diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.cpp
index 44c16baa16..f89cb313e7 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.cpp
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@
 namespace AZ::Dom
 {
     PatchOperation::PatchOperation(Path destinationPath, Type type, Value value)
-        : m_domPath(destinationPath)
+        : m_domPath(AZStd::move(destinationPath))
         , m_type(type)
-        , m_value(value)
+        , m_value(AZStd::move(value))
     {
     }
 
     PatchOperation::PatchOperation(Path destinationPath, Type type, Path sourcePath)
-        : m_domPath(destinationPath)
+        : m_domPath(AZStd::move(destinationPath))
         , m_type(type)
-        , m_value(sourcePath)
+        , m_value(AZStd::move(sourcePath))
     {
     }
 
     PatchOperation::PatchOperation(Path destinationPath, Type type)
-        : m_domPath(destinationPath)
+        : m_domPath(AZStd::move(destinationPath))
         , m_type(type)
     {
     }
@@ -690,22 +690,22 @@ namespace AZ::Dom
 
     auto Patch::begin() const -> OperationsContainer::const_iterator
     {
-        return m_operations.cbegin();
+        return m_operations.begin();
     }
 
     auto Patch::end() const -> OperationsContainer::const_iterator
     {
-        return m_operations.cend();
+        return m_operations.end();
     }
 
     auto Patch::cbegin() const -> OperationsContainer::const_iterator
     {
-        return m_operations.cbegin();
+        return m_operations.begin();
     }
 
     auto Patch::cend() const -> OperationsContainer::const_iterator
     {
-        return m_operations.cend();
+        return m_operations.end();
     }
 
     size_t Patch::size() const
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.h b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.h
index 633a611c73..40ef725b57 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/AzCore/DOM/DomPatch.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <AzCore/DOM/DomPath.h>
 #include <AzCore/DOM/DomValue.h>
+#include <AzCore/std/containers/deque.h>
 
 namespace AZ::Dom
 {
@@ -108,12 +109,12 @@ namespace AZ::Dom
     //! The current state of a Patch application operation.
     struct PatchApplicationState
     {
+        //! The outcome of the last operation, may be overridden to produce a different failure outcome.
+        PatchOperation::PatchOutcome m_outcome;
         //! The patch being applied.
         const Patch* m_patch = nullptr;
         //! The last operation attempted.
         const PatchOperation* m_lastOperation = nullptr;
-        //! The outcome of the last operation, may be overridden to produce a different failure outcome.
-        PatchOperation::PatchOutcome m_outcome;
         //! The current state of the value being patched, will be returned if the patch operation succeeds.
         Value* m_currentState = nullptr;
         //! If set to false, the patch operation should halt.
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ namespace AZ::Dom
     {
     public:
         using StrategyFunctor = AZStd::function<void(PatchApplicationState&)>;
-        using OperationsContainer = AZStd::vector<PatchOperation>;
+        using OperationsContainer = AZStd::deque<PatchOperation>;
 
         Patch() = default;
         Patch(const Patch&) = default;
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ namespace AZ::Dom
     struct DeltaPatchGenerationParameters
     {
         static constexpr size_t NoReplace = AZStd::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+        static constexpr size_t AlwaysFullReplace = 0;
 
         //! The threshold of changed values in a node or array which, if exceeded, will cause the generation to create an
         //! entire "replace" oepration instead. If set to NoReplace, no replacement will occur.
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/DOM/DomPathBenchmarks.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/DOM/DomPathBenchmarks.cpp
index c3c8139f6c..4741900aa1 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/DOM/DomPathBenchmarks.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzCore/Tests/DOM/DomPathBenchmarks.cpp
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ namespace AZ::Dom::Benchmark
 
         for (auto _ : state)
         {
-            name == name;
-            name == index;
-            name == endOfArray;
-            index == index;
-            index == endOfArray;
-            endOfArray == endOfArray;
+            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(name == name);
+            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(name == index);
+            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(name == endOfArray);
+            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(index == index);
+            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(index == endOfArray);
+            benchmark::DoNotOptimize(endOfArray == endOfArray);
         }
 
         state.SetItemsProcessed(6 * state.iterations());