Maximum Resist
- +% Maximum Resist increases the Resist 75% ceiling which applies to players and hirelings, to an absolute maximum Resist 95%.
- Resist +% needs to be applied to reach the new ceiling: Resist 75% with +20% Maximum Resist will require Resist +20% to reach Resist +95%.
- Increasing the Resist % ceiling has a significant effect on the amount of damage that can be survived, even when compared to the Resist 75% ceiling:
| Resist % | % Damage | Survivable Damage |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | 25 | |
| 80 | 20 | +25% |
| 85 | 15 | +66% |
| 90 | 10 | +150% |
| 95 | 5 | +400% |
- Five times more damage can be taken with Resist 95% than Resist 75%. When combined with integer Absorb, damage can often be completely negated.
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Maximum Fire Resist
Skill
Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(blvl)% |align=left|Resist Fire (Passive) |1 |No |- | +[blvl/2]% |align=left|Resist Fire (Active) |1 |No |}
- Passive bonus to Paladin does not apply when active: base level 10 will apply +10% to Paladin when inactive, and +5% to Paladin and allies within radius when active.
Helm
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Vex Rune in helm socket
|55
|No
|}
Amulet
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Nokozan Relic Amulet
|10
|No
|}
Body armor
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Vex Rune in body armor socket
|55
|No
|}
Crossbow
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Hellcast Heavy Crossbow
|27
|No
|}
Spear
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +15%
!align=left|The Tannr Gorerod Pike
|27
|No
|}
Sword
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Hexfire Shamshir
|33
|No
|}
Shield
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Vex Rune in shield socket
|55
|No
|-
| +10%
|align=left|Phoenix shield
|65
!Yes
|}
Auric shield
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Exile auric shield
|57
|No
|-
| +5%
!align=left|Dragonscale Zakarum Shield
|80
|No
|}
Boots
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
!align=left|Waterwalk Sharkskin Boots
|32
|No
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Infernostride Demonhide Boots
|29
|No
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Hotspur Leather Boots
|5
|No
|}
Maximum Lightning Resist
Skill
Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(blvl)% |align=left|Resist Lightning (Passive) |12 |No |- | +[blvl/2]% |align=left|Resist Lightning (Active) |12 |No |}
- Passive bonus to Paladin does not apply when active: base level 10 will apply +10% to Paladin when inactive, and +5% to Paladin and allies within radius when active.
Helm
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Lo Rune in helm socket
|59
|No
|}
Body armor
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Lo Rune in body armor socket
|59
|No
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Fortitude body armor
|59
!Yes
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Dragon body armor
|61
!Yes
|}
Scepter
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Holy Thunder scepter
|21
|No
|}
Sword
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Cloudcrack Gothic Sword
|45
|No
|}
Shield
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Lo Rune in shield socket
|59
|No
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Dragon shield
|61
!Yes
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Phoenix shield
|65
!Yes
|}
Belt
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Thundergod's Vigor War Belt
|47
|No
|}
Maximum Cold Resist
Skill
Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +(blvl)% |align=left|Resist Cold (Passive) |6 |No |- | +[blvl/2]% |align=left|Resist Cold (Active) |6 |No |}
- Passive bonus to Paladin does not apply when active: base level 10 will apply +10% to Paladin when inactive, and +5% to Paladin and allies within radius when active.
Potion
Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +10% !align=left|Thawing Potion |1 |No |}
- Drinking multiple potions at once increases duration for which bonus is applied, but not bonus itself. Each potion has 30 second duration, so bonus will apply for 120 (30*4) seconds (2 minutes) to a player or hireling that drinks four of them.
- Also applies Cold Resist +50% for duration.
Helm
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Ohm Rune in helm socket
|57
|No
|}
Body armor
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Ohm Rune in body armor socket
|57
|No
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Bramble body armor
|61
|No
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Hawkmail Scale Mail
|15
|No
|}
Axe
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
!align=left|Rune Master Ettin Axe
|72
!Yes
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Coldkill Hatchet
|36
|No
|}
Shield
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Ohm Rune in shield socket
|57
|No
|}
Auric shield
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Exile auric shield
|57
|No
|}
Belt
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Snowclash Battle Belt
|42
|No
|}
Maximum Poison Resist
Potion
Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +10% !align=left|Antidote Potion |1 |No |}
- Drinking multiple potions at once increases duration for which bonus is applied, but not bonus itself. Each potion has 30 second duration, so bonus will apply for 120 (30*4) seconds (2 minutes) to a player or hireling that drinks four of them.
- Also applies Poison Resist +50% for duration.
Helm
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Gul Rune in helm socket
|53
|No
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Andariel's Visage Demonhead
|83
!Yes
|}
Pelt
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +10%
!align=left|Spirit Keeper Earth Spirit
|67||No
|}
Body armor
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Gul Rune in body armor socket
|53
|No
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Principle body armor
|53
|No
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Venom Ward Breast Plate
|20||No
|}
Dagger
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +20%
!align=left|The Jade Tan Do Kris
|19
|No
|}
Shield
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
|align=left|Gul Rune in shield socket
|53
|No
|}
Gloves
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
!align=left|Venom Grip Demonhide Gloves
|29
|No
|}
Maximum All Resist
- Separate bonuses to the following are displayed:
- +% Maximum Fire Resist
- +% Maximum Lightning Resist
- +% Maximum Cold Resist
- +% Maximum Poison Resist
Body armor
Template:D2 Skill bonus
|-
| +5%
!align=left|Darkglow Ring Mail
|14
|No
|-
| +15%
!align=left|Guardian Angel Templar Coat
|45
|No
|}
Set bonus
Template:D2 Skill bonus |- | +10% |align=left|Iratha's Finery Full |15 |No |}