Ironbreaker build

[boindill]

Toughness. Because toughness not only reduces all damage while armor only works against physical attacks, but because toughness affects your chance to block, parry etc.

You have more block and parrie with toughness? Thats new for me.

[Azarael]

but because toughness affects your chance to block, parry etc.

lol what

[Abolition]

but because toughness affects your chance to block, parry etc.

lol what

I stopped taking that dude seriously after the "Magus so stronk" thread.

[Kragg]

This topic kicked off nicely. Thanks everyone. Taking it all in.

[Coryphaus]

Toughness. Because toughness not only reduces all damage while armor only works against physical attacks, but because toughness affects your chance to block, parry etc.

FailFish

Only renown, tactics and block and parry abilities affect block and parry

Only block and parry can mitigate guard dmg

[boindill]

You get more parrie with weapon skill

[Nishka]

More strength you have, the less chance your skill will get blocked. Toughness negates int/str. Quite simple.

[Coryphaus]

Op wants to be a def tank, str isnt a priority since hes mainly gonna be a guard bot and all that

[Azarael]

More strength you have, the less chance your skill will get blocked. Toughness negates int/str. Quite simple.

But that's wrong. Strength is opposed by Weapon Skill when defending, and only when Parry is the defending mechanism. Block rating acts as the defending stat when blocking.

[Nishka]

More strength you have, the less chance your skill will get blocked. Toughness negates int/str. Quite simple.

But that's wrong. Strength is opposed by Weapon Skill when defending, and only when Parry is the defending mechanism. Block rating acts as the defending stat when blocking.

Hmm... If str opposed to weapons skill, What is opposed to block then?