I noticed during the stress test that Smite was getting “Resisted” but if I’m not mistaken, Holy damage is unable resistible? Am I wrong or does it show “Resisted” instead of “Miss”
Holy Resistance isn’t a stat in the game, but level based resistance is in PvE - each mob/boss at higher level above you gains either +5 or +8 resistance to every spell school INCLUDING Holy which will result in PARTIAL resists to your Holy damage attacks - this cannot be overcome in any way even with Spell Penetration.
That being said, Smite is still a castable spell, which means that it still has to actually land first. Without enough +spell hit gear, your damage spells therefore have a chance to be fully resisted even in the absence of any Holy Resistance on the target.
Does that make sense?
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Every spell in the game has a chance to be resisted, even feign death…
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And traps, lol.
Every wipe caused by this is wonderful.
The long answer is what Theloras said.
The short answer is that yes, when a spell misses, it says Resist.
I think Holy resists were derived from arcane resistance.
Good, and they should be resisted more often. I hate when a Hunter FDs at my feet and drops a trap right on me.