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nigger poise has been turned off since ds3, blue dancer charm is bugged, character transformations offer the same if no better resists at 0 equip load and variations in physical defense past "naked" is practically useless because everything kills you in the same thresholds anyways (because the game is balanced around everyone being at those thresholds). the only thing armor is for at this point is fashion, niche status / element resist minmaxing and the 1-2 headpieces that are used for puzzles.
anyone who disagrees is overthinking it. the vast majority of players who beat the game with a twinsage crown on weren't even aware they were taking increased damage because "double burger king funny" is more obvious, and people weren't running the carian knight set for it's epic magical resist instead of it just looking clean as /fa/ck.