Question between Rune or Orb
Depends if your health > 90%. The runes add 45 more power, the orbs add some vitality. 6 Orbs add more +crit damage then 6 runes, whose +10% makes up only when your health > 90%. I wouldn’t pick the runes.
orbs add some vitality
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It’s easy math, but has many variables i don’t know about, which means i can’t answer your question directly..
So for example, if you already have enough Crit Chance (at least 47%) to make use of the Crit Damage, then you don’t need to increase your Precision further, which would make the Critdmg stat the more effective choice.
If you use a Hidden Killer build for example, there isn’t really a point in getting Ruby Orbs as well, since you rely on the trait to crit, instead on precision.
If you don’t manage to engange over, i would say 80% of your enemies with over 90% health, Scholars aren’t a very good choice for you on the other hand.
If you lack precision and Crit damage, but already got high power, Ruby Orbs are a way better choice than Scholars.
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Generally i would say if you run a rather gimicky once in a while 100-0 burst spec (probably with hidden killer, because of the precision lack), you should run Scholars.
If you want more reliable, very high damage over the course of a fight, while still being very glassy, go for the Orbs.
The next step would be sacrificing a little bit more damage (if you have more power and prec than you “need” to do your job) to gain a balanced set of defenses, by going for Divinities.
As you see there is no X > Y.
What’s better for you depends on what you want to do, how you want to do it and what you can sacrifice to achieve that.
orbs add some vitality
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My bad, it’s precision, not vitality.
6 orbs net 120 Power, 84 Precision and +12% crit damage.