How does the armour vs damage rating work?

Savio

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Join Date: Jul 2005

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30 Jan 2007 at 01:10 - 2

[wiki]Damage#Armor_Effect[/wiki]

2^((EffDR-EffAR)/40)

Essentially, assuming you and your target are level 20:

EffDR is your effective damage rating.
- For martial weapons (everything but staves and wands) EffDR is equal to 5 times your weapon attribute up to attribute level 12. If you go past level 12, you get 60 plus 2 for every attribute level past level 12. Critical hits get +20 to their EffDR.
- For spells, staves, and wands, EffDR is equal to 3 times your character's level. At level 20, this is 60.
EffAR is the target's effective armor rating. It's whatever armor the enemy has, minus any armor penetration or other effects.
The /40 means that for every increase in EffDR by 40 (or a lowering of enemy armor by 40), you deal twice the damage. Conversely, a lowering of EffDR by 40 (or increase in enemy armor by 40) cuts the damage in half.
With either 12 in your weapon attribute or as a level 20 character casting spells, against a 60 AL target, you deal 100% of whatever damage is listed.

Savio

Teenager with attitude

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

30 Jan 2007 at 02:40 - 4

What do you mean? Armor always affects damage, except when the damage is armor-ignoring.

Bah, I'll just get the chart:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/content...nics-id674.php

Code:

Effect of Armor on Damage
Armor Level	Defensive Adjustment
0		282.8%
5		259.4%
10		237.8%
15		218.1%
20		200%
25		183.4%
30		168.2%
35		154.2%
40		141.4%
45		129.7%
50		118.9%
55		109.1%
60		100%
65		91.7%
70		84.1%
75		77.1%
80		70.7%
85		64.8%
90		59.5%
95		54.5%
100		50%
105		45.9%
110		42%
115		38.6%
120		35.4%
125		32.4%

You have x armor level, you take y% of the damage. If someone blasts you with a 70-damage spell and you have 100 armor, you take 50% of the damage, so 35.