Damage taken as

Not to be confused with Damage conversion.

Damage taken as is a mechanic that allows hits from one damage type to be taken as another damage type.

Mechanics

On the receiving side, damage from hits may be taken as a different type. This is done before any sort of mitigation. It is important to note that this is not damage conversion. The shifted part of damage does not retain its original damage property so it won't get mitigated either twice or by the more favorable method. For example, if some of the incoming damage is shifted to or from physical, the after-shift value is used in the armour calculation.

Damage taken as is calculated simultaneously, this means that the incoming damage can be shifted to any other type of damage. For example The Rat CageThe Rat Cage
Sharkskin TunicEvasion: (1118-1414)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 56, 152 Dex(100-120)% increased Evasion Rating
+(200-300) to maximum Life
15% increased Movement Speed
100% of Fire Damage from Hits taken as Physical DamageThe truth lies inside every man, if you dig around.
Many a confession was found in the bowels of Axiom. has #% of Fire Damage taken as Physical Damage, this modifier wouldn't have worked if it was a converted to-process.

Since damage taken as does all calculations simultaneously this also means that the initial damage can not be shifted any further.

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For example with Cloak of FlameCloak of Flame
Scholar's RobeEnergy Shield: (43-53)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 18, 55 Int+(50-75)% to Fire Resistance
(40-75)% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies
Reflects 100 Fire Damage to Melee Attackers
40% of Physical Damage taken as Fire DamageHe who sows an ember shall reap an inferno. and Avian Twins Talisman with #% of Fire Damage taken as Lightning Damage equipped the incoming physical damage will be shifted to fire damage but the fire damage cannot be further shifted to lightning damage. Because both of these operations would be performed simultaneously on the initial physical damage hit. So we'd be trying to take fire damage as lightning damage before any fire damage exists.

Initial hit: 100 Physical Damage 0 Lightning Damage 0 Cold Damage 0 Fire Damage 0 Chaos Damage	⇗	Cloak of FlameCloak of Flame Scholar's RobeEnergy Shield: (43-53) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 18, 55 Int+(50-75)% to Fire Resistance (40-75)% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies Reflects 100 Fire Damage to Melee Attackers 40% of Physical Damage taken as Fire DamageHe who sows an ember shall reap an inferno. 20% Physical Damage taken as Fire Damage	⇒	100 * 0.80 = 80 Physical Damage 100 * 0.20 = 20 Fire Damage
	⇘	Avian Twins Talisman 50% Fire Damage taken as Lightning Damage	⇒	0 * 0.50 = 0 Fire Damage 0 * 0.50 = 0 Lightning Damage

Sources

Unique items which shift damage include:

• Physical to lightning

• Physical to cold

• Taste of HateTaste of Hate
  Sapphire FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds
  Consumes 20 of 50 Charges on use
  +40% to Cold Resistance
  +5% to maximum Cold ResistanceRequires Level 18(10-15)% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Cold Damage during Effect
  Gain (10-15)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage during effect
  30% chance to Avoid being Chilled during Effect
  30% chance to Avoid being Frozen during EffectA sip will freeze your lips,
  A swig will chill your heart,
  A glass will still your soul.Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. (during flask effect)

• Physical to fire:

• Cloak of FlameCloak of Flame
  Scholar's RobeEnergy Shield: (43-53)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 18, 55 Int+(50-75)% to Fire Resistance
  (40-75)% increased Ignite Duration on Enemies
  Reflects 100 Fire Damage to Melee Attackers
  40% of Physical Damage taken as Fire DamageHe who sows an ember shall reap an inferno.

• Physical to chaos:

• DarkscornDarkscorn
  Assassin BowBow
  Physical Damage: (92.8-113.4) to (248-288)
  Critical Strike Chance: 6.70%
  Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 62, 212 Dex+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier(60-80)% increased Physical Damage
  Adds (15-20) to (25-30) Physical Damage
  20% increased Attack Speed
  (15-30)% increased Global Accuracy Rating
  25% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
  25% of Physical Damage from Hits taken as Chaos Damage
  20% chance for Poisons inflicted with this Weapon to deal 300% more Damage"The Spirit of War knows nothing of good and evil.
  It knows only destruction."
  - Sekhema Asenath

• Fire to physical:

• The Rat CageThe Rat Cage
  Sharkskin TunicEvasion: (1118-1414)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 56, 152 Dex(100-120)% increased Evasion Rating
  +(200-300) to maximum Life
  15% increased Movement Speed
  100% of Fire Damage from Hits taken as Physical DamageThe truth lies inside every man, if you dig around.
  Many a confession was found in the bowels of Axiom.

• Fire to cold:

• KaltensoulKaltensoul
  Painted BucklerChance to Block: 29%
  Evasion: (196-308)
  Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 16, 44 Dex6% increased Movement Speed(60-100)% increased Evasion Rating
  +5% to maximum Cold Resistance
  +50% to Cold Resistance
  Gain (10-15)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
  Reflects (25-50) Cold Damage to Melee Attackers
  +5% Chance to Block
  20% of Fire Damage from Hits taken as Cold DamageFlesh may freeze and rot,
  but the soul remains unbroken.

• Elemental to another elemental:

• Avian Twins Talismans
• Greatwolf TalismanGreatwolf TalismanTalisman Tier: 4<Two random talisman implicit modifiers>CorruptedThe wolf greeted the king,
  In the light of the harvest moon.
  The wolf offered the strength of the wild,
  And the king paid for it in blood.

• Elemental to chaos:

• Incandescent HeartIncandescent Heart
  Saintly ChainmailArmour: (1283-1567)
  Energy Shield: (307-374)
  Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 70, 99 Str, 115 Int(220-240)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
  +(80-90) to maximum Life
  (0.8-1)% of Attack Damage Leeched as Life
  Gain (10-20)% of Elemental Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  25% of Elemental Damage from Hits taken as Chaos Damage
  (20-30)% increased Light Radius
  Light Radius is based on Energy Shield instead of LifeOnly light may banish the shadows from this land
  And the black lies wrapped around your heart