immortal critical build?

[Garou]

had a guy getting 0 dmg even when grabbed

[TyresTyco]

It's called god mode cheat. But there is also a talisman that absorbs some dmg. Not sure if that works on grabs tho.. never used it.

[Lamiosa]

Depending on level and armor, it could also "look like" getting no harm, combined with quick self healing (talisman?). I have a tanky build myself, visiting a low level, it could seem like I get no damage.

Can you get into detail if it was normal enemy, yokai, boss ...?

[Garou]

it was an underworld boss on floor 10 sadly i didnt check if this dude had barrier active but he got grabbed by the wizard and never took damage so i got curious

[Remi]

Protection talisman blocks a set amount of damage that I would assume to scale with magic power, so in theory a weak grab could get completely nullified. How much you can actually block idk, never used them.
Also keep in mind that others with the skill to apply the effect on teammates can apply the buff to you without you noticing, had that happen when I took 0 damage from a move.

[Garou]

so you can be quite "immortal" if you dont mess up. I tried the protection talisman but it was quite weak when i used it, but i was low on omnyo at that time. Maybe i have to look up how protection talisman scales with omnyo

[Doctor Shotgun]

There's also the Uesegi clan that gives a super buffed version of protection talisman whenever you purify a yokai pool. With my current setup using Oyamatsumi grace, Uesegi clan, and Ultimate Constitution, against certain bosses I can end up full-hp at the end of the grab lol.

I haven't tried critical hp builds, so I can't say if Oyamatsumi bonus works for that.

[⭕TheSodaman]

Originally posted by Vänum:

so you can be quite "immortal" if you dont mess up. I tried the protection talisman but it was quite weak when i used it, but i was low on omnyo at that time. Maybe i have to look up how protection talisman scales with omnyo

Protection scales off of your damage resistances. If you're wearing light armor, you may take a chunk of the damage, but you may still end up taking damage.

If you were using the following:
Heavy Armor (or just physical resistance 20+)
Steel talisman / Increase Defense (Life Gain / Amrita Absorption) +
Devigorate / Reduce Attack (Ranged Hit / Onmyo Magic Hit) +
Protection

[Insertion Edit: Damage Taken should help as well such as Genbu guardian spirit, ethereal Lady Osakabe soul core maxed, set piece passives, etc.]

Should let the the user absorb one grab even on from a boss on Dream of the Nioh or Underworld. Onmyo Magic should only affect the duration of Steel or Protection, but not how much it absorbs.

Edit: Depending on the boss, even without the Devigorate effect, I've sometimes absorbed the whole grab and thinking about it from another player's perspective who haven't tried Heavy Armor + Steel + Protection Talisman, I would be highly suspicious too.

I haven't tried this with Empowered Onmyo Magic yet and am curious now.

[Yian Yan]

Originally posted by Vänum:

it was an underworld boss on floor 10 sadly i didnt check if this dude had barrier active but he got grabbed by the wizard and never took damage so i got curious

That boss' grab is pure physical damage. A Protection Talisman (or the effect from the Uesugi clan) can completely negate that damage if the value is big enough and/or their defenses strong enough.

[Lamiosa]

Originally posted by TheSodaman:

Edit: Depending on the boss, even without the Devigorate effect, I've sometimes absorbed the whole grab and thinking about it from another player's perspective who haven't tried Heavy Armor + Steel + Protection Talisman, I would be highly suspicious too.

I haven't tried this with Empowered Onmyo Magic yet and am curious now.

As I tried full heavy armor first, I was also quiet surprised. It makes a huge difference between light armor and heavy armor. At early stage you do not get one-hit-kills anymore, but later the difference is more visible.