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Damage Resistance refers to the Bullet, Melee, and Spirit Resist statistics which reduce incoming damage taken. Bullet Resist reduces all weapon and melee damage, Melee Resist reduces only melee damage, while Spirit Resist reduces all spirit damage. Units have a unique "Damage Resistance" stat that is applied to all sources of damage, including Troopers.

Most resistances stack multiplicatively; they are not added together. Sources of Resistance Reduction are multiplied together separately first. The total reduction is then subtracted from the total resistance. This has the consequence of resistance reduction being more effective on targets with higher resistance.

Video explaining Damage Resistance

Resistance types

Bullet Resist

Bullet Resist reduces all incoming Weapon Damage, including from abilities. Troopers, Guardians, Neutrals and the Mid-Boss deal weapon damage.

List of abilities that deal weapon damage:

This is a dynamic list "weapondamage". Edit contents · Edit notes.

Hero	Ability	Notes
Haze	Fixation	—
Holliday	Crackshot	Scales with Spirit Power.
Venator	Consecrating Grenade	—
	Gutshot	—
	Ira Domini	—

Spirit Resist

Spirit Resist reduces all incoming Spirit Damage. Most abilities and items deal spirit damage, as well as Walkers, Shrines, and the Patron.

Melee Resist

Melee Resist reduces all incoming Melee Damage, including from abilities.

In addition to Melee Resist gained from items, Bullet Resist affects all Weapon Damage, granting another source of resistance against Melee Damage. The only exception is Venator's innate Spirit-scaled Bullet Resist, although this is likely a bug.

List of abilities that deal melee damage:

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Hero	Ability	Base Damage
Bebop	Exploding Uppercut	0.01
Bebop	Grapple Arm	0
Billy	Bashdown	0
Calico	Leaping Slash	10
Drifter	Rend	0
Silver	Boot Kick	0
Silver (Transformed)	Go For The Throat	0
Silver (Transformed)	Mauling Leap	0
Viscous	Puddle Punch	20
Yamato	Flying Slash	0

Crit Reduction

Crit Reduction is a stat that reduces the critical damage (headshots) received by the hero. Not to be confused with Crit Bonus Scale, a stat that reduces the critical damage dealt by the hero to other targets.

Crit Reduction is an innate stat to balance heroes with large head hitboxes, and cannot be modified by items or abilities.

Starting Damage Resistance

The following Heroes either have starting Damage Resistance values or gain resistance with Boons or Spirit Power. Boon and Spirit scaling resistances stack additively.

Note: Negative values indicate that the hero receives increased damage.

Base Bullet Resist Stats
Hero	Added per Boon (%)	At Max Boon (%)	Spirit Scaling (%)
Bebop	+0.3	10.5	+0
Dynamo	+0.625	21.9	+0
Venator	+0	0	+0.122

Base Spirit Resist Stats
Hero	Starting (%)	Added per Boon (%)	At Max Boon (%)	Spirit Scaling (%)
Kelvin	0	+0.625	21.9	+0
Lash	10	+0	10	+0
McGinnis	0	+0.35	12.3	+0
Pocket	-15	+0	-15	+0
Venator	0	+0	0	+0.122

Base Melee Resist Stats
Hero	Melee Resist (%)
Rem	-5

Base Crit Reduction Stats
Hero	Crit Reduction (%)
Mo & Krill	20
Rem	10
Seven	55

Calculation

While items often display resistance as a flat percentage (e.g., +20% Resist), multiple sources of resistance do not simply add together. Instead, they stack multiplicatively.

Calculating Resistance

To find your total resistance, use the following formula:

$Total Resist = 1 - (1 - R_{1}) \times (1 - R_{2}) \dots$

Example: If you have two sources of resistance, one providing 40% and another providing 20%:

Convert percentages to decimals: 0.40 and 0.20.
Subtract from 1: (1 - 0.40) = 0.60 and (1 - 0.20) = 0.80.
Multiply the remainders: 0.60 × 0.80 = 0.48.
Subtract from 1: 1 - 0.48 = 0.52.
Your Total Resist is 52%.

Calculating Resistance Reduction

Resistance Reduction (often called "shred") acts as a counter to resistance. It is calculated separately using the same multiplicative formula, and then subtracted from the target's resistance.

$Final Resist = Total Resistance - Total Reduction$

Example: A target has 52% Total Resistance (as calculated above). You attack them with two sources of Reduction: one providing 25% and another providing 20%.

Step 1: Calculate Total Reduction $1 - (1 - 0.25) \times (1 - 0.20) = 0.40 \to 𝟒𝟎 %$

Step 2: Subtract Reduction from Resistance $52 % - 40 % = 𝟏𝟐 %$

The target has a final effective Resist of only 12%.

Negative Resistance

If the Total Reduction is higher than the Total Resistance, the final value will be negative. This acts as a damage amplifier.

30% Resist: You take 70% of incoming damage.
0% Resist: You take 100% of incoming damage (True Damage).
-30% Resist: You take 130% of incoming damage.

Effective Health

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A graph showing how despite the resistance percentage not growing additively, it scales the player's effective health additively.

Include graph of effective health as a function of Damage Reduction. In the mean time, feel free to refer to this Desmos graph.

Include graph of effective damage increase from using 15%, 30%, and 45% Resistance Reduction as a function of the target's original Damage Reduction. In the mean time, feel free to refer to this Desmos graph.

Sources of Damage Resistance

Bullet Resist

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Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Fleetfoot	1,600	Weapon	+6% Bullet Resist
Melee Charge	1,600	Weapon	+6% Bullet Resist
Berserker	3,200	Weapon	+8% Bullet Resist
Escalating Resilience	3,200	Weapon	+2% Bullet Resist
Heroic Aura	3,200	Weapon	+17% Bullet Resist
Crushing Fists	6,400	Weapon	+12% Bullet Resist
Battle Vest	1,600	Vitality	+18% Bullet Resist
Return Fire	1,600	Vitality	+10% Bullet Resist
Weapon Shielding	1,600	Vitality	+18% Bullet Resist
Bullet Resilience	3,200	Vitality	+30% Bullet Resist
Metal Skin	3,200	Vitality	+12% Bullet Resist
Warp Stone	3,200	Vitality	+30% Bullet Resist
Cheat Death	6,400	Vitality	+15% Bullet Resist
Indomitable	6,400	Vitality	+10% Bullet Resist
Siphon Bullets	6,400	Vitality	+10% Bullet Resist
Vampiric Burst	6,400	Vitality	+10% Bullet Resist
Bullet Resist Shredder	1,600	Spirit	+9% Bullet Resist
Suppressor	1,600	Spirit	+8% Bullet Resist
Superior Duration	3,200	Spirit	+8% Bullet Resist
Echo Shard	6,400	Spirit	+5% Bullet Resist

Monster Rounds increases Bullet Resist vs. NPCs by +25%.
Escalating Resilience increases Bullet Resist by 2% per stack per shot when hitting enemy heroes, maxing at 30% Bullet Resist.

Bullet Resist Reduction

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Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Stalker	1,600	Weapon	-6% Bullet Resist Reduction
Weakening Headshot	1,600	Weapon	-13% Bullet Resist Reduction
Alchemical Fire	3,200	Weapon	-7% Bullet Resist Reduction
Hollow Point	3,200	Weapon	-9% Bullet Resist Reduction
Hunter's Aura	3,200	Weapon	-10% Bullet Resist Reduction
Crippling Headshot	6,400	Weapon	-16% Bullet Resist Reduction
Crushing Fists	6,400	Weapon	-5% Bullet Resist Reduction
Rusted Barrel	800	Spirit	-8% Bullet Resist Reduction
Bullet Resist Shredder	1,600	Spirit	-10% Bullet Resist Reduction
Disarming Hex	3,200	Spirit	-13% Bullet Resist Reduction

Melee Resist

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Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Close Quarters	800	Weapon	+20% Melee Resist
Point Blank	3,200	Weapon	+30% Melee Resist
Runed Gauntlets	Legendary	Weapon	+50% Melee Resist
Rebuttal	800	Vitality	+18% Melee Resist
Juggernaut	6,400	Vitality	+25% Melee Resist
Torment Pulse	3,200	Spirit	+18% Melee Resist

Spirit Resist

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Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Blood Tribute	3,200	Weapon	+8% Spirit Resist
Silencer	6,400	Weapon	+12% Spirit Resist
Enchanter's Emblem	1,600	Vitality	+18% Spirit Resist
Restorative Locket	1,600	Vitality	+8% Spirit Resist
Spirit Shielding	1,600	Vitality	+18% Spirit Resist
Dispel Magic	3,200	Vitality	+10% Spirit Resist
Fury Trance	3,200	Vitality	+40% Spirit Resist
Spirit Resilience	3,200	Vitality	+30% Spirit Resist
Healing Tempo	6,400	Vitality	+10% Spirit Resist
Indomitable	6,400	Vitality	+10% Spirit Resist
Infuser	6,400	Vitality	+10% Spirit Resist
Spellbreaker	6,400	Vitality	+18% Spirit Resist
Witchmail	6,400	Vitality	+22% Spirit Resist
Cold Front	1,600	Spirit	+6% Spirit Resist
Mystic Vulnerability	1,600	Spirit	+8% Spirit Resist
Greater Expansion	3,200	Spirit	+10% Spirit Resist
Arctic Blast	6,400	Spirit	+10% Spirit Resist
Echo Shard	6,400	Spirit	+5% Spirit Resist
Escalating Exposure	6,400	Spirit	+17% Spirit Resist
Ethereal Shift	6,400	Spirit	+30% Spirit Resist
Scourge	6,400	Spirit	+40% Spirit Resist

Spirit Resist Reduction

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Name	Cost	Category	Stat change
Spirit Shredder Bullets	1,600	Weapon	-8% Spirit Resist Reduction
Spirit Rend	3,200	Weapon	-8% Spirit Resist Reduction
Spirit Rend	3,200	Weapon	-7% Spirit Resist Reduction
Crippling Headshot	6,400	Weapon	-16% Spirit Resist Reduction
Spirit Strike	800	Spirit	-6% Spirit Resist Reduction
Mystic Vulnerability	1,600	Spirit	-8% Spirit Resist Reduction
Spirit Sap	1,600	Spirit	-9% Spirit Resist Reduction
Spirit Snatch	3,200	Spirit	-12% Spirit Resist Reduction
Escalating Exposure	6,400	Spirit	-8% Spirit Resist Reduction
Focus Lens	6,400	Spirit	-9% Spirit Resist Reduction

Spirit Rend reduces -8% spirit resist on bullet hit from its component Spirit Shredder Bullets, as well as an additional -7% spirit resist reduction per stack on headshots, up to a max of 4 stacks (-33% spirit resist total).

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-'''Damage Resistance''' refers to the Bullet, Melee, and Spirit Resist statistics which reduce incoming damage taken. Bullet Resist reduces all weapon and melee damage, Melee Resist reduces only melee damage, while Spirit Resist reduces all spirit damage.
+'''Damage Resistance''' refers to the [[Weapon Damage|Bullet]], [[Melee Attack|Melee]], and [[Spirit Power|Spirit]] Resist statistics which reduce incoming damage taken. Bullet Resist reduces all weapon and melee damage, Melee Resist reduces only melee damage, while Spirit Resist reduces all spirit damage. [[Unit]]s have a unique "Damage Resistance" stat that is applied to all sources of damage, including [[Trooper]]s.
-Most resistances stack diminishingly, with each additional resistance source having reduced effect. Resistance Reduction is applied to the final resistance, and is stacked separately and diminishingly.
+Most resistances stack multiplicatively; they are not added together. Sources of Resistance Reduction are multiplied together separately first. The total reduction is then subtracted from the total resistance. This has the consequence of resistance reduction being more effective on targets with higher resistance.
+{{#ev:youtube|kOg7Q-OLwwQ|360|description=Video explaining Damage Resistance}}
-The Bullet Resistance and Spirit Resistance stats are also sometimes referred to as "Bullet Armor" and "Spirit Armor".
+== Resistance types ==
+=== Bullet Resist ===
+Bullet Resist reduces all incoming [[Weapon Damage]], including from abilities. [[Troopers]], [[Guardians]], [[Neutrals]] and the [[Mid-Boss]] deal weapon damage.
-== Starting Damage Resistance ==
+List of abilities that deal weapon damage:
-Most [[Hero|Heroes]] have no starting damage resistance. However, there are a few exceptions:
+{{AbilityTable|weapondamage}}
-=== Bullet Damage Resistance ===
+=== Spirit Resist ===
+Spirit Resist reduces all incoming [[Spirit Damage]]. Most abilities and items deal spirit damage, as well as [[Walkers]], [[Shrines]], and the [[Patron]].
-* {{PageRef|name=Dynamo}} has no starting bullet damage resistance, but he gains 0.625% per [[Boon]] (20% at max level).
+=== Melee Resist ===
-=== Spirit Damage Resistance ===
+Melee Resist reduces all incoming [[Melee Damage]], including from abilities.
-* {{PageRef|name=Lash}} has {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|Lash|TechResist|3}}% spirit damage resistance.
+In addition to Melee Resist gained from items, Bullet Resist affects all Weapon Damage, granting another source of resistance against Melee Damage. The only exception is {{HeroIcon|Venator}}'s innate Spirit-scaled Bullet Resist, although this is likely a bug.
-* {{PageRef|name=Pocket}} and {{PageRef|name=Trapper}} have {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|Pocket|TechResist|3}}% spirit damage resistance (they take 15% more spirit damage).
-* {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}} and {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}} have no starting spirit damage resistance, but gain 0.625% per Boon (20% at max level).
-=== Headshot Critical Damage Reduction ===
+List of abilities that deal melee damage:
+{{AbilityTable|Melee|hide=Light Melee Scaling,Notes}}
-* {{PageRef|name=Seven}} has {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|hero_gigawatt|CritDamageReceivedScale|3}}% critical damage reduction.
+=== Crit Reduction ===
+Crit Reduction is a stat that reduces the critical damage (headshots) received by the hero. Not to be confused with [[Weapon Damage#Crit Multiplier|Crit Bonus Scale]], a stat that reduces the critical damage dealt by the hero to other targets.
-* {{PageRef|name=Mo & Krill}} have {{#invoke:HeroData|get_hero_var|hero_krill|CritDamageReceivedScale|3}}% critical damage reduction (Mo's head only).
+Crit Reduction is an innate stat to balance heroes with large head hitboxes, and cannot be modified by items or abilities.
-=== Boon Resistances ===
+== Starting Damage Resistance ==
-Resistances gained from [[Boon|Boons]] (e.g., {{PageRef|name=Dynamo}}'s Bullet Resist or {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s Spirit Resist) stack '''additively'''. This is an exception to the standard multiplicative stacking rules for other resist sources.
+The following [[Hero|Heroes]] either have starting Damage Resistance values or gain resistance with [[Boon|Boons]] or [[Spirit Power]]. Boon and Spirit scaling resistances stack additively.
-== Melee Resist ==
+Note: Negative values indicate that the hero receives increased damage.
-Melee Resist is a special case of Bullet Resist that stacks diminishingly alongside it to reduce all incoming melee damage. This includes all 'melee' abilities such as {{HeroIcon|Viscous}}' {{AbilityIcon|Puddle Punch}} ability.
-== Math ==
+{{#invoke:HeroDataArrays|heroDamageResistTable}}
-Despite being presented in-game as +x% Bullet, Melee, or Spirit Resist, multiple sources of resist stack multiplicatively, not additively.
-The formula for resist is: <math>BR_f = \left\lceil 1 - \prod_{i=1}^n (1 - BR_i) \right\rceil</math><br />
+== Calculation ==
-where:<br />
+While items often display resistance as a flat percentage (e.g., +20% Resist), multiple sources of resistance do not simply add together. Instead, they stack '''multiplicatively'''.
-<math>
-\begin{align}
-  BR_f &= \text{final bullet resist,} \\
-  n &= \text{number of bullet resist sources,} \\
-  BR_n &= \text{bullet resist value} \\
-\end{align}
-</math>
-For example, multiple sources of Bullet Resist:
+=== Calculating Resistance ===
-* 60% Bullet Resist from Viscous' [[Viscous#(4)_Goo_Ball|Goo Ball]]
+To find your total resistance, use the following formula:
-* 40% Bullet Resist from the [[Colossus]] [[Items|Item]] results in:
-<math>1 - (1 - 0.6) * (1 - 0.4) = 76% \text{ Bullet Resist}</math>
+<math>\text{Total Resist} = 1 - (1 - R_1) \times (1 - R_2) \dots</math>
-==Resistance Reduction==
+'''Example:'''
-Resistance Reduction refers to any negative amount of Resist, making the target take increased damage.
+If you have two sources of resistance, one providing '''40%''' and another providing '''20%''':
+# Convert percentages to decimals: 0.40 and 0.20.
+# Subtract from 1: (1 - 0.40) = '''0.60''' and (1 - 0.20) = '''0.80'''.
+# Multiply the remainders: 0.60 × 0.80 = '''0.48'''.
+# Subtract from 1: 1 - 0.48 = '''0.52'''.
+# Your Total Resist is '''52%'''.
-Resistance Reduction is calculated multiplicatively like resistance, but then simply subtracted from the resistance amount.
+=== Calculating Resistance Reduction ===
+'''Resistance Reduction''' (often called "shred") acts as a counter to resistance. It is calculated separately using the same multiplicative formula, and then subtracted from the target's resistance.
-<math>\mathit{Displayed Resist} = [1 - (1 - \mathit{Resistance 1}) * (1 - \mathit{Resistance 2}) * ... * (1 - \mathit{Resistance N})] - [1 - (1 - \mathit{ResReduct.1}) * (1 - \mathit{ResReduct.2})* ... * (1 - \mathit{ResReduct.N})]</math>
+<math>\text{Final Resist} = \text{Total Resistance} - \text{Total Reduction}</math>
-For example, using Bullet Resists and Reductions:
+'''Example:'''
+A target has '''52%''' Total Resistance (as calculated above). You attack them with two sources of Reduction: one providing '''25%''' and another providing '''20%'''.
-* 70% Spirit Resist from Viscous' [[Viscous#(4) Goo Ball|Goo Ball]]
+'''Step 1: Calculate Total Reduction'''
-* 20% Spirit Resist from [[Spirit Armor]]
+<math>1 - (1 - 0.25) \times (1 - 0.20) = 0.40 \rightarrow \mathbf{40\%}</math>
-* -12% Spirit Resist from [[Spirit Strike]]
-* -12% Spirit Resist from [[Mystic Vulnerability]]
-* -24% Spirit Resist from [[Crippling Headshot]]
-<math>[1 - ((1 - 0.7) * (1 - 0.2))] -[1 - ((1-0.12)*(1-0.12)*(1-0.24))] =  \mathit 35% Spirit Resist</math>
+'''Step 2: Subtract Reduction from Resistance'''
+<math>52\% - 40\% = \mathbf{12\%}</math>
-The final Resistance can go negative, and this multiplies the damage taken of that type. For example:
+The target has a final effective Resist of only '''12%'''.
-* 30% resist= 70% of the damage from the weapon or ability.
+=== Negative Resistance ===
-* 0% resist = 100% of the damage from the weapon or ability.
+If the Total Reduction is higher than the Total Resistance, the final value will be negative. This acts as a damage amplifier.
-* -30% resist = 130% of the damage from the weapon or ability.
-Items like [[Headshot Booster]] grant a flat added bullet damage, this bonus damage is not multiplied by weapon damage but is subject to resistance reduction/increase in damage.
+* '''30% Resist:''' You take '''70%''' of incoming damage.
+* '''0% Resist:''' You take '''100%''' of incoming damage (True Damage).
+* '''-30% Resist:''' You take '''130%''' of incoming damage.
-==Effective Health==
+== Effective Health ==
 {{Construction}}
 [[File:Resistance-graph.png|thumb|A graph showing how despite the resistance percentage not growing additively, it scales the player's effective health additively.]]
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 === Bullet Resist ===
 {{Item stat table|Bullet Resist}}
-* {{ItemIcon|Monster Rounds}} increases Bullet Resist vs. NPCs by +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Monster Rounds|NonPlayerBulletResist}}%.
+* {{ItemIcon|Monster Rounds}} increases Bullet Resist vs. NPCs by +{{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Monster Rounds|NonPlayerBulletResist}}.
-* {{ItemIcon|Escalating Resilience}} increases Bullet Resist by {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Escalating Resilience|BulletResistPerStack}}% per [[stack]] per shot when hitting enemy heroes, maxing at {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Escalating Resilience|MaxArmorStacks}}% Bullet Resist.
+* {{ItemIcon|Escalating Resilience}} increases Bullet Resist by {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Escalating Resilience|BulletResistPerStack}} per [[stack]] per shot when hitting enemy heroes, maxing at {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Escalating Resilience|MaxArmorStacks}} Bullet Resist.
 === Bullet Resist Reduction ===
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 {{Item stat table|Spirit Resist Reduction}}
-* {{ItemIcon|Spirit Rend}} reduces {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Spirit Rend|MagicResistReduction}}% spirit resist on bullet hit from its component {{ItemIcon|Spirit Shredder Bullets}}, as well as an additional {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Spirit Rend|TechArmorDamageReduction}}% spirit resist reduction per stack on headshots, up to a max of 4 stacks (-33% spirit resist total).
+* {{ItemIcon|Spirit Rend}} reduces {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Spirit Rend|TechArmorDamageReduction}} spirit resist on bullet hit from its component {{ItemIcon|Spirit Shredder Bullets}}, as well as an additional {{#invoke:ItemData|get_prop|Spirit Rend|MagicResistReduction}} spirit resist reduction per stack on headshots, up to a max of 4 stacks (-33% spirit resist total).
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Contents

Resistance types

Bullet Resist

Spirit Resist

Melee Resist

Crit Reduction

Starting Damage Resistance

Calculation

Calculating Resistance

Calculating Resistance Reduction

Negative Resistance

Effective Health

Sources of Damage Resistance

Bullet Resist

Bullet Resist Reduction

Melee Resist

Spirit Resist

Spirit Resist Reduction

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