Absorb

Percentage and then integer Absorb are applied last when calculating damage. If current life <= maximum life minus the percentage of remaining damage or integer amount absorbed, then life equal to that amount is first returned; otherwise, life returns to maximum. Damage is then reduced by the percentage or integer amount absorbed, and any remaining damage is applied to life. As a result, when current life <= maximum life minus the percentage of remaining damage or integer amount absorbed, then remaining damage is effectively reduced by double the percentage or integer amount. There is a ceiling of Absorb 40%, so there can never be a net life gain. Absorb % thus performs a similar function to Resist %, so when current life <= maximum life minus the percentage of remaining damage absorbed, effective percentage damage reduced is as follows: Resist % Absorb % 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 -100 -80.0 -60.0 -40.0 -20.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 -75 -57.5 -40.0 -22.5 -5.0 12.5 30.0 47.5 65.0 -50 -35.0 -20.0 -5.0 10.0 25.0 40.0 55.0 70.0 -25 -12.5 0.0 12.5 25.0 37.5 50.0 62.5 75.0 0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 25 32.5 40.0 47.5 55.0 62.5 70.0 77.5 85.0 50 55.0 60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 75 77.5 80.0 82.5 85.0 87.5 90.0 92.5 95.0 80 82.0 84.0 86.0 88.0 90.0 92.0 94.0 96.0 85 86.5 88.0 89.5 91.0 92.5 94.0 95.5 97.0 90 91.0 92.0 93.0 94.0 95.0 96.0 97.0 98.0 95 95.5 96.0 96.5 97.0 97.5 98.0 98.5 99.0 When current life <= maximum life minus the integer amount absorbed, then life equal to that amount is first returned regardless of remaining damage; when Absorb > remaining damage, there can be a net life gain (healing) equal to Absorb minus remaining damage.

Fire Absorb %

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |(20-30)% !align=left|Flamebellow Balrog Blade |71 |No |}

Auric shield

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |(10-20)% !align=left|Dragonscale Zakarum Shield |80 |No |}

Ring

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |15% !align=left|Dwarf Star Ring |45 |No |}

Pet

• Fire Golem has Fire Absorb % equivalent to min(25+[75*[(110*slvl)/(slvl+6)]/100],100).

Lightning Absorb %

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |25% !align=left|Lightsabre Phase Blade |58 |No |}

Ring

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |(10-20)% !align=left|Wisp Projector Ring |76 |No |}

Cold Absorb %

Pelt

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |(15-25)% !align=left|Spirit Keeper Earth Spirit |67 |No |}

Club

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |(5-15)% !align=left|Nord's Tenderizer Truncheon |68 |No |}

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |(7-15)% !align=left|Frostwind Cryptic Sword |70 |No |}

Ring

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- |20% !align=left|Raven Frost Ring |45 |No |}

Magic Absorb

Axe

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(9-11) |align=left|Crescent Moon axe |47 |No |- | +(10-15) |align=left|Oath axe |49 !Yes |}

Mace

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(10-15) |align=left|Oath mace |49 !Yes |}

Polearm

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(9-11) |align=left|Crescent Moon polearm |47 |No |}

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(3-8) |align=left|Spirit sword |25 !Yes |- | +(9-11) |align=left|Crescent Moon sword |47 |No |- | +(10-15) |align=left|Oath sword |49 !Yes |}

Shield

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(3-8) |align=left|Spirit shield |25 !Yes |}

Fire Absorb

Helm

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(5-11) !align=left|Steelshade Armet |62 |No |}

Amulet

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(0.75/lvl) !align=left|The Rising Sun Amulet |65 |No |}

Weapon

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(15-21) |align=left|Phoenix weapon |65 !Yes |}

Axe

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(10-12) !align=left|Ethereal Edge Silver-edged Axe |74 |No |}

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +10 !align=left|Todesfaelle Flamme Zweihander |46 |No |}

Shield

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(15-21) |align=left|Phoenix shield |65 !Yes |}

Gloves

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +15 !align=left|Hellmouth War Gauntlets |47 |No |}

Lightning Absorb

Helm

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +20 !align=left|Blackhorn's Face Death Mask |41 |No |}

Pelt

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(9-14) !align=left|Spirit Keeper Earth Spirit |67 |No |}

Mace

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(3-9) !align=left|Stormlash Scourge |82 |No |}

Sword

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(3-7) !align=left|Djinn Slayer Ataghan |65 !Yes |}

Belt

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +20 !align=left|Thundergod's Vigor War Belt |47 |No |}

Cold Absorb

Helm

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(5-9) !align=left|Nightwing's Veil Spired Helm |67 |No |- | +(0.25/lvl) !align=left|Griswold's Valor Corona |69 |No |}

Shield

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(6-11) !align=left|Spirit Ward Ward |68 |No |- | +0.625/clvl !align=left|Blackoak Shield Luna |61 |No |}

Belt

Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +15 !align=left|Snowclash Battle Belt |42 |No |}

Reference

• Resistances (Arreat Summit)
• Special Magic Effects (Arreat Summit)