Talk:Resistance/@comment-25037570-20150314134229/@comment-4511886-20150314231925

Stamina, HP, equip load, damage, attunement slots. Take your pick, any of those are far better than 2-8 defence, especially since you still get defence just from levelling up any stat.

If you need to be tankier, level Vitality. If you want more defence, get some decent armor.