No real need for fast block rate, by the time the monster has a chance to hit you it's dead. You need FCR more than FBR, more hammers, less chance they make it pass, meaning less chance they have to hit you, therefore, meaning no need to block fast.
Cowboy: We'll make a game sometime, I'll see what I got for Anni's left. And no need for a perfect hoto, in my opinion, perfect hoto's are a waste to buy, paying three runes for it, when you can get a 35 for 1-2, or Vex for 1, 4 socket flails are a common find, then Ko, Pul, and Thul. Not hard to come by.