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Armor is a stat which affects physical damage taken. Armor reduces physical damage by a percentage, but having a negative amount of Armor increases the damage from physical attacks. Armor does not affect damage taken from Magic or True damage.

Formula[ | ]

Damage reduction = ((0.06 * armor) / (1 + 0.06 * armor)) * 100 if Armor ≥ 0

Damage increase = 1 − 0.94−armor if Armor < 0

Sources[ | ]

1 point of Agility grants 0.14 Armor.

Armor Granting Items[ | ]

(Does not include Armor gains from Agility)

Item Passive Armor Other Bonuses Total Armor
Abyssal Skull Abyssal Skull 2 3.5 (from Aura) 5.5
Armor of the Mad Mage Armor of the Mad Mage 8 20 (from Activation) 28
Daemonic Breastplate Daemonic Breastplate (Ally Mode) 10 7 (from Aura) 17
Daemonic Breastplate Daemonic Breastplate (Enemy Mode) 10 3 (from Aura) 13
Guardian Ring Guardian Ring 2 N/A 2
Helm of the Victim Helm of the Victim 5 N/A 5
Insanitarius Insanitarius 5 N/A 5
Lex Talionis Lex Talionis 5 2 (from Aura) 7
Nome's Wisdom Nome's Wisdom 2 1 (from Aura) 3
Plated Greaves Plated Greaves 6 1 (from Activation) 5
Platemail Platemail 10 N/A 10
Ringmail Ringmail 4 N/A 4
Ring of the Teacher Ring of the Teacher 2 1 (from Aura) 3
Shield of the Five Shield of the Five 4 1 (from Activation) 5
Sol's Bulwark Sol's Bulwark (Ally Mode) 4 2 (w/ Aura) 6
Symbol of Rage Symbol of Rage 5 N/A 5
Sol's Bulwark Sol's Bulwark (Negative) 4 0 4
Tablet of Command Tablet of Command 3 0 3
Ultor's Heavy Helm Ultor's Heavy Helm 5 1 (from Activation) 6

Abilities[ | ]

Unit/Item Source Target Armor given Duration Notes
Abyssal Skull Abyssal Skull Aura Ally Units 3.5 N/A Does not stack with Ring of the Teacher Ring of the Teacher, Nome's Wisdom Nome's Wisdom and Lex Talionis Lex Talionis
Armor of the Mad Mage Armor of the Mad Mage Activation Self 20 6 Tapers off over duration
Wildsoul Summon Booboo Booboo Booboo Frenzy Frenzy Passive 5 N/A Requires Level 4 Wildsoul Summon Booboo Summon Booboo; also applies to Wildsoul Wildsoul in Wildsoul Bear Form Bear Form
Daemonic Breastplate Daemonic Breastplate Aura Ally Units & Buildings 5 N/A Does not stack with Sol's Bulwark Sol's Bulwark
Demented Shaman Demented Shaman Demented Shaman Storm Cloud Storm Cloud Ally Heroes Up to 4/6/8/10 10 seconds Armor bonus capped at 5 seconds, decreases over remaining duration
Hammerstorm Hammerstorm Hammerstorm Galvanize Galvanize Passive 2.5/5/7.5/10 N/A
Ice Ogre Ice Ogre Ice Ogre Icy Cold Armor Icy Cold Armor Ally Unit 8 30 seconds
Kane Kane Kane Defensive Might Defensive Might Ally Heroes 2/3/4/5 N/A
Keeper of the Forest Keeper of the Forest Keeper of the Forest Nature's Guidance Nature's Guidance Ally Unit 2/3/4/5 15/30/45/60 seconds
Legionnaire Legionnaire Legionnaire Taunt Taunt Self 5/10/15/20 1.5/2/2.5/3 seconds
Moraxus Moraxus Moraxus Arcane Shield Arcane Shield Passive 2/4/6/8 N/A
Nome's Wisdom Nome's Wisdom Aura Ally Units 3 N/A Does not stack with Ring of the Teacher Ring of the Teacher, Abyssal Skull Abyssal Skull and Jade Spire Jade Spire
Pebbles Pebbles Pebbles Slab Skin Slab Skin Passive 2/4/6/8 N/A
Plated Greaves Plated Greaves Activation Ally Heroes 3 60 seconds Bonuses are doubled for the first 10 seconds; Does not stack with Shield of the Five Shield of the Five and Sacrificial Stone Sacrificial Stone active (on Heroes)
Predator Predator Predator Stone Hide Stone Hide Self 3/6/9/12 3/3.75/4.5/5.25 seconds
Ring of the Teacher Ring of the Teacher Aura Ally Units 2 N/A Does not stack with Abyssal Skull Abyssal Skull, Nome's Wisdom Nome's Wisdom and Jade Spire Jade Spire
Sacrificial Stone Sacrificial Stone Activation Ally Units 3 60 seconds Bonuses are doubled for the first 10 seconds; Does not stack with Shield of the Five Shield of the Five and Plated Greaves Plated Greaves active
Shadowblade Shadowblade Shadowblade Gargantuan's Blast Gargantuan's Blast Self 1/2/3/4 15 seconds Lasts while in Gargantuan Form
Shield of the Five Shield of the Five Activation Ally Units 3 60 seconds Bonuses are doubled for the first 10 seconds; Does not stack with Plated Greaves Plated Greaves and Sacrificial Stone Sacrificial Stone active
Sol's Bulwark Sol's Bulwark Aura Ally Units & Buildings 4 N/A Does not stack with Daemonic Breastplate Daemonic Breastplate
Wildsoul Wildsoul Wildsoul Bear Form Bear Form Self 3/6/9 N/A

Armor Reduction[ | ]

Unit/Item Source Target Armor reduced Duration Notes
Andromeda Andromeda Andromeda Aurora Aurora Enemy Units 3/4/5/6 14 seconds
Armadon Armadon Armadon Snot Storm Snot Storm Enemy Unit 1/1.5/2/2.5 per charge 5 seconds Stacks up to 5 times
Tremble Hive Mind Boris Boris Razor Carapace Razor Carapace On Attack 2/3/4 3.5 seconds
Corrupted Disciple Corrupted Disciple Corrupted Disciple Overload Overload Enemy Unit(s) 1 per charge 3 seconds Applies a charge every 0.8/0.7/0.6 (0.7/0.6/0.5) seconds
Daemonic Breastplate Daemonic Breastplate Aura Enemy Units & Buildings 5 N/A
Deadwood Deadwood Deadwood Rotten Grasp Rotten Grasp Enemy Units 1/2/3/4 1.5/2/2.5/3 seconds
Demented Shaman Demented Shaman Demented Shaman Storm Cloud Storm Cloud Ally Heroes Up to 4/6/8/10 10 seconds Armor reduction capped at 5 seconds, decreases over remaining duration
Gunblade Gunblade Gunblade Grappling Shot Grappling Shot Enemy Unit 3/5/7 8 seconds
Kraken Kraken Kraken Torrent Torrent Enemy Unit 2/3/4/5 3 seconds
Lex Talionis Lex Talionis Activation Enemy Unit & Self 3/4/5 7 seconds
Master of Arms Master of Arms Master of Arms Acid Bomb Acid Bomb Enemy Units 1/2/3/4 6 seconds Applies to enemies on the acid trail
Pandamonium Pandamonium Pandamonium Flick Flick Enemy Unit 2/4/6/8 6 seconds
Pestilence Pestilence Pestilence Swarm Swarm Enemy Unit(s) 6/12/18 30 seconds
Predator Predator Predator Terror Terror Passive (On Attack) 2/4/6 8 seconds Applies after attacking a unit 4 times within 8 seconds
Shieldbreaker Shieldbreaker Passive On Attack 2/4/6 5 seconds
Shieldbreaker Shieldbreaker (Level 3) Passive On Attack 1 per charge 5 seconds Only on Buildings or Gadgets; Max 6 charges
Sol's Bulwark Sol's Bulwark Aura Enemy Units & Buildings 4 N/A
Soulstealer Soulstealer Soulstealer Dread Dread Aura (Enemy Units) 2/3/4/5 N/A
Tremble Tremble Tremble Impalers Impalers On Attack 1/2/3/4 2.5 seconds

Armor Penetration[ | ]

Armor Penetration ignores a certain amount of armor. Unlike Armor reduction, Armor Penetration benefits only the user. Armor Penetration will only ignore up to how much armor the target has, has no effect if armor value is negative.

Unit/Item Source Target Armor penetration Duration Notes
Gemini Gemini Gemini Elemental Force Elemental Force Passive 1 per 18/16/14/12 Strength N/A 60% effectiveness on Fire and Ice; Equal to 0.0555/0.0625/0.0714/0.0833 per Strength
Lodestone Lodestone Lodestone Shatterstorm Shatterstorm Enemy Units & Self 100% 5 seconds
Rally Rally Rally Battle Experience Battle Experience Passive 20/40/60/80% N/A Applies to Rally's attacks and abilities

In addition, Towers have a passive 25% Armor Penetration on attack.

Notes[ | ]

  • Boss units (Ex. Kongor Kongor) are immune to Armor reduction.
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