Does Ignore target defense work against Hell mobs with immune to physical attack? like the ghosts in arcane sanctuary act ii or nilhatak harpies act V?
Ignore target defense does exactly what it says, it ignores the defensive rating of the target, giving you up to a 95% chance to hit*. Ignore target defense does not work on bosses or players.
*Your level vs targets level comes into play as well, so if for example you are 30 levels below the target you’re attacking, your attacks will still miss frequently.
If your attack has a damage type other than what the target is immune to, for example poison damage from charms, that damage will count on a successful hit versus a physical immune target.
So basically, ignore target defense does not work against normal hell monsters with immune to physical damage? my character is physical damage bowazon.
Ignore target defense works on all targets except bosses and other players. If you are doing pure physical damage attacking physical damage immune monsters, the attack will hit, but it will do no damage.
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Find a wand with amp damage charges, it breaks physical immunity.
Ignore Defense has no effect on Immune to Physical Damage. Defense does not reduce the damage you do, or take, in this game. All defense does is determine your chance to hit/miss. Nothing more.
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Need to underline that except bosses part…as well as bold it…
Hell Builds need to factor in a way to deal with Immune monsters. Fire and Cold arrow convert a portion of your physical damage to elemental damage. Magic arrow also converts a portion to magic damage both could use a higher percentage of convert. Amp damage wand, weapon swap to charged strike.
If we only had a viable elemental merc we could use…
Okay, finally a straight to the point answers to my question. I guess i need a wand with amplify curse since most of the time my merc with reaper toll dies. Also, good to know about how defense works. Thank you guys
Another option for amp damage is to use Witchwild String bow as an alternative to your main damage bow, which has a 2% chance to cast level 5 Amplify Damage on hit. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but if you strafe/multishot a ton of arrows at your target(s), it can cast frequently.
You can see him demonstrate and talk about ignore target defense
Well that’s nice to know. Could have swore they were a thing but 20 years will do things to one’s memories. Cheers.
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Atma’s Scarab Amulet works too as an alternative with a 5% chance and other good mods
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Whups, forgot about Atma’s Scarab.
I must be playing too much Necro/Sorceress. 