Is 45% S/L defense still worth it for ranged ATs?

[Tankshock]

Eponymous.  With some ATs, S/L is a lot easier to cap than Ranged.  Is it worth it for survivability?

[SeraphimKensai]

If you're planning on playing primarily against mobs that only do S&L then sure, however that would leave you fairly exposed to other types of damage of you do other content.

 

You can usually get SLE up pretty reasonably high. Just remember that any defense debuffers may affect your survivability (as I'm assuming your coming from an AT powerset combo with no native DDR). Ageless Radial could be beneficial for giving you DDR if your build allows.

Edited April 28, 2023 by SeraphimKensai

[PoptartsNinja]

Now that somewhat fewer things test against smashing/lethal defense than before; I personally prefer to push for 30% or so positional (melee/ranged/maaaybe AoE if I can get it easily without compromising anything). Just enough that a medium purple is enough to soft cap defenses against most things.

[Snarky]

with a fully ranged AT?  I go for Ranged Def (which tend to get Energy!) and then some AoE def if it fits