What's you method of play?

[Meleena]

Please do test!
Smothering sound interesting too!
These weapon effects are more than worth the little damage you lose from peiste I believe.

[Honz]

I'm usually a DD on my pug on NM fights my stats are in my sig.
I switch between Arc and Pug with my current stats and drop 20 dex for vit when playing as Mrd because i get asked to tank mosshorn as Mrd.

Gear:
Weapon: Peiste Cesti +1
Head: Silver Torcorne
Body: Bucc's Shirt
Waist: Bucc's Sash
Legs: Velveteen Sarouel +1 (matches bucc shirt)
Feet: Toadskin Crakows (matches bucc set)

I don't believe the added effects from disabling or smothering baghs are worth using over higher rank weapons.
Usually there are thaums debuffing the NMs on most fights and the debuffs don't stack and any lesser mobs the debuff wouldn't be worth using