Deflect

Deflection Rating provides a chance to Deflect damage from HitsHit DamageAny damage that isn't damage over time is Hit damage. Damaging Ailments which result from a Hit will calculate their damage from that Hit, and will not subsequently have Damage modifiers applied directly to them. As a result of this, raising Hit Damage will result in more powerful Damaging Ailments innately., preventing 40% of the damage from those Hits. Exact chance to Deflect also depends on the attacker's AccuracyAccuracyAccuracy is used to hit a target with an Attack, and is checked against the targets Evasion to determine that chance. Player Attacks incur an Accuracy penalty based on distance from the origin of the damage to the target, with no penalty for targets within 2 metres and up to 90% less Accuracy for targets further than 9 metres away..