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Barbed Armor
Barbed Armor
Information
Location Icon Protective Protective
Type Filter Intelligence Intelligence
Filter Damage Damage
Filter Armor Armor
Filter Activatable Activatable
Stats +12 Strength
+15 Damage
Cost 2200 (800)
Recipe
Components Item Builds into
Punchdagger (500)
Bolstering Armband (450)
Bolstering Armband (450)
Recipe
Barbed Armor


Description[ | ]

When activated, applies Barbed to self for 4 seconds.

Effects[ | ]

Self
Mana Cost: 25
Cooldown: 40 seconds
Applies Barbed to self for 4 seconds.
 

Barbed Effects
Returns 80% of damage taken

Notes
  • Reflects pre-mitigation damage the same type as the received damage type.
  • Gadgets are not affected by Barbed Armor.
  • In Blitz Mode, cooldown is changed to 40 seconds (8 seconds after cooldown reduction is calculated) and Barbed lasts 3.5 seconds.
  • In Midwars, Barbed lasts 3 seconds.


Changelog[ | ]

Version 4.9.1

  • Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
  • Returned Damage type is now the same as the received damage type.
  • Returned Damage percentage increased from 65% to 80%.
  • Cooldown increased from 30 seconds to 40 seconds.

Version 4.9.0

  • Returned Damage is now based on pre-mitigation damage (rather than post-mitigation damage).
  • Returned Damage reduced from 80% to 65% of the pre-mitigation damage received.

Version 4.8.6

  • Cooldown reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds.

Version 4.7.3

  • Cooldown increased from 30 seconds to 40 seconds.
  • Mid Wars change only: Duration reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.

Version 4.7.2

  • Certain gadgets will now be affected by Return Damage.
  • This specifically reintroduces because Engineer Steam Turret Steam Turret.
    • The amount of damage taken will be 1/12th of the Engineer Steam Turret Steam Turret Health (instead of 1/3 of the Engineer Steam Turret Steam Turret Health previously).

Version 4.5.5

  • Visual glow colour on its active effects has been changed from yellow to red to differentiate it from the Shrunken Head visuals.
  • Activation sound has been updated to be more prominent.

Version 4.5.4

  • Gadgets will no longer be affected by Barbed Armor.

Version 4.1.4

  • Recipe cost increased from 600 Gold to 800 Gold.
    • Total cost increased from 2000 Gold to 2200 Gold.
  • Strength bonus reduced from 15 to 12.
  • Cooldown increased from 20 to 30 seconds.

Version 4.1.0

Version 3.8.5

  • For Blitz Mode only:
    • Cooldown changed from 4 seconds to 8 seconds (accounted for after the Blitz Mode cooldown reduction).
    • Duration decreased from 5 seconds to 3.5 seconds.

Version 2.5.18

  • Can now be disassembled.

Version 2.2.4

  • No longer breaks channeling when used.

Version 0.1.65

Version 0.1.65

  • Fixed to actually return 80% damage (was returning 75%)

Version 0.1.63

  • Cooldown increased to 20 seconds from 15 seconds.
  • Damage returned reduced to 80% from 100%.

Version 0.1.60

  • Barbed Armor will now return damage from a pseudo-Pet or Gadget to the owner of the pet instead

Version 0.1.42

  • Now returns damage in True Damage.

Version 0.1.23

  • Fixed Barbed Armor not returning damage from abilities.


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