Fighting the Iron Maiden - reduced bleed duration or increased armor absorption?

Grim Dawn Gameplay Discussion
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Basically I’m asking what is better, Dryad’s blessing or Turtle Shell proc? Bleed resist is 80% and physical resist is 15%.

my HP regen is not that great TBH, only 182/sec.

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Does Tortoise’s proc apply resistances/shield/etc before the ‘shell’ takes damage?

If the shell takes unmitigated damage then I would definitely take Dryad over it.

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Physical Resist.

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I normally side with Kymon’s but from memory, Iron Maiden does a lot of “Internal Trauma” damage. You need physical resist. Problem is Internal Trauma and Bleeding look the same when the DoT is applied on you.

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@Ryllynyth: If I remember right the proc is flat damage absorption and is last in line of defense, making it indeed powerful.

@Duck_King: Yeah been trying to experiment with Dryad, Turtle Shell and Sailor’s Guide with my 5 extra devo points to see which would help me the most, and I can’t tell any difference yet to be honest. Sailor’s Guide will just take me to 18% phys resist though and I don’t know of any other sources to increase them further.
My phys resist comes from following:
Divinesteel Hauberk - 5%
Empowered Legplates of Valor - 6%
Golemborn Greaves/Boneshatter Treads - 4%

edit: just farmed her with sailor’s guide for the phys resist and i think it’s indeed better, even with her spawning with Fist of the Blind Assassin.