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'''Damage Reduction''' is an affix that lowers the amount of damage your character takes from incoming hits. It only applies when its specific condition is met (for example: from Close Enemies, while Fortified, while Healthy, or against Elites).

Damage Reduction is a valuable defensive stat because it multiplies with all other mitigation layers such as Armor, Resistances, Barrier, Fortify, and Block allowing even moderate amounts to noticeably smooth incoming damage.

When its condition is active, this affix reduces incoming damage by the listed percentage.

For example:

* 10% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies

* 8% Damage Reduction while Healthy

* 12% Damage Reduction vs Elites

Each of these works only when its stated requirement is fulfilled.

If multiple Damage Reduction sources are active at the same time, they apply one after another (multiplicatively), not as a single combined number.

Most Damage Reduction affixes only function when the game detects their trigger. Examples include:

* Close / Distant Enemies

* Healthy / Injured

* While Fortified

* While a Barrier is active

* Against Elites

* Against Damage-Over-Time

===Works With All Other Mitigation Layers===

Damage Reduction is one part of a wider defensive system. Each incoming hit passes through several layers of mitigation, and Damage Reduction affects whatever remains after earlier layers have been processed. It does not replace Armor or Resistances; it works alongside them.

Key defensive layers that interact with Damage Reduction include:

* '''Armor''': Reduces all incoming damage, not just Physical. Always active. 

* '''Resistances''': Reduce elemental damage (<span class='fire'>Fire</span>, <span class='ice'>Cold</span>, <span class='lightning'>Lightning</span>, <span class='poison'>Poison</span>, <span class='shadow'>Shadow</span>, and Physical) along with their [[Damage over Time]] variants.

* '''Barrier''': A temporary shield. Damage Reduction applies to the damage being dealt to the [[Barrier]].

* '''Fortify''': Provides an additional Life buffer. Damage Reduction slows how quickly that [[Fortified]] Life is depleted.

* '''Block Damage Reduction''': Applies only if you successfully Block a hit; Damage Reduction then works on whatever remains.

* '''Dodge / Immune''': [[Dodge]] can cause a full miss, while [[Immune]] ignores all damage for a short duration. When a hit does land, your Damage Reduction still applies.

A Close enemy hits you for 1,000 damage. You have 12% '''Damage Reduction from Close Enemies'''.

  : '''1,000 × (1 − 0.12) = 880 damage taken'''

 

'''Final damage taken: 880.'''

You have:

* 12% Damage Reduction from Close Enemies

* 20% Damage Reduction while Fortified

  : '''1,000 × 0.88 × 0.80 = 704 damage taken'''

 

'''Final damage taken: 704.'''

 

Damage Reduction affixes can only roll on:

* Chest

* Pants

* Amulet

* Sometimes Helm

Damage Reduction affixes cannot roll on:

* Shields

===Can Damage Reduction Come From Aspects?===

Yes, but only from Defensive Aspects, and only on the item slots that accept Defensive Aspects.

* Helm

* Chest

* Pants

* Amulet

* Shield

 

 

Below is a table detailing all the items that you can employ to provide Damage Reduction. Note that only the Damage Reduction bonus is detailed. For brevity, no other bonuses are included.

|Damage Reduction against Elites is increased.

|Gain Damage Reduction while Berserking.

|Increase the Damage Reduction gained while you are Fortified.

|[[Iron Blood Aspect]]

|Aspect

|Gain Damage Reduction from Bleeding enemies.

|Gain Damage Reduction for several seconds after using a Defensive Skill.

 

|[[Momentum]]

|Key Passive

|For each stack of Momentum, you gain Damage Reduction.

|You gain Damage Reduction against Elites for each second you haven't taken damage.

 

|The Base Spirit of an Eagle Skill cast grants Damage Reduction.