What does the 490 defense cap really mean

[Corpseten-runetotem (Corpseten)]

@Neriana-remulos

After 490 you get more bang for your buck aiming for dodge,block and parry gear till you hit 102.4% combined over defense.

After crit immunity, defense rating still beats both dodge and parry rating for achieving uncrushable.

@Smeetologist-pagle

Def rating still beats parry rating and is basically tied with dodge rating for total avoidance per point. Block rating is the only thing that is better by a large margin than def rating when aiming for 102.4% avoidance.

Dodge rating barely beats defense for pure avoidance (miss + dodge + parry), but loses to defense for uncrushability calculations (avoidance + block).

[Smeetologist-pagle]

@Corpseten-runetotem

Dodge rating barely beats defense for pure avoidance (miss + dodge + parry), but loses to defense for uncrushability calculations (avoidance + block).

Oops, that’s right, was getting the numbers from my spreadsheet mixed up in my head. In any case, there’s literally no reason to stop aiming for defense rating when you hit the 490 crit cap, or even prioritizing other avoidance stats unless you are short of 102.4% avoidance and block rating will help get you there.