Turns out +crit rate is a useless stat. Not only is the actual effect of the stat minimal, but crits themselves are very weak against high level enemies (a lot of +crit power is required before you even get past the crit power floor) and your crit rate cannot exceed 20% even if you had unlimited +crit rate. Read this post for more details: http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/107...=1#post5139241