My Dawi Brethren: The Iron Warden Tankard is just another Elgi Scheme!*
*For Slayers
THEY HAVE WRONGED US!
Meet humble Boki, a level 24 Dragon Slayer
He Has 4638 health, 20% Ward Save and 5% Physical resistance (and 45% magic resistance and 25% missile resist for the curious). His ward save boosts to 40% when he dips below half health thanks to Iron Warden's Shield and Dragon Slayer's Fang. Then his Physical resistance boosts to 20% for his final quarter of health thanks to Extremely daring deathblow.
Now let's do some nerd shit. Comparing Iron Warden Tankard, which adds 75% to his health pool via Healing vs the Gate Keepers belt that adds 40% ward save for the final 25% health. Note that the tankard tends to keep you above half health, so I applied that health to the above half health stats.
| Tankard | Health | Damage reduction | Damage absorbed |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Half Health | 5,797.5 | 25% | 7,730 |
| 3rd Quarter Health | 1,159.5 | 45% | 2,108.182 |
| 4th Quarter Health | 1,159.5 | 60% | 2,898.75 |
| Total | 12,736.93 | ||
| Gatekeepers Belt | |||
| First Half Health | 2,319 | 25% | 3092 |
| 3rd Quarter Health | 1,159.5 | 45% | 2108.182 |
| 4th Quarter Health | 1,159.5 | 90% | 11,595 |
| Total | 16795.18 |
Not only can Boki theoretically absorb more damage with a gatekeepers belt, nearly 70% of the damage he can absorb occurs in the last quarter of his health when he has +60% damage and +15 Melee attack from Extremely daring deathblow and Dragon Slayer's Axe.
Note: if you have and Armor of destiny, Talisman of Preservation, and tankard that's 48% damage reduction for the first 3 quarters of health, and 63% for the last quarter. Comes out to 16,512.63 damage absorbed. Still slightly less, but will perform more consistently for survival, but you will likely never see those slayer bonuses. So if you can, you want to save these for thanes/Lords.
Now go ahead, poke holes and point out horrific oversights in my methodology.