I finally reached 60 and I’m looking to upgrade my gear. While I like the look of some of the Nuri gear, I’m somewhat concerned about the huge hit (-7 to -10) to Armor on swapping the staff.

Anyhow, for those who like to play with their “big stick” (so to speak), I was curious if you made the switch and did the improvement in Damage, Int & Crit make up for the lack of Armor? (See stat comparison below)

My plan is to stick with the mantra from the Enchantress guide of "never trade armor for other stats" and stay with my old, “slightly used” Mega Mage Gemstone Staff unless someone has experience that proves otherwise. (I know sometimes that paper builds don’t perform as well in reality, so I’m looking for a sanity check on my strategy…)

Sewer Queen's Gemstone Staff Level 55 162-200 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 12 Int, 6 H/s, 6 M/s, 16 Armor
Enchanted Gemstone Staff Level 55 164-202 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 14 Int, 8 H/s, 18 Armor
Mega Mage's Gemstone Staff Level 55 164-202 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 12 Int, 8 M/s, 18 Armor

Reptilian Staff of Charmin' Level 60 175-213 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 20 Int, 5% Crit, 5 H/s, 5 M/s, 9 Armor
Nuri's Reptilian Staff Level 60 174-212 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 22 Int, 5% Crit, 5 H/s, 5 M/s, 8 Armor
Glyph Staff of Charmin' Level 60 175-198 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 20 Int, 5% Crit, 5 H/s, 5 M/s, 9 Armor
Nuri's Glyph Staff Level 60 174-197 Damage, 1.1 Speed, 22 Int, 5% Crit, 5 H/s, 5 M/s, 8 Armor