Arcane build: Pdef Belts & Necklace or +Resist?

Kirashan - Dreamweaver
Kirashan - Dreamweaver Posts: 200 Arc User
edited May 2009 in Venomancer
As the title asks, with an arcane build, which is better to use for ornaments: pdef or elemental resist? My pdef is only 172 and I'm finding that I'm a little squishy right now.
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  • _WillFire_ - Sanctuary
    _WillFire_ - Sanctuary Posts: 563 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Kirashan - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    As the title asks, with an arcane build, which is better to use for ornaments: pdef or elemental resist? My pdef is only 172 and I'm finding that I'm a little squishy right now.

    Eventually, since you are an arcane user, you will run into the diminishing returns of elemental resist. pDef is much harder to get high as Arcane so "more" is better.
    Mark 12:29-37
    _WillFire_ 8x Combat Medic
  • Surfer_Rosa - Sanctuary
    Surfer_Rosa - Sanctuary Posts: 227 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Personally i use Pdef to try to balance arcane out a little and because i've managed to find somewhat decent add ons for those. I think whatever your choice may be, good bonuses are necesary on ornaments. +Mag and +Hp are my favorite but this really is a matter of preference.
  • Solandri - Heavens Tear
    Solandri - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,843 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Unlike armor where the stat requirements pretty much limit you to just one or two types, ornaments have no requirements. So you can get both pdef and elemental resist belt and necklaces and switch between them as the situation requires.
  • Literature - Harshlands
    Literature - Harshlands Posts: 822 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    Well I've been focusing on pdef stuff. Right now I have 1524 pdef in human form. In fox it's 3253. I still take lots of dmg from phys attacks. You will be getting 1-shot or nearly 1-shot as pure arcane if you don't pump your phys def.
  • Tearvalerin - Sanctuary
    Tearvalerin - Sanctuary Posts: 3,787 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    id say mix them a little it wont hurt. also add vit to your build some, itll contribute to def and who would more hp kill?
  • Baritomaris - Sanctuary
    Baritomaris - Sanctuary Posts: 34 Arc User
    edited April 2009
    An arcane user should definitely use phys def necklaces and belts. Arcane armor already gives you good enough magic defense for most situations, but as you mention, you're squishy against physical attacks. Since your physical defense is so low to begin with, even adding a little bit to your physical defense will make a big difference.
  • Luminarunar - Sanctuary
    Luminarunar - Sanctuary Posts: 13 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    i would say use pdef items. wearing arcane gives high enough mag resist as it is. having more pdef sometimes helps when u get melee by mobs or when there is physical AOE from bosses b:cry another thing is, get some hp. who knows, it might allow u to survive just that one more hit from a mob before ur charm ticks or anything b:chuckle
  • chomon
    chomon Posts: 30 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    pdef for pvp, and its your pick in pve depending on what mobs you run into a lot. i personally carry both types in my inventory.

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