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I know this has been asked a million times but I have never seen a definitive answer on this - is a high ranged and melee defense worth anything? I am a Master TKA. I am adding MRM (I'm at 2 2 3 4 now). So my melee and ranged def will be over 100 each. My melee is at 112 right now. I still get hit a lot. Does this defense ramp up after a certain point? If I add 50 plus more points of each by going up fencer lines will I see a marked improvement in their effectiveness? Or should I just go master Brawler for warcry 2? Anyone with these defenses over 150 have any input?

Thanks in advance.