Defense

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Attribute Unit Animation Attack Damage Death Two weapons Fires Magic Arrows Explosive Arrows Piercing Attack Attack Rating AR vs Demons AR vs Undead % Attack Rating Defense Enhanced Defense Defense per hit % Defense Defense vs Melee Defense vs Missile Target Defense Ignore Defense Block Not consume charges Not consume Quantity Quantity on Crit Chance to Cast On Attack On Striking When Struck Player character's defense is displayed to the right of Dexterity on the character screen. Chance to hit of last target (or a Fallen at start of first game) is displayed when cursor is over Defense field. Defense affects chance to hit when an attack skill is used which requires a hit check to apply its damage and other effects. It is the sum of [Dexterity/4] and defense added by equipped items, and charms in Expansion games. The following item types have defense values of their own, normally selected randomly from a range specified for each individual item: Armor Helm Circlet Pelt Primal helm Body armor Belt Boots Gloves Shield Auric shield Shrunken head If any of these items is low quality, its defense value is reduced by 25%; if any of these items is ethereal, its defense value is increased by 50% (rounded down to the nearest point). Any Enhanced Defense percentage on that item is then applied (rounding down to the nearest point), and then any + Defense and + Defense (Based on Character Level) bonuses from the items listed below are added before any further defense modifiers are applied. Charm Small Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +1 Stout Small Charm 1 1 +(4-8) Stout Small Charm 15 21 +(15-20) Burly Small Charm 28 36 +(20-30) Stalwart Small Charm 40 48 Large Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(2-3) Stout Large Charm 1 1 +(4-6) Stout Large Charm 10 14 +(8-12) Stout Large Charm 15 20 +(13-18) Burly Large Charm 19 26 +(20-30) Burly Large Charm 24 32 +(30-40) Stalwart Large Charm 30 38 +(45-60) Stalwart Large Charm 37 45 Grand Charm Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(3-5) Stout Grand Charm 1 1 +(6-9) Stout Grand Charm 5 7 +(10-12) Stout Grand Charm 9 12 +(13-15) Burly Grand Charm 12 17 +(16-22) Burly Grand Charm 16 22 +(23-30) Burly Grand Charm 20 27 +(33-40) Stalwart Grand Charm 24 32 +(44-50) Stalwart Grand Charm 29 37 +(60-100) Stalwart Grand Charm 34 42 Any socket Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(5-8) Blanched Jewel 1 1 +(9-20) Eburine Jewel 12 16 +(21-40) Bone Jewel 24 32 +(41-64) Ivory Jewel 56 64 Helm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 El Rune in socket 11 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Nadir helm 13 No +10 Coif of Glory Helm 14 No +14 Biggin's Bonnet Cap 3 No +15 Berserker's Headgear Helm 3 No +(10-20) Duskdeep Full Helm 17 No +25 Sigon's Visor Great Helm 6 No +25 The Face of Horror Mask 20 No +40 Undead Crown Crown 29 No +45 Tal Rasha's Horadric Crest Death Mask 66 No +50 Ondal's Almighty Spired Helm 69 No +75 Cow King's Horns War Hat 25 No +(80-100) Trang-Oul's Guise Bone Visage 65 No +100 Sazabi's Mental Sheath Basinet 43 No +140 Veil of Steel Spired Helm 73 No +(100-150) Crown of Ages Corona 82 No +(135-175) Natalya's Totem Grim Helm 59 No +(150-220) Dream helm 65 Yes (LoD only) +261 Delirium helm 51 No +(250-320) Giant Skull Bone Visage 65 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(lvl) Sander's Paragon Cap 25 No +(2*lvl) Infernal Cranium Cap (2 items) 5 No +(2*lvl) Cathan's Visage Mask (2 items) 11 No +(2*lvl) Iratha's Coil Crown (2 items) 15 No +(2*lvl) Darksight Helm Basinet 38 No +(3*lvl) Arcanna's Head Skull Cap (2 items) 15 No Circlet Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +75 Naj's Circlet Circlet 28 No +(50-120) Kira's Guardian Tiara 77 Yes (LoD only) +150 M'avina's True Sight Diadem 64 No +(100-200) Griffon's Eye Diadem 76 Yes (LoD only) Pelt Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +90 Aldur's Stony Gaze Hunter's Guise 36 No Primal helm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +125 Immortal King's Will Avenger Guard 47 No Amulet Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 The Mahim-Oak Curio Amulet 25 No +25 Civerb's Icon Amulet (Full) 9 No +100 The Cat's Eye Amulet 50 No +(300-350) Metalgrid Amulet 81 Yes (LoD only) Body armor Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(3*lvl) Faithful body armor 1 22 30 1 Same group as Enhanced Defense prefixes Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(1.25*lvl) Duriel's Shell Cuirass 41 No +(2*lvl) Isenhart's Case Breast Plate (2 items) 8 No +(2*lvl) Tancred's Spine Full Plate Mail (2 items) 20 No +(2*lvl) Atma's Wail Embossed Plate 51 No +(2.5*lvl) Vidala's Ambush Leather Armor 14 No +(3*lvl) Arctic Furs Quilted Armor (2 items) 2 No +(3*lvl) Berserker's Hauberk Splint Mail (2 items) 3 No +(3*lvl) Iron Pelt Trellised Armor 33 No +(4*lvl) M'avina's Embrace Kraken Shell 70 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 El Rune in socket 11 No +15 Fortitude body armor 59 Yes (LoD only) +15 Cathan's Mesh Chain Mail 11 No +(10-20) Ormus' Robes Dusk Shroud 75 No +20 Greyform Quilted Armor 7 No +25 Blinkbat's Form Leather Armor 12 No +25 Twitchthroe Studded Leather 16 No +30 The Centurion Hard Leather Armor 14 No +40 Isenhart's Case Breast Plate 8 No +50 Bane's Wraithskin Hard Leather Armor 8 +50 Vidala's Ambush Leather Armor 14 No +50 The Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece 85 No +(40-60) Toothrow Sharktooth Armor 48 No +100 Arcanna's Flesh Light Plate (2 items) 15 No +(100-150) Leviathan Kraken Shell 65 Yes (LoD only) +150 Angelic Mantle Ring Mail (2 items) 12 No +200 Rattlecage Gothic Plate 29 No +200 Hwanin's Refuge Tigulated Mail 30 No +(150-225) Natalya's Shadow Loricated Mail 73 No +300 Bramble body armor 61 No +300 Naj's Light Plate Hellforge Plate 71 No +300 Aldur's Deception Shadow Plate 76 No +350 M'avina's Embrace Kraken Shell 70 No +360 Dragon body armor 61 Yes (LoD only) +400 Sazabi's Ghost Liberator Balrog Skin 67 No +400 Tal Rasha's Guardianship Lacquered Plate 71 No +400 Immortal King's Soul Cage Sacred Armor 76 No +(305-415) Dark Adherent Dusk Shroud 49 No +500 Haemosu's Adamant Cuirass 44 No +500 Griswold's Heart Ornate Plate 45 No +(750-775) Enigma body armor 65 No Amazon spear Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(400-600) Stoneraven Matriarchal Spear 64 Yes (LoD only) Axe Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Bladebone Double Axe 15 No +75 Warlord's Trust Military Axe 35 No Dagger Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +50 Blackbog's Sharp Cinquedeas 38 No Hammer Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +35 Hell Forge Hammer 1 No Mace Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +25 The General's Tan Do Li Ga Flail 21 No Missile weapon Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +25 Zephyr missile weapon 21 No Crossbow Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(75-150) Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista 41 No +321 Demon Machine Cho-Ko-Nu 49 No Polearm Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder -8 Dimoak's Hew Bardiche 8 No +(200-300) Obedience polearm 41 Yes (LoD only) Scepter Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +50 Hand of Blessed Light Divine Scepter 42 No Spear Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(200-300) Obedience spear (D2R only) 41 No (D2R only) Staff Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(2*lvl) Leaf staff 19 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +30 The Iron Jang Bong War Staff 28 No +100 Ribcracker Quarterstaff 31 No +(450-550) Ondal's Wisdom Elder Staff 66 No Sword Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +20 Gleamscythe Falchion 13 No +25 Rixot's Keen Short Sword 2 No +30 Cloudcrack Gothic Sword 45 No +75 The Atlantean Ancient Sword 42 No +(5*lvl) Swordguard Executioner Sword 48 No Shield Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(0.5*lvl) Faithful shield 1 22 30 1 Same group as Enhanced Defense prefixes Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(2.5*lvl) Hsarus' Iron Fist Buckler (2 items) 3 No +(3.75*lvl) Stormshield Monarch 73 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +8 Chipped Amethyst in socket 1 No +12 Flawed Amethyst in socket 5 No +18 Amethyst in socket 12 No +24 Flawless Amethyst in socket 15 No +30 Perfect Amethyst in socket 18 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +15 El Rune in socket 11 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Swordback Hold Spiked Shield 15 No +10 Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield 20 No +15 Civerb's Ward Large Shield 9 No +17 Cleglaw's Claw Small Shield 4 No +20 Steelclash Kite Shield 17 No +25 Milabrega's Orb Kite Shield 17 No +30 Pelta Lunata Buckler 2 No +30 Umbral Disk Small Shield 9 No +30 Stormguild Large Shield 13 No +30 Bverrit Keep Tower Shield 19 No +40 Isenhart's Parry Gothic Shield 8 No +40 The Ward Gothic Shield 26 No +50 Taebaek's Glory Ward 81 No +(150-220) Dream shield 65 Yes (LoD only) +360 Dragon shield 61 Yes (LoD only) +(320-420) Head Hunter's Glory Troll Nest 75 No Auric shield Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +108 Griswold's Honor Vortex Shield 68 No Shrunken head Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +125 Trang-Oul's Wing Cantor Trophy 54 No Belt Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(0.5*lvl) Faithful belt 1 22 30 1 Same group as Enhanced Defense prefixes Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(1.5*lvl) Hwanin's Blessing Belt 35 No +(2*lvl) Sigon's Wrap Plated Belt (2 items) 6 No +(2.5*lvl) Hsarus' Iron Stay Belt (2 items) 3 No Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 Snakecord Light Belt 12 No +15 Nightsmoke Belt 20 No +15 String of Ears Demonhide Sash 29 No +15 Razortail Sharkskin Belt 32 No +20 Death's Guard Sash 6 No +25 Infernal Sign Heavy Belt 5 No +25 Iratha's Cord Heavy Belt 15 No +25 Goldwrap Heavy Belt 27 No +30 Arctic Binding Light Belt 2 No +30 Bladebuckle Plated Belt 29 No +36 Immortal King's Detail War Belt 29 No +50 M'avina's Tenet Sharkskin Belt 45 No +50 Credendum Mithril Coil 65 No +60 Tal Rasha's Fine-Spun Cloth Mesh Belt (2 items) 53 No +(75-100) Trang-Oul's Girth Troll Belt 62 No +141 Immortal King's Detail War Belt (2 items) 30 No Boots Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(0.5*lvl) Faithful boots 1 22 30 1 Same group as Enhanced Defense prefixes Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +6 Hotspur Boots 5 No +12 Gorefoot Heavy Boots 9 No +12 Treads of Cthon Chain Boots 15 No +15 Goblin Toe Light Plated Boots 22 No +15 Infernostride Demonhide Boots 29 No +25 Rite of Passage Demonhide Boots 29 No +(25-35) Cow King's Hooves Heavy Boots 13 No +35 Tearhaunch Greaves 29 No +(40-60) Wraithstep Mirrored Boots 67 +75 Immortal King's Pillar War Boots 31 No +(75-125) Natalya's Soul Mesh Boots 25 No +235 Immortal King's Pillar War Boots (4 items) 47/76 No Gloves Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl +(0.5*lvl) Faithful gloves 1 22 30 1 Same group as Enhanced Defense prefixes Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +10 The Hand of Broc Leather Gloves 5 No +10 Bloodfist Heavy Gloves 9 No +10 Magefist Light Gauntlets 23 No +15 Chance Guards Chain Gloves 15 No +(15-25) Venom Grip Demonhide Gloves 29 No +(20-25) Sander's Taboo Heavy Gloves 28 No +25 Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts 63 No +30 Frostburn Gauntlets 29 No +30 Trang-Oul's Claws Heavy Bracers 45 No +(45-50) M'avina's Icy Clutch Battle Gauntlets 32 No +65 Immortal King's Forge War Gauntlets 30 No +185 Immortal King's Forge War Gauntlets (3 items) 31 No +(170-210) Steelrend Ogre Gauntlets 70 No Set bonus Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +25 Bul-Kathos' Children (Full) 66 No (LoD only) +50 Cleglaw's Brace (2 items) 4 No +50 Civerb's Vestments (Full) 9 No (D2R only) +50 Iratha's Finery (2 items) 15 No +50 Sander's Folly (2 items) 20 No +75 Berserker's Arsenal (Full) 3 No +100 Cleglaw's Brace (Full) 4 No +100 Sigon's Complete Steel (3 items) 6 No +100 Cow King's Leathers (Full) 25 No (D2R only) +100 Hwanin's Majesty (2 items) 30 No +100 Orphan's Call (Full) 42 No +100 M'avina's Battle Hymn (Full) 70 No +150 The Disciple (2 items) 30 No +150 Tal Rasha's Wrappings (Full) 71 No +150 Aldur's Watchtower (Full) 76 No +175 Naj's Ancient Vestige (2 items) 71 No +200 Trang-Oul's Avatar (Full) 65 No +200 Bul-Kathos' Children (Full) 66 No (D2R only) +200 Natalya's Odium (3 items) 73 No +300 Hwanin's Majesty (3 items) 35 No +300 Horazon's Splendor (4 items) 62 or 67 +350 Natalya's Odium (Full) 79 No Pet Class Pet Normal Nightmare Hell Amazon Decoy 141 + MonLvl 152 + MonLvl 164 + MonLvl Valkyrie 1 141 + MonLvl + (3*slvl) 152 + MonLvl + (3*slvl) 164 + MonLvl + (3*slvl) Assassin Shadow Warrior 1 196 + (3*slvl) Shadow Master 1 196 + (2.5*slvl) Druid Poison Creeper 25 [1] Oak Sage 49 + MonLvl Spirit Wolf 67 + MonLvl Carrion Vine 92 [2] Heart of Wolverine 123 + MonLvl Dire Wolf 116 + MonLvl Solar Creeper 165 [3] Spirit of Barbs 196 + MonLvl Grizzly 245 + MonLvl Necromancer Necroskeleton 5 + (15 * (slvl + SM.slvl) ) + MonLvl 5 + (15 * (slvl + SM.slvl) ) + MonLvl 6 + (15 * (slvl + SM.slvl) ) + MonLvl Clay Golem 100 + MonLvl + (35 * Iron Golem.blvl) Bone Wall 35 174 334 Necromage 24 + (10 * (slvl + SM.slvl) ) + MonLvl 26 + (10 * (slvl + SM.slvl) ) + MonLvl 28 + (10 * (slvl + SM.slvl) ) + MonLvl Blood Golem 120 + MonLvl + (35 * Iron Golem.blvl) Bone Prison 35 174 334 Iron Golem 1 140 + (35*slvl) + MonLvl Fire Golem 200 + MonLvl + (35 * Iron Golem.blvl) 1 Defense from equipped items is also added. When defense includes a MonLvl value, 100% of the value for the relevant difficulty level and pet level is used. Defense of converted and mind blasted is determined using clvl when clvl < mlvl; otherwise, mlvl continues to be used. [4] Defense of Revived always continues to use mlvl. Defense of Reanimated Returned is the same as that of a normal Returned that would spawn in the same area and difficulty level. Monster Monster defense varies depending on difficulty level, monster level and monster type: Base defense = [MonLvl * MonStats/100] [5] MonLvl values for the relevant difficulty and monster level (without any Champion, Unique or minion bonus) [6] are modified by percentage values stored in the MonStats.txt file, which vary depending on monster type. Chance to hit displayed by character screen also uses MonStats.txt value for monster level to select MonLvl value in all three difficulty levels, but this only applies to bosses in Nightmare and Hell: otherwise, area level determines mlvl in Nightmare and Hell. [7] For example, any Fallen in Normal is level 1 with 5 defense. In Hell, the character screen calculates chance to hit based on any Fallen being level 67 with 933 defense in Ladder and Single Player games: however, this is only true if it spawns in a level 67 area like the Blood Moor; if it spawns in a level 83 area like the Underground Passage Level 2, then it is level 83 with 1,131 defense. Stone Skin Unique bonus doubles monster defense (including any defense from equipped items) [8] before Inner Sight or any % Defense is applied, although - Monster Defense per hit applies to monster defense before this bonus. [9] Chance to hit displayed by character screen does not take this bonus into account. Reference Def of summoned Wolfs and Grizzly (D2 Druid) Druid Vines and Barbarian Warcries (D2 Druid) LCS attack rating and chance to hit formulas (Diabloii.net) Kingpin, MonLvl.txt File Guide (Phrozen Keep) Librarian, Come and Get it: Attack and Defense Ratings (FAQtoids) Nefarius, Boss Status Modifications (1.11b) (Phrozen Keep) Onderduiker, Monster Bonuses, Death Damage and Corpse Explosion (D2 Technical) Onderduiker, Stone Skin Unique Modifier (D2 Technical)