Sometimes u guys have to go by experince of what u see and stop trying to calculate with just math. This game has too many variables. Is it worth using heavy thrust stack with internal release and blood for blood and life surge with piercing dmg resistance for a extra 150 dmg on a crit in your simple combo rotation ? Yes . Drgs are a low gcd class waiting fir one rotation for increased 10% dmg for the next 20 seconds is godly. Try it out you'll see a huge difference with and without