HP shards or M.Def?

PaYwil - Heavens Tear
PaYwil - Heavens Tear Posts: 52 Arc User
edited February 2011 in Barbarian
Hi again my Barb friends....

I am faced with a decision for my TT 90 gear. I want to shard mag def on my TT 90 set. Please take note that I am not a PVP barb and play this game with friends.

Just want to know what all the barbs would think about that or if any barb did shard their gear with Mag Def....... hows it going for you?

Kind regards
PaYwil
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  • Knownase - Heavens Tear
    Knownase - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,959 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Most Barbs I know that sharded Sapphires usually did it at endgame for PvP/TW purposes. lol

    Most will probably just say to shard HP shards in, since TT90 will just end up being decomp'd/sold.

    Sharding Sapps probably wouldn't make a huge difference in defense though for PvE, I would go HP shards for extra Arma and nice HP gainage with +5% HP necky, HP buff and Tiger Form HP boost.

    Just my opinion though.
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  • Rawrgh - Raging Tide
    Rawrgh - Raging Tide Posts: 6,790 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    HP shards, never shard sapphires.


    If you want to shard for defense, then shard jade of steady defense, but never shard sapphires.
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  • PaYwil - Heavens Tear
    PaYwil - Heavens Tear Posts: 52 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for the replies i just gave it a thought Because Wurlord in TT 2-3 hits me for 8k+ with his magic attack.. and one cleric can not keep me up i have 12.5K hp with 14.5k Pdef buffed ( cleric and BM ) in tiger
  • MrSyko - Raging Tide
    MrSyko - Raging Tide Posts: 515 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    I understand that mdef is going to help with the magic pull in FC and quite a few bosses in pretty much every instance, but hp is the way to go for a tank.

    If you want mdef, I suggest getting some mold ornaments with a bonus. I use a necklace, belt, and cape that give mdef and i have about 3600 unbuffed.

    Necklace : Army Commander's Armor - mdef +200
    Belt : Demon Slaughter belt - mdef +252
    Cape : Cape of Tauran Chieftain - mdef +250
  • Rawrgh - Raging Tide
    Rawrgh - Raging Tide Posts: 6,790 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    PaYwil - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies i just gave it a thought Because Wurlord in TT 2-3 hits me for 8k+ with his magic attack.. and one cleric can not keep me up i have 12.5K hp with 14.5k Pdef buffed ( cleric and BM ) in tiger
    You aren't supposed to get hit by the magic attack, you're supposed to cancel it with alacrity of the beast.
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  • PaYwil - Heavens Tear
    PaYwil - Heavens Tear Posts: 52 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    I am VERY aware of this skill but I am in South africa and because of the lag spikes we get I tend to miss one here and there.....
  • RioNHale - Archosaur
    RioNHale - Archosaur Posts: 566 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    cube neck + warsong belt refined highly > sharding saphs. b:surrender
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  • Furries - Dreamweaver
    Furries - Dreamweaver Posts: 966 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    RioNHale - Archosaur wrote: »
    cube neck + warsong belt refined highly > sharding saphs. b:surrender
    great idea!!! can i borrow 160 mill so i can do that?

    on a more realistic note.. yes its better to shard hp.
    on EVERY char. (in armor)
    Killing level 80's with a lvl 60 is a lot more fun than killing level 90's with a level 100.
  • Knownase - Heavens Tear
    Knownase - Heavens Tear Posts: 6,959 Arc User
    edited January 2011
    PaYwil - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    I am VERY aware of this skill but I am in South africa and because of the lag spikes we get I tend to miss one here and there.....

    Another alternative is the genie skill Earthquake at LV10.

    Its just about instant and cancels its mag atk.
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  • WnbTank - Archosaur
    WnbTank - Archosaur Posts: 1,472 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Rawrgh - Raging Tide wrote: »
    HP shards, never shard sapphires.


    If you want to shard for defense, then shard jade of steady defense, but never shard sapphires.

    ^^This. I actually did the math, 2 def lvls > sapphire gems, as long as you got belt and neck providing good m.def bonus(highly refined). That actually stands true on m.def, defence lvls just happen to help p.def too, no question which is better. Ppl who shard with m.def are idiots in terms of math, simply refine m.def ornaments and any more m.def is pointless to have, the damage reduction will not be noticable.
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  • PaYwil - Heavens Tear
    PaYwil - Heavens Tear Posts: 52 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Thanks for the replies guys

    Like i said it was a thought at the time and thought id ask you guys.

    So Hp shards it is then...

    Kind Regards
    PaYwil
  • RioNHale - Archosaur
    RioNHale - Archosaur Posts: 566 Arc User
    edited February 2011
    Furries - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    great idea!!! can i borrow 160 mill so i can do that?


    psh no, go farm for it yourself, silly. b:cute

    Furries - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    on a more realistic note.. yes its better to shard hp.
    on EVERY char. (in armor)


    and not for AA classes, I find wiz, cleric, veno etc that shard a mix of garnets and ctrines and refined to +3 or above, are much more balanced and harder to kill than full citrine sharded because AA armour gives next to no base p.def.

    at least HA gives almost as much m.def as LA so neednt shard saphs.
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