Damage Reduction & Increase

The order

One hit, start to finish

Each gate takes what the gate before it left.

1. Race damage and race resistance before defence

   Your bonus damage against the target's race, and the target's resistance to your race, change the raw hit before anything else. Every player counts as the race Human, so "vs Human" options work in player against player. Defence then removes a fixed chunk, so a percentage at this gate is usually worth more than its number: a 10% resistance can take 12% to 60% off what finally lands.

2. Defence

   P.Def (or M.Def against magic) removes about half its own value from the hit, but never more than 95% of it. Damage over time is not reduced by defence on this server.

3. Critical hits and elements

   A critical hit adds your critical power. A high elemental resist only counts in steps of 300: below 300 it does nothing, at 300 or more that element's hit is cancelled.

4. The player against player rule

   When a player hits another player or a creature, the damage is multiplied by 0.4% (0.1% when a creature hits). It is the same for everyone, so all the percentages on this page still compare fairly.

5. Shields and vulnerability hits and skills only

   Titles, buffs and skills that cut the damage you take, and debuffs that make a target take more, go into one pool: add them up, then multiply once. This gate only covers auto attacks and skill hits, never damage over time or add-on hits. The attacker's penetration wins back part of it.

6. Final reduction and final increase

   "D. Absorp" and "D. Amp" apply last.

7. Mana shield and pass damage

   Part of whatever is left can be paid from your MP, or moved to your creature, instead of your HP.

Damage reduction

Taking less damage

Grouped by gate. Inside one gate the values add up.

Race resistance before defence

Gear only. Works on every kind of damage, including damage over time and add-on hits. Pick "Human" options for player against player.

Source	Less damage
Final Awakening on body armorFinal Awakening Stone: Armor. The tier follows the armor's Luciad power: up to 3 (the armor must be +20), 4–15, 16–39, 40 or more	1 / 3 / 5 / 10% all
Yushiva's Red Earrings, identifiedone option per earring, two earrings	15% one race or 5% all
Crazy Clown Earring, identified	12% one race or 3% all
Yushiva's Belt	20% Spirit
Yushiva's Belt: a race beltAngel, Devil, Undead, Beast…; also +20% damage against both races All 11 race belts Yushiva's Belt: Angel Yushiva's Belt: Mortal Yushiva's Belt: Devil Yushiva's Belt: Undead Yushiva's Belt: Beast Yushiva's Belt: Ain Yushiva's Belt: Mecca Yushiva's Belt: Dragon Yushiva's Belt: Disembodied Yushiva's Belt: Antique Yushiva's Belt: Insect	10% Spirit + 10% its race
Yushiva's Belt: All Races	10% all
Lava Cloak +0 to +10	1–20% Devil
Lava Set: any Lava Cloak with the Lava Mask	5% all
Beastbane Staff	20% Beast
Aspect of the BeastBeast Master passive, level 10	30% Beast

Shields: titles, buffs and skills hits and skills only

Everything here goes into the one shield pool. Only one main title counts, and titles never work as sub titles.

Source	Less damage
Campermain title	10%
Hallowed Bulwarkmain title, Halloween Invasion reward	15%
Shining ArmorEternal Buff Stone (9–17% by its level and enhance), new-character buff (17%), Priest skill (9%)	9–17%
Deva's Blessing / Deva's Blessing Lv.2	9% / 13%
Yushiva's Accessory SetYushiva's Blue Necklace + Yushiva's Red Earrings + any Yushiva's Belt; aura, also covers nearby allies	10%
Starlight Necklace, identifiedone of: magic 15%; physical skills 5%; auto attacks 5% and magic 10%	5–15%
Arcane Guardianstaff, level 110	10%
Obsidikar Cardbelt card: 6% chance when hit, for 2 seconds	50%
Class skillsDeflecting Shield 79% (6 s), Divine Shield 70% (11 s), Blood of the Underworld 85% (9 s), Recklessness of Earth 24%, Godly Protection 20% and 120 less per hit, Essence of Steel 18%, Desperate Deflection 10% (proc), Holy Protection 13% (proc)	up to 85%
Immunity skillsEssence of Invulnerability (physical), Celestial Protection (party), Abominable Howl and One Winged Embrace (party, physical) — attacker penetration still gets a little through	immune
Creature party buffsBlessing of Firmness (White Dragon, physical), Blessing of Light (Cherubim, Seraphim)	30% / 15%

Mana shield and pass damage

Source	Moved off your HP
Bone Dragon Card	5% to MP
Neutralize Magic / Magic SkinChaos Magician line toggles	about 33% to MP
Mana Shield (White Dragon)party	20% to MP
Pass Damagesummoner classes; limited by your creature's HP	up to 47% to creature
ImmortalityMercenary, 15 seconds	never below 1 HP

Damage increase

Dealing more damage

The same gates, from the attacker's side.

Race damage before defence

Applies to every kind of hit, add-on hits included, against the target's race. Players are Human.

Source	More damage
Final Awakening on a maskFinal Awakening Stone: Armor used on a mask, same Luciad tiers as armor	1 / 3 / 5 / 10% all
Yushiva's Blue Necklace, identified	15% one race
Starlight Necklace, identified	12% one race or 3% all
Yushiva's Beltrace belts: also against their own race	20% Spirit
Yushiva's Belt: All Races	20% all
Lava Cloak +0 to +10	1–30% Devil
Lava Set: any Lava Cloak with the Lava Mask	10% all
Hammer of Justice / Dragon Catcher	30% Undead / Dragon
Mankiller Spear / Beastbane Staff	20% Ain / Beast
[Boss Card] Devil Skeletonbelt card; also −20% max HP and MP, −30% healing	30% all
Legendary wings as transmoga Legendary wing used as the look of your wings	5% all

Skill and class bonuses

Source	More damage
Heed of the ConjurorM.Atk part of harmful magic	25%
Spirit of Fire / Tempestfire / wind spells	30%
Shadoweaving / Imbued Lightdark / light skills	50%
Tactical Advantagephysical skills, every character	10%
Killer's Desirephysical skills, target below full HP	40%
Scent of Death / Prey Upon the Weaktarget below full HP	20%
Vortex Magicmagic against a frozen target	55%
Flamemongeragainst a burning target	18.5%
Guiding Lightauto attacks against a slowed target	30%
Templarclass rule, against monsters	20%

Debuffs on your target same pool as its shields

These add to the target's shield pool with the opposite sign, so a debuff and a shield of the same size cancel out.

Source	Target takes more
Skill: Luna Chipcommon skill; also damage over time; a quarter as strong on players and creatures	100% / 25%
Weakness Analysis (Golem) / Curse of Impurity (Abomination)	66% / 50%
Weakness Testing / Arachnophobia	25%
Leon's Gloryweapon; 5% chance when you are hit, on your attacker	20%
Radiant Flare → Dazzled	3%

Add-on hits

Extra separate hits. They skip defence, critical hits and the shield pool, and in player against player they are scaled down twice.

Source	Extra hit
Shining Weaponholy, per auto attack (Eternal Buff Stone or Priest skill)	160–330
Dark Mightshade, per auto attack / per skill hit	164–324 / 328–648
Deva's Blessing / Deva's Blessing Lv.2holy + shade, per auto attack	324 / 486
Yushiva's Blue Necklace, elemental option	300–5,000
Divine Clusterof P.Atk + M.Atk, auto attack / skill hit	50% / 100%
Envenom / Imbued Lightof M.Atk / of each auto attack	350% / 150%
Divine Claw, Essence of Fire, Phantasm, Cry of Arrows, Strength of Darkness	varies

Stacking

How it all adds up

Add inside a gate, multiply between gates.

Take a 10,000 hit from a level 170 monster against 4,000 defence. You wear a Final Awakening armor at 10% (race gate), the Camper title and Shining Armor at 17% (shield gate: 10% + 17% = 27%).

The calculator below uses the server's own formula, including this defence effect, in its example hit.

Calculator

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