Quote Originally Posted by Saeleyna View Post
-- Based on the numbers you provided I'm assuming dark resist down is part of the 50% cap? --
Yup, it is. "Def Down" and "x Resist Down" are the same thing with a shared cap. There are two differences however:
1. "Def Down" applies to all elements, whileas "Dark Resist Down" only applies to Dark Hime.
2. "Dark Resist Down" (supposedly) gives you higher chance of landing debuffs, thus making it strictly better. (I'm using supposedly here since I don't have any myself and can't actually test it)

There's also for example stuff like "Light Attack Down" which stacks with "Atk Down" and is again under a shared cap of -50%.


As for the "-40% cap", that's kinda true. For many players only have access to Ambush (A) and Sniper Shot (B), which gets to -40%. That's their limit, since access to C debuffs and Resist Downs are very rare for us still (and just one of the reasons why Hercules is so good since his Eidolon frame Def Down helps a lot). Because going from -40% to -50% is 16% more damage, that's a big deal. For comparison, a P2W Eidolon support is ~25% more damage.

When you think about it, you're kind of a funny spot - you have access to a A debuff higher than 20%, access to C debuff AND access to Dark Resist Down. Many people don't have any of those!