Melds for Astro

[Thrivaios]

I've personally always gone Crit, then Det, and then SS. It works super well for me and I'm about to progress into O2S. I did meld Vitality into my accessories just to be safe but as has been said, healer melds are usually situational and very personal. I melded piety to start until I felt super comfortable but with the 4.0 abilities it's easy to get by with just what the gear gives you.

[Muziko]

Id say, if you're only considering AST then DET > CRIT > SS = PIE


Why?

Well, from what I understand, until we start hitting much higher values of CRIT then DET is going to scale better. Not to mention that while the occasional crit shield is nice there's no big bonus like sch to do it cause yours is always 250% of the heal. Let's say for example a 4000 Heal = 10000 Shield to set an example. Knowing that, wouldn't you want to raise the base heal line up to where you can always, more or less, guess about what your shield will be without RNG? Now, that's not to say you should disrespect CRIT either. Points in CRIT, and the very bottom of the barrel will increase the potency of your Benefic 2 Proc. On the upper end it will increase your basic level of dps when you crit more often. So, I think those are the two main stats for AST with DET winning me over a little more.

Now you ask, but KEYO! Why SS = PIE. Well, because SS is nice but pie gives you some room to work if you have to Aspected Benefic more than you hoped for.

That's just my 2 cents on the matter at the moment.

-Keyo Reinhart