Is A Crit Increase Better Than A Dmg Increase Wotlk List This doesn't mean that you should pass on 20 +dmg to get 1 +hit.point for point, crit is never better than +hit (before cap), +dmg or +haste. Jul 30, 2008.hit is the best damage increase stat point to point until you reach the cap of 152. He's completely lacking burst skills, but damage goes up significantly while the target goes below 35% and again below 25%. Affliction warlock: An affliction warlock's damage is based on several spells with very huge damage per cast time which do damage over time rather than having a cooldown.Shadow Bolt is used as a filler spell in connecting those DoTs. That build also sucks and i can't bring myself to link it. There is ONE build that favors crit over damage. If you have the mana for it, +haste is sometimes slightly better than +damage depending on your gear level and spec. Short answer-point for point +hit is always greater than +damage.