damage mitigation

[BabuFrikker]

Not sure if its a bug or what, but it seems every few months I try and get back into this game it goes good for a few days until for whatever reason damage mitigation seems bugged for me. It won't matter what I build or the enemy builds they've always got over 50% of my damage mitigated. Is this a thing? Like why the ♥♥♥♥ does a Merc or Bastet take 900 damage and mitigate over 2.5k with no defensive items on a crit build?

[Sirpnie]

It's not a bug, damage mitigation is a diminishing returns thing. at level 20, most gods should have around 50 res in both. That is 33% reduction. Say you have a guardian with gauntlet of thebes and sentinels embrace, you get about another 30. 80 res is something around a 45% reduction. 100 res is 50%.

The equation is:

Damage = (100 × Unmitigated Damage)/(Protections + 100)

So, not a bug, probably just aura protection items and max level protections bringing everyone to an 80+ res base.

if you really want to read about how damage is calculated

https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Attack_and_Defense

[BabuFrikker]

Originally posted by Sirpnie:

It's not a bug, damage mitigation is a diminishing returns thing. at level 20, most gods should have around 50 res in both. That is 33% reduction. Say you have a guardian with gauntlet of thebes and sentinels embrace, you get about another 30. 80 res is something around a 45% reduction. 100 res is 50%.

The equation is:

Damage = (100 × Unmitigated Damage)/(Protections + 100)

So, not a bug, probably just aura protection items and max level protections bringing everyone to an 80+ res base.

if you really want to read about how damage is calculated

https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Attack_and_Defense

Yeah it's just weird how I'm fighting a level 20 assassin full damage build, when I have a crit build and they're taking 900 damage with over 1.5k mitigated.

[Dr. Sinclair]

Originally posted by Blue Zucchini:

Originally posted by Sirpnie:

It's not a bug, damage mitigation is a diminishing returns thing. at level 20, most gods should have around 50 res in both. That is 33% reduction. Say you have a guardian with gauntlet of thebes and sentinels embrace, you get about another 30. 80 res is something around a 45% reduction. 100 res is 50%.

The equation is:

Damage = (100 × Unmitigated Damage)/(Protections + 100)

So, not a bug, probably just aura protection items and max level protections bringing everyone to an 80+ res base.

if you really want to read about how damage is calculated

https://smite.fandom.com/wiki/Attack_and_Defense

Yeah it's just weird how I'm fighting a level 20 assassin full damage build, when I have a crit build and they're taking 900 damage with over 1.5k mitigated.

you haven't mention your god - some gods have bad scaling, so you'll do better by building into penetration. and vice versa

[BabuFrikker]

Originally posted by Dr. Sinclair:

Originally posted by Blue Zucchini:

Yeah it's just weird how I'm fighting a level 20 assassin full damage build, when I have a crit build and they're taking 900 damage with over 1.5k mitigated.

you haven't mention your god - some gods have bad scaling, so you'll do better by building into penetration. and vice versa

Jing Wei

[Dr. Sinclair]

Perhaps they have a support with a lot of protection auras nearby? remember, sentinel's embrace with only 1 other ally with you is a large protection buff for both you