Marylene's Fallacy

Marylene's Fallacy
Lapis AmuletRequires Level 40+(20-30) to Intelligence+(80-120) to Accuracy Rating
+(210-240)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier
+(80-100) to Evasion Rating
(10-15)% increased Light Radius
40% less Critical Strike Chance
Critical Strikes have Culling Strike"Marylene stroked the medallion at her breast before every duel and every cast of the die."
- Victario, the People's PoetVendor Offer
4x Alchemy Shard
10x Alteration ShardMetadata
Item class: AmuletMarylene's Fallacy is a unique Lapis AmuletLapis AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to Intelligence.

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.

Note the less critical strike chance modifier will affect effects that override base critical strike chance like TrypanonTrypanon
Great MalletTwo Hand Mace
Physical Damage: 43-88
Critical Strike Chance: 100.00%
Attacks per Second: 0.62
Weapon Range: 13.0 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies50% reduced Attack Speed
This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"Though ingenius instruments have been found,
it seems surgery before thaumaturgy
was not so delicate."
- Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546, but effects that always causes a crit such as in Lightning TendrilsLightning TendrilsSpell, AoE, Lightning, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (1-5) Mana
Cast Time: 0.23 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%
AoE Radius: 22While you channel this skill, it releases pulses of electrical energy, dealing lightning damage in a semicircular area in front of you.Deals (1-75) to (6-1420) Lightning Damage
+(0-0.7) metres to radius
Releases a Stronger Pulse every 3 Pulses

Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Lightning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Plume of PursuitPlume of Pursuit
Bone CircletEnergy Shield: (64-92)Requires Level 64, 73 Int(30-20)% reduced Cast Speed
(80-130)% increased Energy Shield
Non-critical strikes deal 80% less Damage
Spell Skills always deal Critical Strikes on final Repeat
Spell Skills cannot deal Critical Strikes except on final RepeatA dance as old as time. won't be, therefore negating the item's downsides. ActumActum
Butcher AxeOne Handed Axe
Physical Damage: (141-164.5) to (261-304.5)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 11.0 metresRequires Level 63, 149 Str, 76 DexHas no Sockets
(200-250)% increased Physical Damage
You have no Intelligence
Critical Strike Chance is (20-30)% for Hits with this WeaponBetter to act without thought
than to think without action. also does not receive less critical strike chance.

With the base 150% Critical Strike Multiplier 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 Critical Strike Luck from Dance with Death is applied.

With a base 100% critical strike chance, the critical strike chance with Marylene's Fallacy is 84%, following the Luck formula.

$\color [rgb]{0.6392156862745098,0.5529411764705883,0.42745098039215684}CritChance_{Lucky}=2\times CritChance_{Default}-{CritChance_{Default}}^{2}$

(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.

Damage output without Luck

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 Marylene's	Critical Strike Multiplier needed to beat Marylene's	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

Damage output with Luck

Base Critical Strike Chance	Effective Critical Strike chance with Luck	Base critical strike modifier	Effective damage increase	Effective Critical Strike chance with Marylene's AND Luck	Perfect Rolled Marylene's +base critical strike multiplier	Effective damage increase with Marylene's	Critical Strike Multiplier needed to beat Marylene's	Effective damage increase with base + extra
10%	19%	150%	1.285	11.64%	390%	1.45396	240% (150+90)	1.456
20%	36%	150%	1.54	22.56%	390%	1.87984	245% (150+95)	1.882
30%	51%	150%	1.765	32.76%	390%	2.27764	250% (150+100)	2.275
40%	64%	150%	1.96	42.24%	390%	2.64736	255% (150+105)	2.632
50%	75%	150%	2.125	51%	390%	2.989	265% (150+115)	2.9875
60%	84%	150%	2.26	59.04%	390%	3.30256	275% (150+125)	3.31
70%	91%	150%	2.365	66.36%	390%	3.58804	285% (150+135)	3.5935
80%	96%	150%	2.44	72.96%	390%	3.84544	295% (150+145)	3.832
90%	99%	150%	2.485	78.84%	390%	4.07476	310% (150+160)	4.069
100%	100%	150%	2.5	84%	390%	4.276	330% (150+180)	4.3

Damage output with Marylene's Equipped and an excess of 100% critical strike chance

"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 Marylene's	Critical Strike Multiplier needed to beat Marylene's	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

Unstable CatalystUnstable CatalystStack Size: 10Adds quality that enhances Critical modifiers on a ring, amulet or belt
Replaces other quality typesRight click this item then left click a ring, amulet or belt to apply it. Has greater effect on lower-rarity jewellery. The maximum quality is 20%.
Shift click to unstack. can further improve the Crit Multi at the cost of even less crit chance.

Item acquisition

Marylene's Fallacy can drop anywhere. It can be chanced.

Recipes

Marylene's Fallacy can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
6	The CacheThe Cache6JewelleryVintage or crafted, Glittering and shiny Dusty or glittering, huge or tiny Secured within a chest or unearthed from your mining Find jewellery everywhere, no need for divining! So why is it so hard to figure out which one to wear? This one makes me stronger, but does it match my hair?	Random jewellery	A
7	PrejudicePrejudice7Item Influenced ItemOne who is blinded by their past may only see a sliver of the present.	Random influenced item	A
6	Costly CurioCostly Curio6Item Double-Influenced Item"Oh no, I couldn't possibly afford this fine artefact. I'm... just looking."	Random double-influenced item	A
8	Arrogance of the VaalArrogance of the Vaal8Item Two-Implicit CorruptedDiscovery can lead to beauty, or it can lead to ruin.	Random two-implicit corrupted item	A
4	Jack in the BoxJack in the Box4ItemTurn the crank, close your eyes, and pray to the gods for a pleasant surprise.	Random item	A
1	Singular IncubatorSingular IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Unique item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack.	Random item	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Legacy variants

Marylene's Fallacy has legacy variants.

Version discontinued	Stats Compare each legacy variant to the current variant. Stat line – Same as current variant Stat line – Different from current variant
2.6.0	+(20-30) to Intelligence +(80-120) to Accuracy Rating +(210-240)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(80-100) to Evasion Rating (10-15)% increased Light Radius Non-critical strikes deal 40% Damage 40% less Critical Strike Chance Your Critical Strikes have Culling Strike
2.2.0	+(20-30) to Intelligence +(80-120) to Accuracy Rating +(140-160)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(80-100) to Evasion Rating (10-15)% increased Light Radius Non-critical strikes deal 40% Damage 40% less Critical Strike Chance Your Critical Strikes have Culling Strike
2.0.0	+(20-30) to Intelligence +(80-120) to Accuracy Rating +(140-160)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(80-100) to Evasion Rating (10-15)% increased Light Radius Non-critical strikes deal 25% Damage 50% less Critical Strike Chance Your Critical Strikes have Culling Strike
1.3.0	+(20-30) to Intelligence +(80-120) to Accuracy Rating +(140-160)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(80-100) to Evasion Rating (10-15)% increased Light Radius Non-critical strikes deal 25% Damage 60% less Critical Strike Chance Your Critical Strikes have Culling Strike

Design attribution

Marylene's Fallacy was created by supporter Ocylix.

See also

• Marylene MaskMarylene MaskHelmet SkinChanges the appearance of any equipped headdress to a mask of Marylene., another in-game item that named after Marylene, a character from the tie-in comic of the game

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	No longer has the property non-critical strikes deal 40% less damage.
2.2.0	All sources of increased Critical Strike Multiplier have been changed to additional Critical Strike Multiplier. This change brings the functionality in line with how most players think it works. Because of this, all items, passives and some skills/support gems that used to have increased Critical Strike Multiplier are now 33% less effective on players, despite having the same value. A number of these have been adjusted in value to maintain similar effectiveness. Divine Orbs are required to update the following to their new values: All craftable Jewel mods which grant Critical Strike Multiplier, Facebreaker, Marylene's Fallacy, Fragment of Eternity (the Descent: Champions Unique), Bino's Kitchen Knife, Romira's Banquet, Shadows and Dust, Ungil's Harmony, Eclipse Solaris, Death's Harp, Mortem Morsu, The Goddess Scorned and Abyssus.
2.0.0	Non-critical strike damage penalty has been reduced from 75% to 60%. Critical strike chance penalty has been reduced from 50% to 40%.
1.3.0	Critical strike chance penalty has been reduced from 60% to 50%.
1.0.3	Introduced to the game.