Damage Reduction (also called DR) and Additional Damage Reduction (also called ADR) are character statistics that refer to a general decrease of incoming damage. Having a higher Damage Reduction means that the character negates more damage dealt to them.
Overview[]
It is primarily derived by the armor worn by the character recieving the damage, but it can can be raised (and lowered) through abilities, clothing, accessories, and other effects. Many creatures also have natural DR.
The normal form of Damage Reduction is expressed as a percentage-based reduction on every attack.
Some items specify Additional Damage Reduction (also called ADR), which is a form of Damage Reduction that reduces damage given a fixed value that is subtracted from every attack, prior to the DR reduction. As such, attacks with a damage under the target ADR is completely negated.
As an example, wearing a Common Scale Armor grants the wearer 15% Damage Reduction and 3 Additional Damage Reduction. Excluding any Attack Quality bonuses/penalties, this means that being hit for 20 points of damage will only result in 14.45 points going through to their health, as the armor will absorb 3 damage, then 15% of the remaining damage. The basic formula is (where DR is all DR the character has additively summed together):
Final Damage = (Damage - ADR) × (1 - (DR / 100))
Percentage-based damage reduction is generally more effective the higher the incoming damage, as more of the damage will be blocked relative to the total amount. It does little to protect against low-damage attacks, which is where Additional Damage Reduction is important, as it can completely negate attacks that deal damage under its value.
Sources[]
Armor[]
Armor provides the bulk of your overall Damage Reduction, with heavier armors generally granting more than lighter ones. All armor types give a different amount of DR, while ADR is the same across all types within an armor class.
| Type | DR | ADR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Armor | All cloth armor | 2% | 2 |
| All robes | 5% | ||
| All padded armor | 8% | ||
| All leather armor | 10% | ||
| Medium Armor | All scale armor | 15% | 3 |
| All breastplates | 18% | ||
| All mail armor | 20% | ||
| Heavy Armor | All brigandines | 25% | 4 |
| All plate armor | 30% | ||
Upgrading an armor provides it with increased Additional Damage Reduction at every level:
| Quality | Rank | Light Armor | Medium Armor | Heavy Armor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Common | 2 (+1) | 3 (+2) | 4 (+3) | |
| 5 (+3) | 6 (+3) | 7 (+3) | ||
| 8 (+3) | 9 (+3) | 10 (+3) | ||
| 11 (+3) | 12 (+3) | 13 (+3) | ||
Fine | 14 (+3) | 15 (+3) | 16 (+3) | |
| 18 (+4) | 19 (+4) | 20 (+4) | ||
| 22 (+4) | 23 (+4) | 24 (+4) | ||
| 26 (+4) | 27 (+4) | 28 (+4) | ||
Exceptional | 30 (+4) | 31 (+4) | 32 (+4) | |
| 34 (+4) | 35 (+4) | 36 (+4) | ||
| 38 (+4) | 39 (+4) | 40 (+4) | ||
| 42 (+4) | 43 (+4) | 44 (+4) | ||
Superb | 46 (+4) | 47 (+4) | 48 (+4) | |
| 52 (+6) | 53 (+6) | 54 (+6) | ||
| 58 (+6) | 59 (+6) | 60 (+6) | ||
| 64 (+6) | 65 (+6) | 66 (+6) | ||
Legendary | 70 (+6) | 71 (+6) | 72 (+6) | |
| 76 (+6) | 77 (+6) | 78 (+6) | ||
| 82 (+6) | 83 (+6) | 84 (+6) | ||
| 88 (+6) | 89 (+6) | 90 (+6) |
Buffs[]
Sources that increase Damage Reduction.
| Type | Source | Modifier | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumables | Drink | Fruitful Wine | +5% | For 300 seconds |
| Prepared Food | Magran's Blessing | +20% | For 300 seconds | |
| Accessories | Ring | Ring of Deflection | +3% | |
| Ring | Cipher's Bestowed Focus (Pain Blocker) | +5% | While your health is below 30% | |
| Ring | Ring of Major Deflection (Major Deflection) | +5% | ||
| Ring | Ring of Minor Deflection (Lesser Damage-Proofed) | +3% | ||
| Armor | Light Armor | Councilor's Garb (Pargrun-Woven Fabric) | +5% | |
| Medium Armor | Eothasian Breastplate (Dawn's Reflection) | +3% | During the day | |
| Heavy Armor | Faith and Conviction (Unwavering Conviction) | +4% | To self and companions | |
| Light Armor | Gambeson of the Grand Empire (Steel-Threaded) | +3% | ||
| Medium Armor | Sky Mother's Embrace (Turning Scales) | +3% | ||
| Medium Armor | Vailian Breastplate (Lesser Bulwark) | +2% | ||
| Light Armor | Warmage's Robe (Bulwark) | +3% | ||
| Light Armor | Wolf Armor (Evasive Stride) | +4% | While sprinting | |
| Weapons | Mace | Battletrance (Unyielding Vanguard) | +5% | For 10 seconds on Full Combo Attack |
| Arquebus | Moonstrike / Heavenstrike (Lunar Champion) | +5% | For 10 seconds on kill | |
| Great Hammer | Inevitability (Implacable Foe) | +3% | For 8 seconds on dealing damage | |
| Great Hammer | Inevitability (Death March) | +5% | For 8 seconds on dealing damage | |
| Spear | Wayfinder (Fortuitous Journey) | +5% | For 20 seconds on kill | |
| Abilities | Level 1 Wizard Ability | Arcane Veil | +25% | For 15 seconds |
| Level 5 Wizard Ability | Bristling Frost | +10/10/15% | For 20 seconds | |
| Level 10 Wizard Ability | Ring of Fire | +15/15/20% | For 20 seconds | |
Sources that increase Additional Damage Reduction (excluding armor upgrades)
| Type | Source | Modifier | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | Light Armor | Councilor's Garb (Pargrun-Woven Fabric) | +3 | |
| Medium Armor | Eothasian Breastplate (Dawn's Reflection) | +3 | During the day | |
| Medium Armor | Vailian Breastplate (Lesser Bulwark) | +1 | ||
| Light Armor | Warmage's Robe (Bulwark) | +2 | ||
Debuffs[]
Sources that penalize Damage Reduction, effectively increasing the amount of damage taken. Some are penalties that are typically granted alongside a significant boon to another stat. Others are applies applied to enemies.
| Type | Source | Modifier | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accessories | Ring | Band of Transcendent Suffering (Mortification) | -100% | |
| Armor | Light Armor | Helwalker's Vestments (The Path of Scars) | -50% | |
| Weapons | Wand | Cruel Command (Rewarding Disloyalty) | -25% for 10 sec | To attacking enemy on parry |
| Spear | Umpara's Spear (Unbalancing Rhythm) | -20% for 10 sec | To hit enemy on Full Combo Attack | |