Why is Magic Pen getting treated so harshly in the Precision Mastery?

Terchio·2/9/2017, 11:10:58 PM·2 votes·738 views

Here are the proposed changes on Precision:

LIVE:

```
    Lethality: 1.7/3.4/5.1/6.8/8.5
```
```
    Magic Pen:
```
```
        Flat: 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4/3
```

        Per Level: 0.06/0.12/0.18/0.24/0.3

PBE:

```
    Lethality: 1.2/2.4/3.6/4.8/6
```
```
    Magic Pen:
```
```
        Flat: 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5
```

        Per Level: 0.05/0.10/0.15/0.2/0.25

Translated into Armor Pen/Magic Pen, we get this:

LIVE:

```
    Armor Pen: 
```
```
        Flat: 1.02/2.04/3.06/4.08/5.1
```

        Per Level: .0378/.0756/.113/.151/.189

```
    Magic Pen:
```
```
        Flat: 0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4/3
```

        Per Level: 0.06/0.12/0.18/0.24/0.3

PBE:

```
    Armor Pen: 
```
```
        Flat: .72/1.44/2.16/2.88/3.6
```

        Per Level: .0267/.0533/.08/.107/.133

```
    Magic Pen:
```
```
        Flat: 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5
```

        Per Level: 0.05/0.10/0.15/0.2/0.25

Now, both types ultimately end up at 6 Penetration. However, Armor Pen is frontloaded at 60% of its value at level 1 (well, level 0), both Live and PBE, whereas Magic Pen is being dropped from a meager 35% down to only 25%. This after Armor Pen was already buffed from 40% frontloaded up to its current 60% a patch ago. is there a reason for this?

Why is Magic Pen getting treated so harshly in the Precision Mastery?

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