Benefits of rank 11 and 12 Dread (PVE)

thebutler

Trying to determine the Dps benefits of upgrading Dread enchantment to rank 11 or 12.
The tooltip mentions a reduction in monster's damage resistance at each rank beyond 10. Does thus reduction come off of the 60% DR that most upper tier monsters have?
In other words, if I upgrade my Dread above rank 10, would it be prudent to reduce my armor penetration accordingly?

dupeks

If you want to delve into debuffs, you should definitely take a look at this awesome write-up by Michela123
https://www.arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter#/discussion/1226436/pve-damage-resistance-debuffs-effectiveness/p1

Back to your original question:

R11 gives a 4% capped DR debuff that's mitigated by enemy level difference (75% effective against lvl 73 mobs, less against higher levels)

R12 gives an additional 4% capped DR debuff on crit, but this secondary debuff is not mitigated by enemy level difference. When both debuffs are active, T. Dread gives 8% capped DR debuff.

These debuffs can "make up for" any missing RI that you don't' have which you would need to overcome monster DR. The part of the damage forumula that accounts for DR vs. RI as well as capped debuffs is capped to 200% effectiveness, so even if you already have 60% RI capped debuffs help you deal more damage... but only up until a point. Once you reach 200% effectiveness, no other capped debuffs will add to your damage.

Give michela's document a thorough reading and post back if you still have any questions

thebutler

I'll definitely check out that link.
Thank you kindly

Edit:
Both your post and the link provided are very informative. I have a lot to learn about capped and uncapped debuffs in this game.