Confused after years of MrRobot usage

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I think this post will clear it up:

Stat Analysis says to get different stats than optimizer picks for gems/enchants

A common question I have been seeing is something along the lines of: “Why does the stat graph say I should get more of stat X and less of stat Y, but then the optimizer is telling me to gem and/or enchant for stat Y?” If you look at the language in the Stat Analysis, you will see that it says: “Gear better than yours often has:” This phrasing is intentional and important. There are many different stat distributions which are good. Not ALL of them have high crit (as an example). But, maybe a …