Resistance

Resistances affect the amount of damage taken of specific damage types when all avoidance forms have failed. Enemies can also have resistances, which are indicated beneath their life bar.

Each damage type except physical has its own resistance value which is viewable on the Defence tab in the Character panel (default hotkey C). Physical damage is mitigated by armour.

Chaos damage is not elemental, thus "+% to all Elemental Resistances" does not affect chaos, but "+% to all maximum Resistances" does. Chaos resistance can be modified by items and passive skills. The Keystone passive skill Chaos Inoculation grants total immunity to Chaos damage.

Maximum resistances are hard capped at 90%.

Mechanics

Damage mitigation

Resistances mitigates the incoming damage according to

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   </math>

where dmg_red is the damage after reduction, Res is the character's resistance and dmg is the initial damage.

The damage ratio between a character with -60% resistance and a character with 75% resistance that are hit with same amount of damage is

<math display="" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0;"> \color[RGB]{163,141,109} \begin{align} {{1 - (-0.6)}\over{1 - 0.75}} & = 6.4 \end{align}

   </math>

Resistance penetration

Main article: Penetration

Penetration is applied as damage is dealt, after other resistance calculations. This means that Penetration will affect damage dealt even if the target's raw resistance value is far above its resistance cap.^[1]

Both reduction (as from curses), and penetration (as from Penetration gems), can reduce a target's resistance below 0%. There is no minimum resistance floor.

Ignore resistances

Some effects ignore resistances altogether, effectively acting as if the enemy's resistance is at 0%. Consequently, this effect will reduce your damage if the enemy's resistance dips into the negatives without this effect.

Sources of ignore resistance

Inevitable Judgement
Vaal Impurity of FireVaal Impurity of FireAura, Vaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Casts an aura that reduces fire damage taken and provides ignite immunity to you and nearby allies, and makes hits against nearby enemies ignore their fire resistance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby allies gain 5% additional maximum Fire Resistance
+(14-20) to radius
Base duration is 3 seconds
You and nearby allies are Immune to Ignite
Nearby Enemies' Fire Resistance is Ignored by Hits
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
(0-76)% increased effect of Aura
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Vaal Impurity of IceVaal Impurity of IceAura, Vaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Casts an aura that reduces cold damage taken and provides freeze and chill immunity to you and nearby allies, and makes hits against nearby enemies ignore their cold resistance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby allies gain 5% additional maximum Cold Resistance
+(14-20) to radius
Base duration is 3 seconds
You and nearby allies are Immune to Freeze
Nearby Enemies' Cold Resistance is Ignored by Hits
You and nearby allies are Immune to Chill
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
(0-76)% increased effect of Aura
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Vaal Impurity of LightningVaal Impurity of LightningAura, Vaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Casts an aura that reduces lightning damage taken and provides shock immunity to you and nearby allies, and makes hits against nearby enemies ignore their lightning resistance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby allies gain 5% additional maximum Lightning Resistance
+(14-20) to radius
Base duration is 3 seconds
You and nearby allies are Immune to Shock
Nearby Enemies' Lightning Resistance is Ignored by Hits
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
(0-76)% increased effect of Aura
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Resistance penalties

A penalty to all resistances is applied to player characters depending on their progression in the story.

Completion of Part one: -30% to all resistances
Completion of Part two: -30% to all resistances (-60% total)

Uncapped resistances

Uncapped resistances are shown in parentheses

Total resistances a character has are uncapped resistances. This total is affected by the difficulty penalties. Only resistances up to a player's maximum will provide damage mitigation, but a player may have their uncapped resistances lowered by curses, potentially reducing them below their maximum.

Unique items affected by uncapped resistances

Item

Maximum resistances

Each resistance has the following cap: No results

There are various ways to alter the maximum resistances:

Auras: Purity of FirePurity of FireAura, Spell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants fire resistance to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.25% chance to avoid being IgnitedYour and nearby Allies' Damage Penetrates 0.05% Fire ResistanceYou and nearby allies gain (22-41)% additional Fire Resistance
+(0-19) to radius
You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Fire ResistancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Purity of IcePurity of IceAura, Spell, AoE, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants cold resistance to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.25% chance to avoid being FrozenYour and nearby Allies' Damage Penetrates 0.05% Cold ResistanceYou and nearby allies gain (22-41)% additional Cold Resistance
+(0-19) to radius
You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Cold ResistancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Purity of LightningPurity of LightningAura, Spell, AoE, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants lightning resistance to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.25% chance to avoid being ShockedYour and nearby Allies' Damage Penetrates 0.05% Lightning ResistanceYou and nearby allies gain (22-41)% additional Lightning Resistance
+(0-19) to radius
You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Lightning ResistancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Passive skills: Barbarism, Survivalist, Unnatural Calm, Chaos Inoculation, Soul of Steel
Incursion rooms:

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Maps: Module Error: No results found., Module Error: No results found.
Corrupted areas: Module Error: No results found.
Item modifiers:

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Unique items:

Item	Max Fire	Max Cold	Max Lightning	Max Chaos

Active skill gems

Related base stats

There are currently no active skill gems that have stats related to resistance.

Related quality stats

Skill gem
Elemental WeaknessElemental WeaknessSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their elemental resistances.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentCursed enemies have -0.25% to Elemental Resistances0.5% increased Effect of Curse0.5% increased Duration of Elemental Ailments on Cursed enemiesBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds Cursed enemies have -(20-39)% to Elemental Resistances Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself +(0-10) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.				24

Support skill gems

Related base stats

There are currently no support skill gems that have stats related to resistance.

Related quality stats

Skill gem
Added Chaos Damage SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportChaos, Support Icon: H Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Chaos DamageSupported Skills Penetrate 0.25% Chaos ResistanceSupported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageSupported Skills have (17-170) to (26-255) added Chaos DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.				31
Elemental Army SupportElemental Army SupportSupport, Minion Icon: r Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports skills which create Minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentMinions from Supported Skills have +0.1% to all maximum Elemental ResistancesMinions have 0.5% increased Area of EffectMinions from Supported Skill Leech 0.02% of Elemental Damage as LifeMinions from Supported Skills have +(19-29)% to all Elemental Resistances Minions from Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Elemental Damage Minions from Supported Skills inflict Exposure on Hit, applying -10% to the Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage type taken by Enemy Minions from Supported Skills have +(0-2)% to all maximum Elemental ResistancesThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.				31

List of sources that alter resistances

General

Charges

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Maximum resistances

Each resistance has the following cap: No results

Base Items

Item		Stats

Unique Items

Explicit base resists

Item		Lightning	Cold	Fire	Chaos

Other resist related items

Item		Stats