Quote Originally Posted by 'Hachoo',index.php?page=Thread&postID=175105#post1 75105
For Warriors and Paladins possibly, but gemming for straight dodge is better than defense for DKs as we get nothing from shield block, and for druids defense is horrible.
The difference isn't that big. Dodge beats out defense for avoidance, but only at ~39 points for 1% of dodge versus ~41 points for 1% combined dodge, parry, and miss from defense. Defense doesn't hit diminishing returns either.