Quote Originally Posted by LicontAshontear View Post
a high block rate shield is what is needed the most, all your damage blocked on your normal shield is useless if you do not block :P
No, I've already stated why not. You want reliable mitigation, which is the middle of the road. The bucklers are reliable, but mitigate poorly, and the tower sizes should mitigate well but not block often.

And where else do I even start...

Any Scutum and VKS had 100% block rate before 1.19 as long as you had even a tiny amount of STR allotted. 48:19 is not 2:1, and 15 evasion alone will not help you. 10-20% block rate is also very low currently, especially if you are counting with ambidexterity, and deflection doesn't increase block rate. What are you testing this on? Please don't tell me you are including Ifrit. The only piece of sentinel gear that will help is +5 rate on the hands, the pants only increase block power, and the rest of the set is worthless except for the feet which give the only enmity in the slot, but not enough to really care about. Cobalt Sabatons will give you dex if you really want precious block rate after 1.20.