I'd rather keep my crafted fending pieces over a crappy str ring anyday that's for sure. And guess what I put in them? STR. I get the AP value and I get hp? No way!?

Honestly str tanking is over if that 5% to you is more valuable then surviving mechanics you're gonna have a rude awakening. Had a co tank in midas 2 who took a single cannon blast with 1 stack and a rampart, he had full slaying and died. Nuff said.