Receiving damage
There are a number of steps involved in deciding whether attacks and spells hits or not and how much damage is done to the enemy.
Order of operations
The list below displays the order of operations for damage avoidance and mitigation:
- Avoiding the hit:
- Avoiding the damage:
- Block and Spell block.[1]
- Damage shift:
Part of incoming damage can be shifted to another type of damage.[2] It is usually done by utilizing an item which offers the #% of X Damage Taken as Y modifier, for example:
- Module Error: More than one result found for item using search term "item_name = Lightning Coil". Try using the page parameter instead
- 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. - Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Incandescent_Heart"
- Damage Reduction:
- Elemental and chaos damage is mitigated by its respective resistance.
- Physical damage is mitigated by the sum of all #% additional Physical Damage Reduction modifiers, up to its 90% cap.[3] These modifiers can be calculated from:
- Damage Taken:
After damage reduction, modifiers to Damage Taken are applied.[4] Flat amounts are applied first, then the sum of all increases/reductions and lastly with more/less multipliers applied separately:Order Modifier Examples 1 ±# X Damage Taken from Y AshrendAshrend
Buckskin TunicEvasion: (316-442)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 17, 53 Dex(80-100)% increased Evasion Rating
+(40-50)% to Fire Resistance
Cannot be Ignited
(75-150)% increased Physical Damage with Ranged Weapons
-(60-30) Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsThe blasted oak stands forever.
BramblejackBramblejack
Plate VestArmour: (19-27)
Movement Speed: -3%+(30-60) to maximum Life
-(15-10) Physical Damage taken from Attack Hits
1000% of Melee Physical Damage taken reflected to AttackerIt is safer to be feared than to be loved.
AstramentisAstramentis
Onyx AmuletRequires Level 20+(10-16) to all Attributes+(80-100) to all Attributes
-4 Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsMindless rage will shake the world,
Cunning lies will bend it.
Reckless haste will break the world,
And into darkness send it.2 #% increased/reduced X Damage Taken Shock
Fortify
Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Vulnerability". Please choose only one of the following ids:
IzaroVulnerabilityPylonOnDeath - 40% increased Physical Damage taken, 20% chance to be inflicted with Bleeding when Hit by an Attack, Base duration is 10.00 seconds (page)
IzaroVulnerability - Base duration is (5.00-6.45) seconds, Cursed enemies take (15-25)% increased Physical Damage, Attacks Hits against Cursed Enemies have 25% chance to inflict Bleeding (page)
Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Hyaon's_Fury"
Fragile BloomFragile Bloom
Crimson JewelLimited to: 1Maximum 10 Fragile Regrowth
0.7% of Life Regenerated per second per Fragile Regrowth
Lose all Fragile Regrowth when Hit
Gain 1 Fragile Regrowth each secondThe first green shoots of Spring are the most resilient,
and the most vulnerable.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
AbyssusAbyssus
Ezomyte BurgonetArmour: (692-838)Requires Level 60, 138 Str+(20-25) to all Attributes
Adds 40 to 60 Physical Damage to Attacks
+(100-125)% to Melee Critical Strike Multiplier
(100-120)% increased Armour
(40-50)% increased Physical Damage takenWhen you have slain all of your enemies,
what is left to fear?
Module Error: No results found for item using search term "item_name = Oro's_Sacrifice"3 #% more/less X Damage Taken Arctic Armour - Taking the final damage:
- Non-chaos damage normally damages energy shield protecting life until it's depleted.
- For Mind over Matter users, #% of the remaining damage is removed from mana. Mind over Matter only applies if the hit is damaging life.
Chaos damage always bypasses energy shield. This applies regardless if energy shield is protecting life or mana.
Mitigating Damage over Time generally follows the same principle, except for being unaffected by damage shift and armour (the latter needing a hit to calculate reduction), other sources of physical damage reduction will apply as usual. As for damage taken step, modifiers that generally affect Damage Taken or Damage Taken from Damage over Time will apply, but Damage Taken from Hits won't.
Unlucky
If a damage roll is unlucky, the damage calculation will be rolled twice and the lower value will be chosen. Rolls to crit/evade/dodge/block are unchanged and only happen once.[5] This can effectively reduce damage by up to one third if the damage has a very low minimum, with the benefit decreasing rapidly: Damage with minimum at half the maximum will only be reduced by one ninth. Currently unlucky is only found on the unique ring Lori's LanternLori's Lantern
Prismatic RingRequires Level 30+(8-10)% to all Elemental Resistances+10% to all Elemental Resistances
(6-8)% increased Movement Speed when on Low Life
31% increased Light Radius
+(20-25)% to Chaos Resistance when on Low Life
Damage of Enemies Hitting you is Unlucky while you are on Low LifeBy its light, Lori led her young charges to safety
and bound up their wounds.
Her sword arm was iron, yet her heart gentle
and proof against hate..
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Daniel_GGG (January 2, 2014). "reflect mechanics VS evasion,blocking,acrobatics". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (September 26, 2013). "Specifics on Lightning Coil mechanics?". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (November 14, 2011). "Mechanics thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (February 11, 2014). "When is Abyssus' damage factored in". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Mark_GGG (May 13, 2013 4:01 AM). "p/c new ring lori's lantern". Path of Exile Forum. Retrieved September 22, 2013.