Fending vs. Slaying accessories at this point in the game

[Kiteless]

So essentially, you are saying all forms of mitigation aside from guaranteed mitigation are trash. That unless you have a 100% chance to do something or a flat % reduction to something, it's worthless.

Yes.

Certainty is important for high end content. Certainty is the difference between life and death 10 minutes into a hard raid boss.