How important is it to cap resistances?

Generally speaking resistances are still very desirable and good in LE, but capping them is definitely not mandatory compared to games like PoE or GD. The emphasize is on capping.

Resistances are still very good, because they protect against Hits and DoT’s and are easy to come by.

But if you for example have 65-70% resistance and you want some additional defenses on your gear getting another defensive suffix instead of capping that one resistance is definitely worth more.

If you want more concrete numbers I like to demonstrate this with a couple of small and well digestible numbers.

Incoming Damage Resistance Damage Taken PoE/Grim Dawn Resistance Damage Taken Last Epoch
Area Level 75+ (Enemy Penetration = 75%) Applies after capping
100 0 100 -75 175
100 70 30 -5 105
100 75 25 0 100
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