# Marylene's Fallacy ## Mechanics [[Marylene's Fallacy]] is rather straightforward in what it does; a massive amount of critical strike multiplier in exchange for 40% less critical strike chance. With the base 150% Critical Strike Multipler the breakeven point where Marylene's does less damage is if your base critical strike multiplier before equipping Marylene's is higher than 235% (85% additional critical strike multiplier). This, however is changed when Critial Strike Luck from either [[Diamond Flask]] or [[Dance with Death]] is applied. Wtih a base 100% critical strike chance, the critical strike chance with [[Marylene's Fallacy]] is 84%, following the Luck formula.  (2*0.6)-(0.6^2)=0.84=84% In every case where your critical strike multiplier before equipping [[Marylene's Fallacy]] is higher than 390% (150% base + 240% additional) using [[Marylene's Fallacy]] is a loss of opportunity as you have to invest massively into critical strike chance. [[Marylene's Fallacy]] combined with Luck is most effective when your pre-Marylene's critical strike chance is between 50%-80%. As the tables below show, using Luck is extremely beneficial for [[Marylene's Fallacy]], but tapers of as critical strike chances approaches 100% or when your other sources of Critical Strike Multiplier is high. **<center> Damage output without Luck</center>** | Base Critical Strike Chance | Base Critical Strike Modifier | Effective Damage Increase | Critical Strike Chance with Marylene's | Perfect Rolled Marylene's +Base Critical Strike Multiplier |Effective Damage Increase with Marylenes | Critical Strike Multiplier needed to beat Marylenes | Effective damage Increase with Base + 85% | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 10% |150%| 1.15 | 6%| 390% |1.234 | 235%(150+85) | 1.235| | 20% | 150% | 1.3 | 12% | 390% | 1.468|235%(150+85) | 1.47| | 30% | 150% | 1.45 |18% | 390% | 1.702 | 235%(150+85)| 1.705 | | 40% |150% | 1.6 | 24% | 390%|1.936 | 235%(150+85) |1.94| | 50% |150% | 1.75 | 30% | 390% | 2.17 |235%(150+85) |2.175 | | 60% | 150% | 1.9 | 36% | 390% | 2.404 | 235%(150+85) | 2.41| | 70% | 150% |2.05 | 42% | 390% | 2.638 | 235%(150+85) |2.645| | 80%| 150% |2.5 | 48% | 390% |2.872 | 235%(150+85) | 2.88 | | 90%| 150% |2.35 | 54% | 390% |3.106 | 235%(150+85)| 3.115 | | 100% | 150%| 2.5 | 60% | 390% | 3.34 | 235%(150+85) |3.35| **<center>Damage output with Luck</center>** | Base Critical Strike Chance | Base critical strike modifier | Effective damage increase | Critical Strike Chance with Marylene's | Perfect Rolled Marylene's +base critical strike multiplier | Effective damage increase with Marylenes | Critical Strike Multiplier needed to beat Marylenes | Effective damage increase with base + 85% | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 10% | 150% | 1.15 | 6% | 390% | 1.234 | 235% (150+85) | 1.235 | | 20% | 150% | 1.3 | 12% | 390% | 1.468 | 235% (150+85) | 1.47 | | 30% | 150% | 1.45 | 18% | 390% | 1.702 | 235% (150+85) | 1.705 | | 40% | 150% | 1.6 | 24% | 390% | 1.936 | 235% (150+85) | 1.94 | | 50% | 150% | 1.75 | 30% | 390% | 2.17 | 235% (150+85) | 2.175 | | 60% | 150% | 1.9 | 36% | 390% | 2.404 | 235% (150+85) | 2.41 | | 70% | 150% | 2.05 | 42% | 390% | 2.638 | 235% (150+85) | 2.645 | | 80% | 150% | 2.2 | 48% | 390% | 2.872 | 235% (150+85) | 2.88 | | 90% | 150% | 2.35 | 54% | 390% | 3.106 | 235% (150+85) | 3.115 | | 100% | 150% | 2.5 | 60% | 390% | 3.34 | 235% (150+85) | 3.35 | **<center>Damage output with Marylenes Equipped and a excess of 100% critical strike chance</center>** | Base Critical Strike Chance | Effective Critical Strike chance with Marylene's | Effective Critical Strike chance with Marylene's AND Luck | Perfect Rolled Marylene's +base critical strike multiplier | Effective damage increase with Marylenes | Critical Strike Multiplier needed to beat Marylenes | Effective damage increase with base + extra | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 110% | 66% | 88.44% | 390% | 4.44916 | 345% (150+195) | 4.45 | | 120% | 72% | 92.16% | 390% | 4.59424 | 360% (150+210) | 4.6 | | 130% | 78% | 95.16% | 390% | 4.71124 | 370% (150+220) | 4.7 | | 140% | 84% | 97.44% | 390% | 4.80016 | 380% (150+230) | 4.8 | | 150% | 90% | 99% | 390% | 4.861 | 385% (150+235) | 4.85 | | 160% | 96% | 99.84% | 390% | 4.89376 | 390% (150+240) | 4.9 | | 166.66% | ~100% | 100% | 390% | 4.9 | 390% (150+240) | 4.9 |