Quote Originally Posted by Kyros View Post
Where exactly did you get this 10-20% figure from? The testing I found states a >3% difference.
This was done on dummies. The other test which the OP refers to was (iirc) done on a boss. I saw the post for the test in question a while ago on the forums, but I'm too lazy to look it up.

Might it be that dummies either don't have defence stats or have exactly even defence stats while the boss the other test was done on had higher physical defence than magical defence? That would explain the discrepancy quite easily.

If the test that claimed a 3% difference is correct, then the ranged LB is more or less on par with the caster LB. It's also a little more niche in its optimal usage, though... I'd say that the ranged LB should probably be maybe 10% stronger than the caster LB.