Defensive abilities

Defensive secondary abilities affect the absorption or reduction of damage or effects.

Defense rating

Defense rating is the core defensive, gained from gear. It reduces health lost from damage, up to a certain point.

Damage type	1 health/N rating	Min damage
Physical	10	20%
Elemental	20	50%
Other	50	75%

Example: A 100-damage physical attack against someone with 100 defense rating causes 90 health loss. Against someone with 800 or more defense rating, it causes 20 health loss.

Other abilities

Min. Tier	Type	Ability	Milestones
1	% Shield efficiency	Increase shield defence rating by % Increase effects of shield skills by % Reduce cost of shield skills to 1/(1+%) (i.e. a 100% efficiency reduces costs to ½)	Shieldbearer Shieldbringer
1	% Team defense	Adds % of your defense rating to all team members, up to their current total	Watcher Advisor Applied Ringmaster Impassable Lord
2	% Defense economy	Reduce cost of defense skills to 1/(1+%) (i.e. a 100% economy reduces costs to ½)	Showman Massive Shieldrunner
2	% Armor	Increase base defense rating by %	Layman Solid Guardian Squire Imposing Banneret Imposing Knight Inevitable Bulwark
7	% Shield	Increase shield defense rating by %	Tempered Shieldmaster

Note: Shield and Shield Efficiency abilities stack.