Damage shield equal to max health for 12 seconds?

david.haypreub18_ESO · February 2015

I'm just reading the PTS notes and screen caps, and see that the DK Ultimate Ferocious Leap 'absorbs 100% of your max health in damage over 12 seconds'. That seems a bit oddly worded. Is this a straight-up damage shield that lasts for 12 seconds (in which case... wow!), or is the 'over 12 seconds' (rather than 'for 12 seconds') significant? Just trying to figure out how it works.

Panda244 · February 2015

It's a damage shield that lasts 12s and is equivalent to your max HP, so if you have 30k HP, 30k damage shield

david.haypreub18_ESO · February 2015

Thank for clarifying!

So, that's... pretty much the best damage shield in the game, no? It is an ultimate, so it should be pretty good. But 100% of health for 12 seconds is best in the game by a pretty far margin I would say.

Warraxx · February 2015

david.haypreub18_ESO wrote: »

Thank for clarifying!

So, that's... pretty much the best damage shield in the game, no? It is an ultimate, so it should be pretty good. But 100% of health for 12 seconds is best in the game by a pretty far margin I would say.

magma armor is 100% and lasts longer and does other stuff...

Panda244 · February 2015

Warraxx wrote: »

david.haypreub18_ESO wrote: »

Thank for clarifying!

So, that's... pretty much the best damage shield in the game, no? It is an ultimate, so it should be pretty good. But 100% of health for 12 seconds is best in the game by a pretty far margin I would say.

magma armor is 100% and lasts longer and does other stuff...

Magma Armor isn't a damage shield, it caps all incoming damage at 3% of your maximum Health and does a ***-poor DoT to nearby enemies. It's better than a damage shield, but it costs more... So situational I guess.

Najjynn · February 2015

There's also a magma armor morph that allows you to bypass 100% of enemy armour, correct?