Physical defense

For its magical counterpart, see Magic defense.

“	An attribute to reduce Physical Damage received.	”
	—MLBB Attribute Guide

Physical defense (Physical DEF, formerly known as Armor) is an attribute that reduces the incoming amount of physical damage received. All units have base physical defense and 0 extra defense, and it can be increased through emblems, equipment, and hero abilities.

Notes

Total physical defense

In reducing the physical defense, the fixed-value defense reduction comes first, then the percentage DEF reduction and physical penetration, and finally the fixed-value penetration. This decrease can be defined as:

${\rm {Target{\text{'}}s\ total\ DEF}}=(initial\ DEF-fixed{\text{-}}value\ DEF\ Reduction)\times (100\%-\%\ DEF\ Reduction)$

Physical damage multiplier

Main article: Damage calculation

Stacking physical defense have diminishing returns, for example, that is 120 physical DEF reduces physical damage taken from 100% to 50% while having a 240 physical DEF reduces to 33% physical damage only. However, note that in short, the more the physical defense, the lesser its damage reduction receives. The equation showing the effect of physical DEF on physical damage is shown below:

$\mathrm{physical\ DMG\ multiplier} = \frac{120} {120 + physical\ DEF}$

Positive defense

If physical defense = 100:

$\begin{align} \mathrm{{\color{Red}Physical\ DMG\ multiplier}} & = \frac{120}{120 + 100}\\ & = \frac{120}{220}\\ \mathrm{{\color{Red} Physical\ DMG\ multiplier}} & = 0.5455 = \underline{54.55\end{align}$

With 100 physical defense, the hero will take 54.55% of physical damage.

Negative defense

If Physical Defense = -36:

$\begin{align} \mathrm{{\color{Red}Physical\ DMG\ multiplier}} & = \frac{120}{120 + (-36)}\\ & = \frac{120}{120 - 36}\\ & = \frac{120}{84}\\ \mathrm{{\color{Red} Physical\ DMG\ multiplier}} & = 1.4285 = \underline{142.85\end{align}$

With -36 physical defense, the hero will take 142.85% of physical damage or 42.85% extra physical damage.

Examples

• 15 Physical DEF → 88.88%
• -60 Physical DEF → 200%

Calculator

calcpage = Template:Calculator:Physical Defense
template = Template: Calculator/Physical Defense
form = maxDmgCalcForm
result = inner
param = dmg             | Attacker's Physical DMG               | 0   | int    | -99999-99999
param = multi           | DMG Multiplier (%)                 | 100 | number | 0-999
param = critdmg         | Critical DMG (%)                   | 200 | int    | 0-999
param = flatpen         | Fixed-value Physical PEN              | 0   | int    | 0-99999
param = percentpen      | Percentage (%) Physical PEN           | 0   | number | 0-100
param = def             | Target's Physical DEF                 | 0   | number | -99999-99999
param = flatdefreduc    | Fixed-value Physical DEF Reduction    | 0   | int    | 0-99999
param = percentdefreduc | Percentage (%) Physical DEF Reduction | 0   | int    | 0-100
param = dmgreduc        | Fixed-value DMG Reduction             | 0   | int    | 0-99999
param = percentdmgreduc | Percentage (%) DMG Reduction          | 0   | int    | 0-100

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Increasing Physical Defense

Hero abilities

• Alucard's Fission Wave (10-20 Hybrid Defense for each enemy hero hit for 6 seconds)
• Atlas' Frigid Breath (11-25 Hybrid Defense, scales with level, when it's present)
• Barats' Big Guy (4–10 extra Hybrid Defense per stack, up to 100 Hybrid Defense, scales with Detona's Welcome level)
• Carmilla's Vampire Pact (Steals 7-11 Hybrid Defense, up to 55, lasts 5 seconds, scales with level)
• Estes' Moonlight Immersion (20–45 Hybrid Defense when linking with an allied hero, scales with skill level)
• Faramis' Shadow Stampede (50-100 Hybrid Defense for 3 seconds, scales with skill level)
• Fredrinn's Energy Eruption (15-35 Hybrid Defense for 3 seconds after hitting a non-minion enemy, scales with skill level)
• Gatotkaca's Steel Bones (1 Physical Defense equal to 50 of his lost HP, up to 200)
• Grock's Earthen Force (15 (+8 × Hero Level) when near a wall or turret, up to 135, 1 Physical Attack increases 0.5 Physical Defense)
• Johnson's Full Throttle (10% per upgrade, up to 30%)
• Khufra's Bouncing Ball (30%-100% Hybrid Defense, lasts 0.2 seconds, scales with skill level)
• Lapu-Lapu's Bravest Fighter (30-60 Hybrid Defense for 10 seconds, scales with skill level)
• Leomord's Phantom Steed (30-90 Hybrid Defense until end of Mounted State, scales with skill level)
• Minotaur's Rage Incarnate (5 (+0.5 × Hero Level) Hybrid Defense for ally each time he heals ally hero)
• Roger's Wolf Transformation (25-75 Hybrid Defense, scales with skill level)
• Ruby's Let's Dance! (9 (+1.8 × Hero Level) Hybrid Defense per stack, up to 108, scales with level)
• Yin's My Turn (50-80 Hybrid Defense that lasts for 8 seconds, , scales with skill level)

Emblems & Talents

Emblems & Talents	Amount
Tank Emblem	10 (Hybrid Defense, level 60)
Fighter Emblem	6 (Hybrid Defense, level 60)
Firmness	6 (Hybrid Defense)
Tenacity	15 Hybrid Defense when HP is below 50%

Equipment

Item	Amount	Cost
Antique Cuirass	40	2170
Black Ice Shield	18	880
Blade Armor	70	1960
Brute Force Breastplate	23	1870
Clock of Destiny Unique Passive-Destiny	72 (5-12 Hybrid Defense per stack, scales with level, up to 72, lasts 5 seconds)	1950
Dominance Ice	55	2010
Dreadnaught Armor	30	730
Immortality	15	2120
Leather Jerkin	14	220
Oracle	20	1860
Steel Legplates	35	630
Thunder Belt	15	1820
Thunder Belt Unique Passive-Thunderbolt	1 Hybrid Defense (each time the attack hits an enemy hero, up to 9999 Stacks)
Twilight Armor	15	2100
Warrior Boots	22	720
Warrior Boots Unique Passive-Valor	20 (At full stacks)

Counter

• To reduce enemies' Physical Defense, purchase item that provide Physical Penetration, such as  Fury Hammer,  Malefic Roar,  Blade of the Heptaseas and  Hunter Strike.
• To ignore enemies' Physical Defense, purchase item that provide True Damage, such as  Endless Battle,  Thunder Belt and  War Axe.
• Use heroes that has Defense Reduction effect addition on their skills, such as Carmilla's Vampire Pact, Dyrroth's Spectre Step and Saber's Enemy's Bane.

History

• Since Patch 1.5.88, the minimum physical and magic defense is now negative 60, instead of 0.

Trivia

• The highest known physical defense that can be ever obtained is 1141. This can be done by using Level 15 Khufra with below 40% health equipped with physical defense-oriented Level 60 Tank Emblem, Firmness talent, Tenacity talent, and six  Blade Armor while Khufra's maxed leveled Bouncing Ball is active.