Talk:Mesa (Warframe)/@comment-84.84.254.130-20150613074818/@comment-84.84.254.130-20150614082157

 "Chroma can have an effective health of around 18.3k" 

Let's not forget the 95% dmg reduction applies to Mesa's shield as well, just like Trin's blessing. Here's my calc:

95% dmg reduction = 5700 armor;

Effective health = (555 shield + 925 health)*(1 + 5700 armor/300) = 29600.

Yet this is not taking into account Vigor. Moreover, that 18.3k effective health of Chroma is using man strength, meaning 55% efficiency decrease or a duration less than 30 sec.

In late game, consistency is key to survive. When you are in middle of a fight, you can't expect Chroma to instantly fill up his shield whenever he wishes to recast vex armor. Even though you flee from the fight and wait for shield to recharge, it's gonna takes 5+ sec. Mesa, whereas, takes less than a sec to recast and gain 95% immediately, with a rechargeable health -- shield.