AD + CHC vs Phys on FoT

Barbarian
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Hello all,

I was wondering how AD is quantified when it comes to comparing dps stats. I rerolled a few flavors recently and got a 17% Phys/AR/Socket/8 cdr where I rerolled the MS to 97 chd. On d3planner it gives me a 2-3% dps boost compared to the one I had been wearing, 20 AD/8 CC/96 chd/8 cdr (151 AD total with this ammy), but I’m wondering which is really more useful. Is there any way to quantify additions of AD? I also have a 19 phys/60 chd/17 AD/8 cdr FoT that is almost the identical dps as my current setup, but I assume the low chd rules that one out.

My question could also apply to rings as well, currently using an ancient CoE with average damage/cc/chd. That seems to be the consensus pick among the top of the leaderboard, but could also use one with AD instead. Taking off the average damage is ~6% dps loss.

I know sVr used to have a post/spreadsheet that used a formula to compare AD with other stats, but it seems as if the command on his channel doesn’t work anymore and I haven’t been able to find it elsewhere.

Any input would be appreciated, thank you!

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There sure is, though of course it’s also dependent on the level of density you’re fighting in. Fighting one guy, it doesn’t matter if you have 1% AD or 1000%.

When you’re fighting more than one guy (within the 10 yard AD radius of one another) the AD dealt can be represented, on average, by:

damage of a hit * AD % * 0.2 (AD Proc Rate) * density of enemies within 10 yard radius.

So, for instance, if a hit of yours was going to do 100 damage to two enemies, standing right next to each other, and you had 100% AD on paragon and gear, each would take an average of:

100 * 1.00 * 0.2 * 1 = 20 extra points of damage, so 120 damage rather than 100.

If you had the same situation, but 150% AD on paragon and gear, it would be:

100 * 1.50 * 0.2 * 1 = 30 extra points of damage, so 130 damage rather than 100.

Or, if you were fighting in high density, and had 20 enemies within that 10 yard radius, with 100% AD, it would be:

100 * 1.00 * 0.2 * 19 = 380 extra points of damage, so 480 points of damage, rather than 100.

So: it’s variable, but definitely calculable. Generally speaking, the max density you’re likely to encounter is about 30 enemies within the AD radius.

I hope that helps. Let me know if further clarification is needed.