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 ==Damage Reduction FAQs==
+;Does Damage Reduction have a cap?
+:No. Damage Reduction does not have a hard cap in Diablo 4.
+:* DR affixes, DR from Aspects, DR from skills, and conditional DR all stack multiplicatively.
+:* Armor and Elemental Resistances have their own caps, but these do not cap Damage Reduction itself.
+:* The only practical limit is that Damage Reduction cannot reduce damage taken below zero.
-===Does Damage Reduction have a cap?===
+;Do all Damage Reduction sources stack together?
+:Yes. Every source applies separately and multiplicatively to the remaining damage.
-No. Damage Reduction itself has no direct cap.
+:Example:
+,000 × 0.88 × 0.80 = 704 damage taken.
+:Damage Reduction sources never merge into a single total; each one applies in turn.
-Armor and Elemental Resistances each have their own limits, but DR affixes, DR from Aspects, and DR from skills all stack multiplicatively without a hard ceiling.
-The only practical “cap” is that DR cannot reduce incoming damage below zero.
-===Do all Damage Reduction sources stack together?===
+;Is Damage Reduction from Aspects (for example Snowveiled Aspect) the same as DR from affixes?
+:Yes. Aspect-based Damage Reduction uses the same calculation as affix DR.
+:It does not occupy an affix slot; the DR comes from the Aspect’s effect rather than a rolled affix.
-Yes. Each source reduces the remaining damage after the previous one has applied.
+;Does Damage Reduction apply before or after Armor and Resistances?
+:After.
+:Armor and Elemental Resistances reduce the incoming hit first. Damage Reduction then applies to the remainder.
+:This is why DR scales well with [[Barrier]], [[Fortify]], and [[Armor]].
-Example:
+;Is Damage Reduction while Healthy or while Fortified worth taking?
+:Usually yes.
+:These conditional DR rolls are highly efficient because most endgame builds maintain the [[Healthy]] or [[Fortify|Fortified]] conditions almost constantly.
+:Chest and Pants are the most common places to find these rolls.
-% DR from Close
-% DR while Fortified
- = 1,000 × 0.88 × 0.80 = 704 damage taken.
-They never merge into a single total, each one applies separately.
-===Is DR from Aspects (like Snowveiled Aspect) the same as DR from affixes?===
-Yes.
-Aspect-based Damage Reduction follows the same DR formula as affix DR. However, it is not considered an “affix” and cannot roll on gear, it only comes from the Aspect itself.
-===Does DR apply before or after Armor and Resistances?===
-After.
-Armor and Resistances reduce the hit first. Damage Reduction applies to whatever is left. This is why DR scales well with [[Barrier]], [[Fortify]], and [[Armor]].
-===Is Damage Reduction while Healthy/Fortified worth taking?===
-Usually yes.
-Conditional DR is extremely efficient because many builds maintain [[Healthy]] and [[Fortify|Fortified]] states nearly all the time. These are staple defensive rolls on Chest and Pants.
 ===Do DR affixes work on Barrier?===