pure melee vs melee you gotta run 50% DR

You're vs all - so it kinda comes down to whether or not you're getting slapped by phys dmg and want to correct that or not

In zeal vs zeal it's tempting to run coa + dungo for a lot of builds.. but consider the implication

That means every hit is dealing 0.54 damage compared to 0.5 damage.

You might think that's just 4% more damage because its 4% less DR, so the difference between 4000 life and 4160 life

But actually it's 8% more damage (0.54/0.5) .. thats 4000 life vs 4320 life


For pure melee vs melee it's almost never better to run anything less than 50%. I don't want to say never but it's pretty safe to say a better option likely exists with 50%

BUT that's not your use case..

Imo it's typically better to have more options so just get another coa

Quote (ZeaLORDeaL @ Apr 30 2026 07:30pm)

If we are talking pure melee vs melee you gotta run 50% DR

You're vs all - so it kinda comes down to whether or not you're getting slapped by phys dmg and want to correct that or not

In zeal vs zeal it's tempting to run coa + dungo for a lot of builds.. but consider the implication

That means every hit is dealing 0.54 damage compared to 0.5 damage.

You might think that's just 4% more damage because its 4% less DR, so the difference between 4000 life and 4160 life

But actually it's 8% more damage (0.54/0.5) .. thats 4000 life vs 4320 life


For pure melee vs melee it's almost never better to run anything less than 50%. I don't want to say never but it's pretty safe to say a better option likely exists with 50%

BUT that's not your use case..

Imo it's typically better to have more options so just get another coa