Block

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 Chance to Cast On Attack On Striking When Struck Player character equipping a shield, an auric shield or a shrunken head normally has a Chance to Block a successful enemy attack, which applies after a successful hit check but before an Amazon dodges, avoids or evades. This prevents damage and other modifiers being applied, although it does not prevent missile piercing due to Pierce and Piercing Attack. The following can be blocked: Melee attacks Arrows fired by bows Bolts fired by crossbows Javelins Throwing axes Throwing knives Missiles applying physical damage The following cannot be blocked: Level >49 Fire Arrow Level >49 Cold Arrow Lightning Bolt Molten Boulder explosion Tornado periodic radial damage Armageddon radial impact damage Paladin Smite Charging Claw Vipers and Reanimated Horde Classic Chance to Block = min(Shield+Bonus , 75) % Expansion Chance to Block = min( (Shield+Bonus) * (Dexterity-15) / (clvl*2) , 75) % 0 Shield Base Chance to Block of shield, auric shield or shrunken head Bonus Increased Chance of Blocking from items and Holy Shield Dexterity Dexterity (including bonuses) clvl Character level Kalkulatoren: Blockrate (D2Wissen.de) Ceiling of 75% Chance to Block applies when stationary (whether idle, attacking or casting), walking or using Whirlwind. Chance to Block is reduced to 1/3 while running, after this ceiling is applied (so maximum 25% Chance to Block while running). [1] Chance to Block displayed on the shield itself is the sum of its base value, a class bonus and Increased Chance of Blocking on the shield itself (including Holy Shield when active). Although 75% ceiling is applied to its displayed Chance to Block, any excess and Increased Chance of Blocking from other items is still taken into account when calculating actual Chance to Block displayed when cursor is over Defense field in character screen. Minimum Dexterity required for maximum 75% Chance to Block is 15 + {150*clvl / (Shield + Bonus) }. Base Chance to Block Every shield, auric shield and shrunken head has a base Chance to Block, to which a class bonus is added. Class Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necromancer Paladin Sorceress Chance to Block +25% +25% +25% +20% +20% +30% +20% These bonuses have already been applied to all values below. Shield Normal Chance to Block Dru Nec Sor Ama Ass Bar Pal Buckler 20% 25% 30% Small Shield 25% 30% 35% Large Shield 32% 37% 42% Spiked Shield 30% 35% 40% Kite Shield 28% 33% 38% Bone Shield 40% 45% 50% Tower Shield 44% 49% 54% Gothic Shield 36% 41% 46% Exceptional Chance to Block Dru Nec Sor Ama Ass Bar Pal Defender 30% 35% 40% Round Shield 32% 37% 42% Scutum 34% 39% 44% Barbed Shield 37% 42% 47% Dragon Shield 38% 43% 48% Grim Shield 40% 45% 50% Pavise 44% 49% 54% Ancient Shield 36% 41% 46% Elite Chance to Block Dru Nec Sor Ama Ass Bar Pal Heater 42% 47% 52% Luna 40% 45% 50% Hyperion 44% 49% 54% Blade Barrier 40% 45% 50% Monarch 42% 47% 52% Troll Nest 40% 45% 50% Aegis 44% 49% 54% Ward 44% 49% 54% Auric shield Auric shield can only be equipped by a Paladin. Table values refer to Paladin: other classes will see a lower block percentage (due to a lower class bonus). Normal Chance to Block Targe 40% Rondache 45% Heraldic Shield 50% Aerin Shield 52% Crown Shield 55% Exceptional Chance to Block Akaran Targe 40% Akaran Rondache 45% Protector Shield 50% Gilded Shield 52% Royal Shield 55% Elite Chance to Block Sacred Targe 60% Sacred Rondache 58% Kurast Shield 55% Zakarum Shield 52% Vortex Shield 49% Shrunken head Shrunken head can only be equipped by a Necromancer. Table values refer to Necromancer: Amazon, Assassin, Barbarian, and Paladin will see a higher block percentage (due to a higher class bonus). Normal Chance to Block Preserved Head 23% Zombie Head 25% Unraveller Head 28% Gargoyle Head 30% Demon Head 32% Exceptional Chance to Block Mummified Trophy 23% Fetish Trophy 25% Sexton Trophy 28% Cantor Trophy 30% Hierophant Trophy 32% Elite Chance to Block Minion Skull 23% Hellspawn Skull 25% Overseer Skull 28% Succubus Skull 30% Bloodlord Skull 32% Increased Chance of Blocking Increased Chance of Blocking adds a percentage to Chance to Block when a shield, an auric shield or a shrunken head is equipped: it does not apply to Weapon Block. Skill Holy Shield applies min(10 + [30 * [ (110*slvl) / (slvl+6) ] / 100] , 40) % Increased Chance of Blocking for 5 + (25*slvl) seconds when cast. Amulet Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder (1-10)% Safety Amulet 14 No Body armor Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder 20% Guardian Angel Templar Coat 45 No 25% Twitchthroe Studded Leather 16 No Sword Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder 20% Swordguard Executioner Sword 48 No Shield Value Source Min Rlvl Min Alvl 10% Shield of Blocking 1 1 20% Shield of Deflecting 8 11 Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder 7% Eld Rune in socket 11 No (5-10)% Caster shield 14 No (5-10)% Hit Power shield 14 No 10% Bverrit Keep Tower Shield 19 No 10% The Ward Gothic Shield 26 No 15% Civerb's Ward Large Shield 9 No 20% Pelta Lunata Buckler 2 No 20% Sigon's Guard Tower Shield 6 No 20% Swordback Hold Spiked Shield 15 No 20% Rhyme shield 29 No 20% Stormchaser Scutum 35 No 20% Sanctuary shield 49 No 20% Radament's Sphere Ancient Shield 50 No 25% Steelclash Kite Shield 17 No 25% Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield 31 No 25% Stormshield Monarch 73 No 25% Taebaek's Glory Ward 81 No (20-30)% Spirit Ward Ward 68 No 30% Umbral Disk Small Shield 9 No 30% Stormguild Large Shield 13 No 30% Visceratuant Defender 28 No 30% Gerke's Sanctuary Pavise 44 No 55% Whitstan's Guard Round Shield 29 No Auric shield Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder 20% Griswold's Honor Vortex Shield 68 No 20% Alma Negra Sacred Rondache 77 No 30% Herald of Zakarum Gilded Shield 42 No Shrunken head Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder 30% Trang-Oul's Wing Cantor Trophy 54 No 40% Homunculus Hierophant Trophy 42 No Set bonus Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder 30% Isenhart's Armory (Full) 8 No Mercenary No mercenary has a Chance to Block: Iron Wolf can equip a shield but its Chance to Block does not apply and thus he cannot block. Pet Pets have no Chance to Block, with the exception of a Necroskeleton with shield. Necroskeleton only has 3% Chance to Block with shield, otherwise it cannot block. Arrows will still be lodged in shield arm even without shield, so this is not an indication one is present. [2] Iron Golem summoned from a shield does not apply its Chance to Block and thus it cannot block. Monster Monster cannot block unless positive values are entered in ToBlock fields of MonStats.txt and either of the following conditions are met: Block animation is defined in AnimData.d2 and enabled in MonStats2.txt. NoShldBlock field is flagged in MonStats.txt. [3] Following only have Chance to Block with a shield. Those with no value for Normal only spawn in Act 5 in Nightmare and Hell, those with no value for Normal and Nightmare only spawn in Pandemonium Event. Monster Chance to Block Normal Nightmare Hell Corrupt Rogue Dark Hunter 12% 12% 12% Vile Hunter 18% 18% 18% Dark Stalker 25% 25% 25% Black Rogue 33% 33% 33% Flesh Hunter 40% 40% 40% Flesh Hunter 40% Fallen Fallen 9% 9% 9% Carver 16% 16% 16% Devilkin 25% 25% 25% Dark One 36% 36% 36% Warped One 49% 49% 49% Carver 49% 49% Devilkin 49% 49% Dark One 49% 49% Sabre Cat Huntress 15% 15% 15% Saber Cat 20% 20% 20% Night Tiger 25% 25% 25% Hell Cat 30% 30% 30% Saber Cat 15% 15% Skeleton Skeleton 10% 10% 10% Returned 15% 15% 15% Bone Warrior 20% 20% 20% Burning Dead 25% 25% 25% Horror 30% 30% 30% Bone Warrior 30% 30% Returned 30% 30% Returned 30% Slinger Slinger 15% 15% 15% Spear Cat 16% 16% 16% Hell Slinger 19% 19% 19% Spear Cat 16% 16% 16% Night Slinger 17% 17% 17% Slinger 19% 19% Slinger 19% 19% Slinger 19% 19% Following have Chance to Block without block animation: Monster Chance to Block Normal Nightmare Hell Doom Knight 1 Doom Knight 24% 24% 24% Greater Mummy 2 Hollow One 0% 15% 33% Guardian 0% 15% 33% Unraveler 0% 15% 33% Horadrim Ancient 0% 15% 33% Unraveler 0% 15% 33% Andariel 0% 20% 40% Duriel 0% 25% 50% Mephisto 20% 40% 50% Diablo 25% 40% 50% Baal 40% 45% 55% Baal clone 40% 45% 55% Diablo clone 50% Lilith 40% Uber Duriel 50% Uber Mephisto 50% Uber Diablo 50% Uber Baal 55% 1 Only applies to Doom Knights in Act 4: those in Act 5 (including Pandemonium Event) cannot block. 2 Only applies to Greater Mummies in Act 2 and Act 3, and Achmel the Cursed and his Unraveler minions in Act 5: all others in Act 5 cannot block. Reference Monster's Chance to Block (Technical Discussion) Librarian, Gimme Shelter: About Blocking (FAQtoids)