Editing Damage (section)

== Damage Reductions ==

There are several sources of damage reductions.  
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=== PvP Damage Reduction ===

In PvP all damage is reduced by '''75%''' (corresponding to a damage multiplier of 25%).  This does not apply to some attacks from venomancer pets.
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=== Terrain-Based Damage Reduction ===

In PWI combat can occur on land, in water, and in the air.  If both the attacker and target are in the same terrain then the target will take full damage.  If they are on different terrain then there may be a 50% damage reduction.  This damage reduction applies to both melee and ranged attacks but does not apply to mobs, venomancer/mystic pets, or [[Status_Icon_Reference_Guide#Damage_Over_Time_Icons|Damage Over Time]] (DOT) effects.

{| {{DefTable}}
|colspan=2|'''Target''' || Air || Land || Water
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|rowspan=3|'''Attacker''' || Air || 100% || 50% || 50%
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|Land || 100% || 100% || 50%
|-
|Water || 50% || 50% || 100%
|}
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=== Level Difference Damage Reduction ===

If the target is a higher level than the attacker then a level difference damage reduction may apply.  This damage reduction is ignored by venomancer / mystic pets which makes those particularly effective fighting against ?-level mobs (which count as level 150).

{| {{DefTable}}
|Target Level minus<br> Attacker Level || Damage <br> Multiplier
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| < 3 || 100%
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| 3 - 5 || 90%
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| 6 - 8 || 80%
|- 
| 9 - 11 || 70%
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| 12 - 15 || 60%
|- 
| 16 - 20 || 50%
|- 
|  > 20 || 25%
|}
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=== Skill-Based Damage Reduction ===

A number of skills provide the [[Status_Icon_Reference_Guide#Bless | Bless]] buff and similar buffs which reduce damage.  These skills do not apply to damage done from damage over time (DOT) effects.

'''Some examples of skill-based damage reduction:'''
:Blue bubble (50% reduction)
:Invoke (90% reduction)
:Sage spark (25% reduction)
:Wings of grace (30% reduction) 
:Guardian light (60% reduction)  
:Bramble hood (75% reduction)
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=== Ranged Weapon Damage Reduction ===

This damage reduction in particular affects archers, but actually applies to any attacker using a bow.  Ranged weapons have a '''50%''' damage reduction if the target is closer than the minimum effective range of the weapon.

{| {{DefTable}}
|Weapon Type || Minimum <br>Effective Range
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| Crossbow || 5.5m
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| Bow || 5m
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| Slingshot || 4.5m
|}

Most archer skills suffer from this range reduction.  The ones that have no minimum effective range are Winged Pledge, Wingspan, and the metal-dealing skills.
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=== High APS Damage Reduction ===

When the attack rate of your character is either 4.0 or 5.0 attacks per second, damage done by normal attacks is reduced by 5%.  This damage reduction was added in the Descent expansion and does not otherwise show up in your character info window.  There is also an unconfirmed 20% loss of accuracy with 4.0 and 5.0 attack rates.
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