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Damage Resistance

Damage Resistance is a buff that reduces incoming damage from all sources. It works independently from other mechanics such Damage Block, Armor, and Magic Resistance.

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Stacking [ edit ]

Damage resistance stacks additively with itself in most cases. For example: 80% resistance + 20% resistance = 100% total resistance
Likewise, damage resistance will also be directly subtracted by Damage Amplification. For example: 80% resistance – 30% amplification = 50% total resistance

Special Cases [ edit ]

Borrowed Time, Ghostship, and Mana Shield stack multiplicatively with other damage resistance abilities. For example: 80% resistance × 50% resistance = 90% total resistance

Borrowed Time and Ghostship do not stack with each other.

Damage Resistance [ edit ]

Affects allies around Abaddon

Hero Abilities
Hero	Ability	Damage Resistance
Abaddon	Borrowed Time
Bristleback	Bristleback	16% / 24% / 32% / 40% (Rear) 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% (Side)
Centaur Warrunner	Stampede	Affects Centaur and allied heroes
Io	Overcharge	5% / 10% / 15% / 20% Affects Io and the Tethered ally
Kunkka	Ghostship	50% Affects allies that pass through the ship
Legion Commander	Duel	Only affects Legion and her Duel enemy
Medusa	Mana Shield	60%
Nyx Assassin	Burrow	40%
Spectre	Dispersion	10% / 14% / 18% / 22%
Ursa	Enrage	80%
Visage	Gravekeeper’s Cloak	8% / 12% / 16% / 20% per layer Maximum Layers: 4
Winter Wyvern	Winter’s Curse	100% Only affects enemies

Damage Absorption [ edit ]

Damage Absorption reduces damage from all sources, but only absorbs a set amount of damage. It absorbs damage after reductions.

Stacking [ edit ]

The amount absorbed does not stack. The highest amount of absorption is used instead. It also wastes the weaker absorption buff without absorbing any damage.

Example: Aphotic Shield and Living Armor are both on a target ally. The ally is hit, using Aphotic Shield’s greater absorption amount. It does not add Living Armor’s amount, and the Living Armor instance is used up anyway.

Hero Abilities
Hero	Ability	Damage Absorb
Abaddon	Aphotic Shield	110 / 140 / 170 / 200
Treant Protector	Living Armor	20 / 40 / 60 / 80

Damage Immunity [ edit ]

Damage Immunity completely prevents damage from occurring. It fully stacks with other sources of damage immunity. This works differently from invulnerability as the hero is still vulnerable to spells and their effects.