I apologize if this question has been asked and answered before; I can't seem to find anything directly on point. I'm relatively new to the game (been playing ~5 months) and just beginning to delve into the game's deeper mechanics, so go easy on me :). Also note that I play on console, though I don't think it matters for the purposes of my question.
I'm currently in the low GR 80s running a somewhat rogue variant of Tal Rasha's Twisters using Ashnagarr's Blood Bracer in combination with Barrier Blades+Magic Weapon Deflection+Galvanizing Ward+Molten Wildebeest Gizzard as my primary sources of mitigation (and I realize the popular consensus is that APD/Halo are better for mitigation, but that's a different topic).
I was wondering exactly how damage reduction interacts with absorb shields-- that is, if you have a source of pure damage reduction (Blur or Esoteric Alteration, for example), does the reduction trigger even if you're absorbing the damage (thus increasing the potency of your absorb shields), or do you actually need to take damage and lose life before benefitting from sources of DR?
Thanks in advance!
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I apologize if this question has been asked and answered before; I can't seem to find anything directly on point. I'm relatively new to the game (been playing ~5 months) and just beginning to delve into the game's deeper mechanics, so go easy on me :). Also note that I play on console, though I don't think it matters for the purposes of my question.
I'm currently in the low GR 80s running a somewhat rogue variant of Tal Rasha's Twisters using Ashnagarr's Blood Bracer in combination with Barrier Blades+Magic Weapon Deflection+Galvanizing Ward+Molten Wildebeest Gizzard as my primary sources of mitigation (and I realize the popular consensus is that APD/Halo are better for mitigation, but that's a different topic).
I was wondering exactly how damage reduction interacts with absorb shields-- that is, if you have a source of pure damage reduction (Blur or Esoteric Alteration, for example), does the reduction trigger even if you're absorbing the damage (thus increasing the potency of your absorb shields), or do you actually need to take damage and lose life before benefitting from sources of DR?
Thanks in advance!