Quote Originally Posted by Ashelia_Ferron View Post
The best mitigation in this game is to kill the enemy faster
I really wish people would stop saying this, because it's not true. The best mitigation in this game is actually mitigating damage. Plain and simple.

The only time killing things faster is the "best mitigation" is if you so dramatically out-gear the Raid/Trial that you are skipping phases left right and centre, which would mean the content is old. Otherwise, High Dps does not improve mitigation at all. Tank busters are still going to hit you. Raid AoE's are still going to go off. The dmg of those Tank busters and AoE's are not effected by the Boss's remaining HP in most cases. So, in current content, High Dps does jack all for mitigation. The only thing high Dps "mitigates" is wipes due to one-shot mechanics, which isn't really a mitigation because it's an all or nothing thing (with very rare exceptions llike Sacred Cross).

The best mitigation is done by using CD's effectively and following Raid Mechanics, not by hitting the boss a little harder and hoping he doesn't hit you back.