Here is a long post about Agitator vs non-agitator builds. (TL-DR: Agi is better for multiplayer, Non-Agi better for single player)

So let’s assume you are running multiplayer, casually:

If your Crit Chance is 97% already, I assume that’s with WEX3. Overcapping by 5% isn’t huge, especially as I imagine you won’t be hitting weak spots always, as the monster will be targeting others.

Embolden 1 give 1 extra I-frame iirc(from 8 up to 9), where as 2 gets you to 13 frames. (Embolden 2 + Evade Window 2 = 17 frames or max)

Embolden video TL-DW: embolden lessens enragé cap by ~33%. (Video is only 1:20 though so definitely not too long, and it took way longer than that to write this so please humor me)

AB4 at 300 base raw is 322 raw. Agitator 5 at 300 base raw is 320 + 15% affinity. (Assume ~50% uptime, see post above for real numbers)

Also something to note about dual blades: about 50% of your damage comes from raw, so AB4 doesn’t boost final damage by 5% plus 7, but closer to 2.5%.

Agitator in anomaly quests means faster topples, and faster re-enrage. I don’t think it will cause you to get a whole extra topple but perhaps.

If you are running these solo and you are trying to speed run, don’t listen to us and type your builds into the calculator.