Originally Posted by
reve
I am not a WD but since you don't have the melee -30% dmg taken aren't you too supposed to gear to be a glass canon? DHs and Wizards sure do this and it works fairly well. Also just today I met a 14k HP WD in full damage gear who was doing quite well, you should maybe try it.
Barbs generally take ~800 resist when stepping into act 2 while maintaining some armor ideally from str. Monks ~800 too while having some vit/dex (dodge). There is no exact hp amount, whatever works for you, just get those resists and see how you do there.
Or go glass canon (ignoring vit, resistances and relying on zerg and surviving in CDs).