vitstone vs jades

Venomthekill - Heavens Tear

i was wondering ppls thoughts on jades vs vit stones for end game. I understand caster dont get a whole lot outta vit, but i was wondering which would be better for...

archers vit (130 per x4 on a armour) 520 vs 8 to def lvl
bm vit 600 vs 8 to def lvl
barb 800 vs 8 to def lvl

for these three classes which would be better???? I do know that u get a little to defences when you add vit, but is using jades better than getting hp and a little def?

SylenThunder - Twilight Temple

Personally for any class I would think that the jades are better. Get the hp boost through refines.

ZoracGallant - Raging Tide

It's not really a matter of what stones are best for what class, it's really a matter of what stones are just better. JoSD reduces the damge you take, Vit lets you take more total damage and gives you slightly more phys/mag def (but such a small amount that fully sharded with Vit stones barely reaches the reduction of 1 or 2 JoSD)

Easiest and most effective way to get more HP is to refine your gear.

Easiest and most effective way to reduce damage taken(besides not being hit b:chuckle) shard JoSD.

Nowitsawn - Heavens Tear

For barbs I'd definitely go for vit stones, stronger arma and %HP buffs makes for a pretty insane HP pool.

For BMs and archers it's more an issue of personal preference, but I'd personally go 50/50 on vit stones and jades since def levels give diminishing returns as they get higher.

sangodoc

Might I recommend the PWI Socket Calculator? It's handy for all of your sharding simulation needs. b:pleased

Empu - Sanctuary

You can't answer your question without more info on each class' gear. Getting +800 vit on 5k hp is not the same effect as on 10k hp. Same goes for the jades, adding an extra jade to already 30something def lvl or to 0 def lvl to start.

To keep it simple, with highly refined gear (like +10), your hp will be very high already and JoSD will be better.

However, 2 things :
- JoSD is higher grade, so won't always go in all armor parts. Then vit stone is the best option. Thinking mainly of 5 aps bm or rank8 parts on archer, that is forced to use some grade 12 armor (unless double armor set ofc).
- Barbs have arma. Hp become also an attack factor.

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ZoracGallant - Raging Tide wrote: »

. JoSD reduces the damge you take, Vit lets you take more total damage and gives you slightly more phys/mag def (but such a small amount that fully sharded with Vit stones barely reaches the reduction of 1 or 2 JoSD)

Might better explain that some hits are made regardless of defense which is the major difference. That said though; you can get sufficient HP 99.99+% of occasions through refining.

Easiest and most effective way to get more HP is to refine your gear.

Some would say to stat vit, but I think only Barb should do that.