Do you even read?

OK, let's remove atmas from the equation - I am almost always using highlords.

Is - phys always good on all bowazons period? Even with the low %ED/high max dmg on a WF telebowazon?

Has anyone tested this exact setup before? Would like to hear about it if so.

Depends on your total ed% and depends on your enemies physical resist %

But since you can’t or are unwilling to even grasp how to actually calculate your damage and/or understand what ed% does and how it incresss your damage, just use whatever you want.

This post was edited by NumberOneWhirlGirlEver on Apr 17 2026 03:27pm

Hell is filled with mobs that naturally have 30-50dr, -10% enemy phys will do monumentally more for you than %ed.

I see. Let's say a mob has 50 dr.

I have -10 phys res already on my jewel socketed into winforce. Does that bring down the dr to 40? And then the charm would bring it down to 30 dr?

Yes

Are you using LoH? if so, thats quite a bit of ED.

there's quite a bunch of shit that matters if you want a definitive anwser

Assuming below setup

20fcr 3x15/40
Enigma
Highlords
Loh
Wf -10/+50%
Razor
Wt
Raven
anni/torch

faith merc

difference between -res and ED is negligible (a swing of around 5% total dps) but can swing more depending on how much phys res the target has.

In general I'd stick to the ED over -res and just slap on Atmas at the cost of 1fpa on multi, this is assuming above setup, once again.

E: you are glued to HL, get -res

This post was edited by GovJesus on Apr 17 2026 03:34pm

Yes, I am using a LoH for gloves. Your list is pretty much spot on, except I am using a gheeds wager instead of a razortail. And yes, I am glued to highlord.

Does LoH make a difference? I guess since it is a huge ED boost, against demons it should be -phys res no matter what.

Loh is 350% ED

Yeah, with your setup -res is the way to go.

-% always better, unless you are current patch es warlock which has access to free cursed pet aka -100% physical resist