Armour Rating[]
- Increases the mitigation of physical Attacks & Skills, with diminishing returns. The proportion blocked (b) is calculated by multiplying 4.5 by the attacker's level (l) plus one then adding the armour (a) and dividing this value by the armour value:
Therefore, at 10 armour, a creature takes about 50% damage from a level 1 attacker from all physical sources, applied after physical resistances.
Armour is increased through items, the Armour Specialist ability, and gains a 10% bonus with Leadership 6.
Armour can be decreased by attacking with Silver Arrows.
Defence Rating[]
- Increases chance to evade attacks completely. Only works on physical attacks, not skills.
Resistances[]
Resistances change the amount of damage taken of their associated type, by a percentage equal to the resistance. This means that 50 Fire Resistance means the creature takes only 50% of any fire damage dealt to it. Both modifiers and base stats can alter resistances to the point where they are negative or over 100. Negative resistances amplify the incoming damage, so that -25 Fire Resistance would cause the creature to take 125% of any fire damage dealt to it. Resistances over 100 turn the damage dealt into healing, so that 175 Fire Resistance means the creature heals for 75% of any fire damage dealt to it.
Characters are limited to a gear bonus of 80% to each of the resistances, but potions and temporary effects can still raise resistances beyond that. Crafting allows players to add elemental essences or rubies to items to increase their resistances.
There are 4 categories of elemental resistances.
- Fire
- Water
- Earth
- Air
There are 3 categories of physical resistances
- Slashing
- Crushing
- Piercing
There are 2 categories of other resistances
- Tenebrium
- Poison
Table overview of formula for damage mitigation per Level/Armour
Level/Armour | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | 220 | 240 | 260 | 280 | 300 |
1 | 69% | 82% | 87% | 90% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 97% | 97% | 97% |
3 | 53% | 69% | 77% | 82% | 85% | 87% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 92% | 92% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 94% |
5 | 43% | 60% | 69% | 75% | 79% | 82% | 84% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 90% | 91% | 91% | 92% |
7 | 36% | 53% | 63% | 69% | 74% | 77% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 85% | 86% | 87% | 88% | 89% | 89% |
9 | 31% | 47% | 57% | 64% | 69% | 73% | 76% | 78% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 85% | 86% | 87% |
11 | 27% | 43% | 53% | 60% | 65% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 85% |
13 | 24% | 39% | 49% | 56% | 61% | 66% | 69% | 72% | 74% | 76% | 78% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 83% |
15 | 22% | 36% | 45% | 53% | 58% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 75% | 77% | 78% | 80% | 81% |
17 | 20% | 33% | 43% | 50% | 55% | 60% | 63% | 66% | 69% | 71% | 73% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 79% |
19 | 18% | 31% | 40% | 47% | 53% | 57% | 61% | 64% | 67% | 69% | 71% | 73% | 74% | 76% | 77% |
21 | 17% | 29% | 38% | 45% | 50% | 55% | 59% | 62% | 65% | 67% | 69% | 71% | 72% | 74% | 75% |
23 | 16% | 27% | 36% | 43% | 48% | 53% | 56% | 60% | 63% | 65% | 67% | 69% | 71% | 72% | 74% |