I know this build doesnt exist for a reason but
Did anyone ever try an es sorc with damage taken goes to mana build?
Maybe a naj armor, howltusk, crafted amulet with some nice % etc
Just really curious if anyone ever thought about it
And actually came up with a build

people did test that and it is not used for a reason: dgtm is calculated for the final dmg you take!

example:
you have 95 ES, 75 fr, 10 dgtm and get hit by an 18k fireball.
dmg reduction due to pvp penalty: 3060 dmg remain
ES: 2907 mana dmg (remember this number), 153 life dmg
resist: 38 life dmg remain
dgtm: 3 mana get restored
so you lose 2907 mana and get 3 mana back. that is about 0.1%

not worth it by a long shot

afaik dgtm is only used by LLD builds (since they have small mana pools and cant regenerate fast enough otherways and some HLD melee types like bvb), but correct me if i am wrong here

Had trouble understanding
I got it now
I was delusional thinking this build could be extremely tanky
With less dmg
Oh boy was i wrong
Theres always a reason certain builds arent popular
Thanks for the explanation in detail!
Appreciated

The real reason is thinking that dtgm is like having an energy shield type of effect

Which it does not, having 12% es on every char but sorc would be nice perhaps

yup that was my thought and i was proven wrong

https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php/Energy_Shield

There you have a nice explanation an a table to see how much DGtM you need to cover your ES shield, unless you have a really low ES tho, you can't get that much DGtM.

sweet
ill take a look after work
thanks!

dgtm gives u mana back when hit. its not that the dmg goes to mana instead of life
the stat is useless on essorcs

I actually studied it/ tested it with my es sorc yesterday
It is indeed useless