Damage Resistance

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Damage Resistance is a defensive statistic recorded as reducing incoming damage. It is commonly presented alongside Maximum Damage Resistance, a percentage limit on how much resistance may remove from one hit. The current calculation and damage-type coverage remain under verification.

Recorded model

SotAwiki has historically described the pair as a numeric reduction constrained by a percentage maximum. Under that model, 25 Damage Resistance with a 50% maximum could remove 25 points from a 400-point hit, but only 20 points from a 40-point hit because half of 40 is 20.

This example explains the distinction between the two displayed statistics; it is not a new measurement of the current combat calculation. Do not use it to infer mitigation order, magical coverage, rounding, stacking, or a universal cap.

Release 81 documented a change that made Damage Resistance scale with incoming damage and made Heavy Armor Specialization improve that scaling.^[1] That later change is another reason not to treat older flat-subtraction explanations as complete current rules.

Relationship to other defenses

Damage Resistance is not the same statistic as:

Maximum Damage Resistance, the recorded percentage ceiling associated with resistance;
Damage Avoidance, which is associated with the chance of a glancing blow;
Dodge, which concerns avoiding a hit;
magic-school resistance or Attunement;
Item Damage Resistance, which concerns equipment durability rather than the Avatar's incoming combat damage.

The order in which these systems resolve should be confirmed in the current client before numerical build advice is added.

Recorded effects

The dynamic listing below collects effects recorded with Damage Resistance. It does not guarantee that every value or source has been rechecked in the current client.

Items

The following items will have an effect on Damage Resistance:

Items

Item	Item Effects
Boots of Skulking Boots of Skulking	Move Speed +0 - 2	Magic Resistance -0 - -100	Damage Resistance -0 - -20
Bronze Heavy Belt Bronze Heavy Belt	Strength +6	Base Weapon Damage +0.4%	Damage Resistance +1.2%
Cabalist Temna Hood Cabalist Temna Hood	Dexterity +20	Damage Resistance -10
Drach Bock Beer Drach Bock Beer	Intoxication Level +0.2 for 5 minutes	Damage Resistance +7 for 1 hour
Dragon Stew Dragon Stew	Health Per Second +6 for 12 hours	Focus Per Second +4.5 for 12 hours	Combat Health Per Second +2.3 for 12 hours	Combat Focus Per Second +1.5 for 12 hours	Damage Resistance +5 for 12 hours	Magic Resistance +2.5 for 12 hours
Hard Maple Crossbow Stock Hard Maple Crossbow Stock	Base Weapon Damage +10%	Damage Resistance +10%
Hard Maple Handle Hard Maple Handle	Base Weapon Damage +4%	Damage Resistance +5%
Hard Maple Heartwood Hard Maple Heartwood	Basic Magic Reagent Use Chance -10%	Spell Damage +7.5%	Damage Resistance +10%
Hard Maple Long Bowstave Hard Maple Long Bowstave	Base Weapon Damage +10%	Damage Resistance +10%
Hard Maple Short Bowstave Hard Maple Short Bowstave	Base Weapon Damage +3%	Damage Resistance +10%
Hard Maple Wand with Cotton Cloth Strap Hard Maple Wand with Cotton Cloth Strap	Damage Resistance +0.1 Damage Resistance	Focus +0.5 Focus
Iron Enforced Bone Plate Iron Enforced Bone Plate	Damage Resistance +10%
Meteoric Iron Dagger Blade Meteoric Iron Dagger Blade	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Enforced Bone Plate Meteoric Iron Enforced Bone Plate	Damage Resistance +40%
Meteoric Iron Halberd Blade Meteoric Iron Halberd Blade	Weapon Damage 8+	Damage Resistance +60%
Meteoric Iron Hand Axe Blade Meteoric Iron Hand Axe Blade	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Heavy War Hammer Head Meteoric Iron Heavy War Hammer Head	Weapon Damage 1.6	Damage Resistance 0.6
Meteoric Iron Longsword Blade Meteoric Iron Longsword Blade	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Mace Head Meteoric Iron Mace Head	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Shortsword Blade Meteoric Iron Shortsword Blade	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Spear Head Meteoric Iron Spear Head	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Trident Head Meteoric Iron Trident Head	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Meteoric Iron Two-handed Axe Blade Meteoric Iron Two-handed Axe Blade	Weapon Damage +8	Damage Resistance +60%
Meteoric Iron Two-handed Hammer Head Meteoric Iron Two-handed Hammer Head	Weapon Damage +8	Damage Resistance +60%
Meteoric Iron Two-handed Mace Head Meteoric Iron Two-handed Mace Head	Weapon Damage +8	Damage Resistance +60%
Meteoric Iron Two-handed Sword Blade Meteoric Iron Two-handed Sword Blade	Weapon Damage +8	Damage Resistance +0.6
Meteoric Iron War Hammer Head Meteoric Iron War Hammer Head	Weapon Damage +5	Damage Resistance +30%
Pet Food, Bear Bites Pet Food, Bear Bites	Combat Health Per Second +6 for 2 hours	Health Per Second +12 for 2 hours	Damage Resistance +10 for 2 hours
Physical Resistance Potion of the Obsidians Physical Resistance Potion of the Obsidians	Damage Resistance +20 for 2 minutes	Maximum Damage Resistance +10% for 2 minutes	Magic Resistance -20 for 2 minutes
Rock Maple Crossbow Stock Rock Maple Crossbow Stock	Weapon Critical Damage +10%	Damage Resistance +10%
Rock Maple Handle Rock Maple Handle	Weapon Critical Damage +7.5%	Damage Resistance +0.1
Rock Maple Heartwood Rock Maple Heartwood	Basic Magic Reagent Use Chance -10%	Spell Critical Damage +12.5%	Damage Resistance +10%
Rock Maple Long Bowstave Rock Maple Long Bowstave	Weapon Critical Damage +10%	Damage Resistance +10%
Rock Maple Short Bowstave Rock Maple Short Bowstave	Weapon Critical Damage +7.5%	Damage Resistance +10%
White Iron Enforced Bone Plate White Iron Enforced Bone Plate	Damage Resistance +10%	Health +6