Gear prioritization during Normal leveling?

[Gnomish_Inquisition]

@Bogdanov89

every point in physique and trying to mix defensive and crowd-control spells

this doesn’t prevent dmg, nor reduce it as such
Physique invest is alround solid, but it’s just a means to beef your HP up, and hopefully provide enough baseline DA so you dont’ get crit
*CC is also useless against bosses btw

your main focus on armours should be Resistances
cap your resist and you reduce dmg by 80%, very simple concept
aside from that you want armour rating, and some absorb increase (scaled hide in legs and shoulders)
Resistances are your primary defence, and the main dmg mitigation layer the game is centred around

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