WAR question: ilvl VS Crit

[Ringabell]

Should I prioritize ilvl and get the i440 Tomestone gear or prioritize Crit and stay with some i430 artifact gear?

If it was 20 ilvls the choice would be easy. Is the increase to main stats enough to counteract the loss of Crit?

[ArianeEwah]

To answer your question: yes, you should get iLvl 440 tomestone gear.

Right now, Det outweights Crit (not by a large margin, but it does)

For reference look up at this guide - and this BiS

On another note, higher iLvl grants higher defense, and you are still a tank, and should mitigate damage. Prioritize lower iLvl only in really rare occasions (like Eureka iLvl 390 gear vs 400 gear, due to 5 available meld slots, and better stats).

[Dualblade]

Note that Crit isn't as important right now as it will be closer to the end of the expansion's life. Plus right now you want to be the highest ilvl you can be since we haven't even gotten to the best gear we can get currently, once the Phantasmagoria and Eden Savage gear comes out you can start to worry about whether the substats of a lower ilvl piece outweigh a higher ilvl piece.

[Ringabell]

I was already using that rotation, but haven't seen that BiS. Thanks!