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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022)

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While stacking Toughness can reduce the total Health lost over the course of a match, since damage is linked to the percentage of Toughness remaining, it's not always the best choice. The math supports Toughness as better defense, but focusing solely on this ignores other important factors.

Talents, curios, and Zealot’s Toughness regeneration already provide high levels of Toughness. With such high Toughness, you might think Health is unnecessary. However, stacking Toughness has diminishing returns, because once you reach a certain point, you'll only lose Toughness from uncontrollable, burst-damage events, like unexpected flamer attacks, Poxbursters, or being grabbed in the wrong moment. These situations can bypass even the highest Toughness.

Health acts as a buffer against these random, unavoidable incidents, something Toughness can't always protect you from. Bad luck, not skill, is what should cause significant damage, and Health mitigates that.

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