Resolute Technique
Never deal Critical Strikes [1]
Resolute Technique (often referred to as RT) is a keystone passive skill that will raise your chance to hit to 100%, ignoring all accuracy and evasion stats of the attacker and defender respectively, at the cost of preventing you from dealing critical strikes.
Mechanics
Because elemental damage will no longer critically strike, most elemental status ailments will not apply unless another source adds chance. Skills such as 
Glacial HammerGlacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 5 Mana
Attack Damage: (165-269)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (165-269)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. If a non-unique enemy is frozen and is on less than one third life, they will shatter when hit by Glacial Hammer. If striking three times in a row, the third strike will freeze enemies more easily. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.25% chance to Freeze enemies
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
+0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
(10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (5-100)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
and 
Burning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-12) Mana
Attack Speed: 70% of base
Attack Damage: (200-300)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (200-300)%
Projectile Speed: 3260Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage and has a chance to ignite.Adds (3-201) to (4-302) Fire Damage to Attacks against Ignited Enemies
25% chance to Ignite enemies
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% more Damage with IgnitePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
have a built-in chance to inflict elemental status ailments, and for example, targets cursed with 
ConductivityConductivitySpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (24-50) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their lightning resistance and giving them a chance to be shocked when hit.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds
+(0-1) metre to radius
Cursed enemies have -(17-36)% to Lightning Resistance
Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Shock
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Shocks on Cursed enemies have (1-20)% increased DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
have a chance to be shocked when hit with any lightning damage.
Sources of guaranteed critical strikes, such as 
TrypanonTrypanon
Great MalletTwo Hand Mace
Physical Damage: 43-88
Critical Strike Chance: 100.00%
Attacks per Second: 0.62
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies50% reduced Attack Speed
This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"Though ingenius instruments have been found,
it seems surgery before thaumaturgy
was not so delicate."
- Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546
and the Diamond Shrine, have no effect on a character with the Resolute Technique.
Spells inherently can't be evaded, so they don't benefit from Resolute Technique, but it still takes away their ability to crit.
Attack hits can still be blocked, even with Resolute Technique.
Location
Resolute Technique is located on the west edge of the tree, across the Disemboweling passive cluster.
| Class | Distance from start |
|---|---|
| Marauder | 10 |
| Templar | 10 |
| Scion | 14 |
| Duelist | 16 |
| Witch | 17 |
| Ranger | 23 |
| Shadow | 24 |
Related unique items
| Item | Base Item |  | Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Skin of the Lords Skin of the LordsSimple 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)
| ||
Augyre AugyreVoid SceptreSceptre Physical Damage: (140-160) to (212.8-243.2) Critical Strike Chance: (11.16-12.40)% Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.44) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 104 Str, 122 Int40% increased Elemental Damage(180-220)% increased Physical Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed (80-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Every 16 seconds you gain Elemental Overload for 8 seconds You have Resolute Technique while you do not have Elemental Overload 100% increased Physical Damage while you have Resolute TechniqueWhen the world spins out of control, the safest place to be is in the centre.  | Void Sceptre | 68 | 40% increased Elemental Damage(180-220)% increased Physical Damage (10-15)% increased Attack Speed (80-100)% increased Critical Strike Chance 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Every 16 seconds you gain Elemental Overload for 8 seconds You have Resolute Technique while you do not have Elemental Overload 100% increased Physical Damage while you have Resolute Technique |
Version history
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 0.9.4 |
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