Overview
Magic Defense is the total magical defense that is factored upon magic damage, which is generally based on MATK as whole or partially. However, there are exceptions.
The descriptions used here refer to Hard and Soft MDEF. These names are used for clarity. The vast majority of players do not use these terms in general conversation, and instead refer Armor Mdef (hard) and INT Mdef (soft). Hard MDEF works as a relative reduction, whereas Soft MDEF is a subtractive reduction.
Hard MDEF
Hard m. defense, also known as "armor" or "equipment" m. defense reduces, incoming magic damage multiplicatively.
- Damage after Hard MDEF =
Damage × [(1000 + HardMDEF) ÷ (1000 + HardMDEF × 10)]
For example, a player with a Hard MDEF of 60 will have incoming m. damage reduced by about ⅓, and a player with a Hard DEF of 125 will have incoming damage reduced by half.
Hard m. defense has a base value of 0, and is increased by equipment, some skills, and items.
Additive Bonuses
Item/Skill |
Max Modifier |
Additional notes
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+3 |
Shield. Only if refined to +5 or lower.
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+3 |
Footgear. May reflect magic back to the caster.
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+1 |
Armor. Gives immunity to Frozen.
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+3 |
Armor. Mage class only. May reflect magic back to the caster.
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+5 |
Headgear. Only if refined to +5 or lower.
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+5 |
Armor. Only if refined to +5 or lower.
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+8 |
Garment. Only if refined to +5 or lower.
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Var |
+UpgradeLv
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+7 |
Footgear. Only if refined to +5 or lower.
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+20 |
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+1 |
Headgear. Acolyte class only.
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+10 |
Shield.
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+2 |
Armor.
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+5 |
Shield. Only if refined to +9 or higher.
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-50 |
Armor. Doubles Max HP.
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+3 |
Garment.
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Multiplicative Bonuses
Item/Skill |
Max Modifier |
Additional notes
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+100% |
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Soft MDEF
Soft m. defense, also known as "INT" m. defense, reduces incoming magic damage directly.
SoftMDEF = INT + VIT ÷ 5 + DEX ÷ 5 + BaseLv ÷ 4
TotalSoftMDEF = [(SoftMDEF + BonusA) × (1 + BonusB ÷ 100)]
- BonusA is the sum of additive bonuses.
- BonusB is the sum of multiplicative bonuses.
Additive Modifiers
Multiplicative Modifiers
See Also