Physical penetration

Not to be confused with Defense reduction. For its magical counterpart, see Magic penetration.

“	An attribute to reduce enemies' Physical Defense.	”
	—MLBB Attribute Guide

Physical penetration (Physical PEN) is an attribute that increases the effectiveness of physical damage, by ignoring the physical defense of the target by a fixed value or a percentage. Physical penetration starts at 0 but can be obtained through emblems, items, or even hero abilities.

While physical penetration only affects the user's physical damage, Fixed-value physical penetration can ignore the target's physical defense below 0 (up to negative 60), causing the physical damage dealt to increase instead. See the formula below or read more.

$\mathrm {\color {Maroon}Total\ Physical\ Defense} [({\color {Maroon}Physical\ DEF}-{\color {CarnationPink}Physical\ DEF\ Reduction})\times (100\%-{\color {CarnationPink}Percentage\ Physical\ DEF\ Reduction}-{\color {CarnationPink}Percentage\ Physical\ PEN})]-{\color {CarnationPink}Fixed{\text{-}}value\ Physical\ PEN}$

Increasing Physical Penetration

Hero abilities

• Aulus' Undying Fury (20%, level 12)

Creep buffs

• Orange Buff (+5%/10%, Adaptive)

Emblems & Talents

Emblems & Talents	Amount
Assassin Emblem	14 (Adaptive Penetration, level 60)
Rupture	5 (Adaptive Penetration)

Equipment

Item	Physical Penetration	Cost
Blade of the Heptaseas	15	1950
Hunter Strike	15	2010
Malefic Gun Unique Passive - Armor Buster	30%	2120
Malefic Roar Unique Passive - Armor Buster	30%	2060
Malefic Roar Unique Passive - Breaker	30% (0.1 extra Physical Penetration to each point of the enemy's Physical Defense, capped at 30%)
Fury Hammer	12	830

Battle spells

• Inspire (ignore hybrid defense for six basic attacks, scale with level)