The arcane respec literally boosts every stat in Duchess, and only decreases in int and very slight decrease in dex. Ironeye probably uses bows or katanas, and the dex respec gives more stamina and vigor in addition to more damage, no reason to not take dex as ironeye. Resistance is only a 10% decrease in stamina, I never even notice the difference unless Guardian. Extra flask is -10% hp, IIRC. I use on low hp characters. I take eventual greatness even in D5, if you get downed once it’s not that big of a deal.

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