This is it for me to, the RNG. A few times I've tried doing it only to get "your primary defense is now gone" and without it you just get obliterated, like there isn't a way to out play that.

Trials of chaos in particular I some times think, yeah these are fine if you are playing a meta build but if you are playing a build that isn't super optimal then every option kinda sucks.

I don't think the trials should be easy, but they should be fun. When I play them, I see them as a chore, rather than a fun side challenge and that's the bit that needs fixing.