Resistances reduce certain types of damage by a set percentage.
Primary Resistances[]
Fire Resistance, reduces both Fire Damage and Burn Damage
Cold Resistance, reduces both Cold Damage and Frostburn Damage
Lightning Resistance, reduces both Lightning Damage and Electrical Burn Damage
Pierce Resistance, reduces Pierce Damage- Vitality Resistance, reduces Vitality Damage, Vitality Decay Damage and Health Reduction
- Poison Resistance, reduces Poison Damage
- Bleeding Resistance, reduces Bleeding Damage
- Physical Resistance, reduces Physical Damage and Physical Duration Damage
Secondary Resistances[]
- Slowdown Resistance, reduces Slow duration
- Trap Resistance, reduces Immobilization duration
- Energy Resistance, reduces Energy Leech and Energy Burn
- Disruption Resistance, reduces Skill Disruption duration
- Stun Resistance, reduces Stun duration
- Freeze Resistance, reduces Freezing duration
- Sleep Resistance, reduces Sleep duration
- Petrification Resistance, reduces Petrification duration
There is also one hidden resistance since the Anniversary Edition patch:
- Life Leech Resistance, reduces Life Leech
There are also some specific resistances for pets and enemies:
- Confusion Resistance, reduces Confusion duration
- Conversion Resistance, reduces Conversion duration
- Fear Resistance, reduces Fear duration
- Taunt Resistance, reduces Taunt duration
Notes[]
- Player Resistances are capped at 80%.
- Player Primary Resistances except Physical Resistance are penalized by 40% in Epic, 100% in Legendary Difficulty.
- Player's Pets get bonus to their Resistances in Epic Difficulty:
- +5% Physical Resistance
- +12% Elemental (Fire, Cold, Lightning), Vitality Resistance
- +15% Poison, Pierce, Bleeding, Life Leech, Mana Leech, Disruption Resistance
- Player's Pets get bonus to their Resistances in Legendary Difficulty:
- +10% Physical Resistance
- +25% Elemental (Fire, Cold, Lightning), Vitality Resistance
- +30% Poison, Pierce, Bleeding, Life Leech, Mana Leech, Disruption Resistance
- Monsters in Epic Difficulty get +15% Bleeding, Cold, Confusion, Convert, Disruption, Fear, Fire, Freeze, Vitality, Lightning, Petrify, Pierce, Poison, Life Leech, Mana Leech, Stun, Taunt, Trap Resistances, and in Legendary Difficulty they get +30%.