Its now the mitigation gems from Wheel of Destiny useful?

Question

By eg and far for mages the best option on low/mid levels was use the hit point gems, but with the change/buff for the mitigation gems it's now really useful or even a top tier?

Answer 1

I personally still prefer using gems that give up to +150 HP each.

I'll use one of my characters as an example. My level 600~ ED has an original mitigation value of 1.16%. If I use 4 gems that give a 30% mitigation multiplier, I will have a total of 120%. Considering an additional 7.5% mitigation multiplier obtained through dedication perks, this value would increase to 127.5% (multiplier factor of 2.275x).

Application to Base Mitigation: 1.16% × 2.275 = +2.63%

In a 1,000 damage combo, my mitigation will absorb 26.3 of the raw damage.

In a 5,000 damage combo, my mitigation will absorb 131.5 of the raw damage.

So, even with the improvements, I consider the damage reduction low, and that's why I still prefer to use 4 gems that give up to +600 HP.