Imbalanced Guard

Imbalanced Guard

Keystone

100% chance to Defend with 200% of Armour
Maximum Damage Reduction for any Damage Type is 50% [1]

Layer only your most vital areas, child. We have less steel, but we are willing to bleed, and that is why we will be victorious.

Imbalanced Guard is a keystone passive skill that doubles your armour value against hits, but caps all damage reduction effects at 50%.

Mechanics

In general, the only damage reduction a character will have is physical damage reduction, either directly or from armour. Transcendence and Doryani's PrototypeDoryani's Prototype
Saint's HauberkArmour: (1107-1488)
Energy Shield: (190-255)
Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 67, 109 Str, 94 Int(150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield
+(60-90) to maximum Life
Deal no Non-Lightning Damage
Armour also applies to Lightning Damage taken from Hits
Lightning Resistance does not affect Lightning Damage taken
Nearby Enemies have Lightning Resistance equal to yours"This was the first step in some grand design,
lost to the ages, now ours to decipher."
- Dominus, High Templar apply armour to elemental damage, in which case both the double armour and reduction cap will apply.

Resistances are not considered damage reduction, so Imbalanced Guard will not cap mitigation from resists. Reduced/less damage taken modifiers also don't count against the maximum damage reduction.

Location

Imbalanced Guard is located at the middle layer of the southwest part of the tree, to the left of the transition path between Duelist and Marauder, next to the Soul of Steel cluster.

Class	Distance from start
Marauder	9
Duelist	10
Scion	14
Templar	16
Ranger	18
Shadow	24
Witch	24

Related unique items

The following unique items are related to Imbalanced Guard:

Item	Base Item		Stats
Skin of the LordsSkin of the Lords Simple RobeMovement Speed: -3%Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +2 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) <Random Keystone>CorruptedThe Lords are chosen so carefully. Only they may grace His flesh.	Simple Robe	1	Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +2 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) <Random Keystone> Acrobatics Ancestral Bond Arrow Dancing Avatar of Fire Blood Magic Call to Arms Conduit Crimson Dance Divine Shield Hex Master Eldritch Battery Elemental Equilibrium Elemental Overload Eternal Youth Ghost Dance Ghost Reaver Glancing Blows Iron Grip Iron Reflexes Iron Will Lethe Shade Magebane Mind Over Matter Minion Instability Pain Attunement Perfect Agony Point Blank Precise Technique Resolute Technique Runebinder Imbalanced Guard Solipsism Supreme Ego The Agnostic The Impaler Unwavering Stance Vaal Pact Versatile Combatant Wicked Ward Wind Dancer Zealot's Oath Corrupted
Survivor's GuiltSurvivor's Guilt Heavy BeltRequires Level 52+(25-35) to Strength+(800-1200) to Armour Regenerate (50-70) Life per second 20% increased Stun Threshold 10% reduced Armour per 50 Strength Imbalanced GuardThe burden falls heaviest not on those that died, but on those that did not.	Heavy Belt	52	+(25-35) to Strength+(800-1200) to Armour Regenerate (50-70) Life per second 20% increased Stun Threshold 10% reduced Armour per 50 Strength Imbalanced Guard

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.1	Fixed a bug where the Skin of the LordsSkin of the Lords Simple RobeMovement Speed: -3%Item has no level requirement and Energy Shield (Hidden) Sockets cannot be modified +2 to Level of Socketed Gems 100% increased Global Defences You can only Socket Corrupted Gems in this item Item has 6 Sockets and is fully linked (Hidden) <Random Keystone>CorruptedThe Lords are chosen so carefully. Only they may grace His flesh. unique Simple Robe granted a Keystone named "Sacred Bastion". This keystone is meant to be named Imbalanced Guard (as seen on the passive skill tree).
3.11.0	Introduced to the game.