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Question about penetration

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Bandit1215
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So i am wondering if the sharpened armor reduction is applied and THEN the 20% reduction from the maul passive, or if it is the 20% reduction and THEN the sharpened bonus. I don't know if there is any way to test this but if I am correct on my math, if the maul passive is applied and then the 5160 (gold sharpened) without any CP into sharpened against a player with 30k resistance, that would put them at 18,840 resistance. Now if you subtract the 5160 and then the 20% reduction from maul, it they are left with 19,872 resistance. I know the difference is small, but it is still a factor in how much damage you do.
Edited by Bandit1215 on January 6, 2017 3:40AM
CP 561
  • vSO HM - Completed
  • vAA - Completed
  • vHRC - Completed

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  • nordsavage
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    It does not work like that. It is 20% of the total resist plus 5160. Not the total minus 5160 then 20% of whatever's left or any variation thereof. Penetration is not armor reduction it is how much armor is ignored.

    Debuffs like Major and Minor Fracture reduce the total armor rating instead of ignoring armor.
    Edited by nordsavage on January 6, 2017 4:06AM
    I didn't choose tank life, tank life chose me.
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