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Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2)

Resistance Explained

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Resistance is a Skill Tag in Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2). Read on to learn what skills and gems that have the Resistance tag, the affixes, Uniques, and what Resistance is!

What is Resistance?

Resistance In-Game Description

Resistances reduce damage taken of the corresponding damage type — Fire, Cold, Lightning, or Chaos — up to a Maximum. Fire, Cold, and Lightning Resistances are Elemental Resistances.

Player resistances are lowered as you progress through the game, and can be improved with Equipment, Passives, and Quest Items.

Resistance Uniques

Unique Gear with Resistance

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List of Unique Equipment

Resistance Affixes

All Affixes with Resistance

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Resistance Skills

Resistance in Ascendancy Skills

Skill Effect
Thaumaturgical Infusion ImageThaumaturgical Infusion +1 to Maximum Cold Resistance per 4 Blue Support Gems Socketed;+1 to Maximum Fire Resistance per 4 Red Support Gems Socketed;+1 to Maximum Lightning Resistance per 4 Green Support Gems Socketed
Altered Flesh ImageAltered Flesh 20% of Cold Damage taken as Fire Damage;20% of Lightning Damage taken as Fire Damage;20% of Physical Damage taken as Chaos Damage
Flammability Magnitude ImageFlammability Magnitude 20% increased Flammability Magnitude
Bringer of Flame ImageBringer of Flame All Damage from you and Allies in your Presence contributes to Flammability and Ignite Magnitutudes
Coal Stoker ImageCoal Stoker Modifiers to Fire Resistance also grant Cold and Lightning Resistance at 50% of their value
Fire Resistance ImageFire Resistance +8% to Fire Resistance
Forged in Flame ImageForged in Flame Modifiers to Maximum Fire Resistance also grant Maximum Cold and Lightning Resistance
Tantalum Alloy ImageTantalum Alloy Body Armour grants +75% to Fire Resistance
Lead Lining ImageLead Lining Body Armour grants +75% to Lightning Resistance
Padded Plates ImagePadded Plates Body Armour grants +75% to Cold Resistance
Sunder my Enemies ImageSunder my Enemies Critical Hits ignore non-negative Enemy Monster Elemental Resistances
Deepening Shadows ImageDeepening Shadows 1% increased maximum Darkness per 1% Chaos Resistance
Chaos Resistance ImageChaos Resistance +7% to Chaos Resistance
ChayulaChayula's Gift +10% to Maximum Chaos Resistance;Chaos Resistance is doubled
Reduced Resistances ImageReduced Resistances -20% to all Elemental Resistances

List of Ascendancy Skills

Resistance in Passives

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Passive Skill Tree Guide and List of Passives

Resistance Gems

All Resistance Skill Gems

Gem Effects
Conductivity ImageConductivity ・Curse applies after 1.5 second delay
・Curse radius is 2 metres
・Cursed enemies have -25% ightning resistance
・Curse duration is 6.4 seconds
Despair ImageDespair ・Curse applies after 1.5 second delay
・Curse inflicts -20% to Chaos Resistnace
・Curse radius is 2.2 metres
・Curse duration is 6.6 seconds
Elemental Weakness ImageElemental Weakness ・Curse applies after 1.5 seconds delay
・Curse does not apply to enemies above level 39
・Curse radius is 2 metres
・Curse inflicts -46% to Elemental Resistances
・Curse duration is 6.4 seconds.
Flammability ImageFlammability ・Curse applies after 1.5 second delay
・Curse radius is 2 metres
・Curse inflicts -25% to Fire Resistance
・Curse duration is 6.4 seconds
Hypothermia ImageHypothermia ・Curse applies after 1.0 second delay
・Curse radius is 1.7 metres
・Cursed enemies have -25% to Cold resistance
・Curse duration is 6.4 seconds

List of Skill Gems

All Resistance Support Gems

Gem Effects
Elemental Army ImageElemental Army ・Minions from supported skills have +30% to all elemental resistances
Lightning Penetration ImageLightning Penetration ・Supported skills Penetrate 30% Lightning Resistance
Refraction III ImageRefraction III ・Supported Banners apply Refractive Dissolution to Enemies in Radius
・Refractive Dissolution applies 2% Elemental Exposure per 1000 player Armour, up to 80%
Reinforced Totems I ImageReinforced Totems I ・Totems summoned by supported skills have +40% to all Elemental Resistances.
Reinforced Totems II ImageReinforced Totems II ・Totems Summoned by Supported Skills have +10% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances
・Totems Summoned by Supported Skills have +40% to All Elemental Resistances.

List of Support Gems

All Resistance Spirit Gems

There aren't any gems that have this tag.

List of Spirit Gems

Path of Exile 2 Related Guides

Path of Exile 2 (PoE 2) Glossary

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Adding to Stat Totals Aftershocks Ailment
Ammunition Ancestral Boost AoE
Arcane Surge Armour Armour Break
Attack Attributes Aura
Banner Barrageable Bear
Blind Block Buff
Chaining Channelling Chaos
Charges Chill Chilled Ground
Cold Combo Concentration
Cooldown Recovery Rate Corpses Covered in Oil
Critical Damage Bonus Critical Hits Crossbow Ammunition Skills
Crushing Blows Culling Strike Curse
Damage Conversion Damage Gained as Extra Daze
Debuff Decimating Strike Detonator
Dexterity Dual Wielding Duration
Effect Consumption Empowered Skills Energy Shield
Evasion Exposure Fire
Flame of Chayula Flammability Freeze
Glory Grenade Guard
Heavy Stun Herald Hit Damage
Ignite Ignited Ground Immobilisation
Intelligence Invocation Iron Grip
Iron Will Jagged Ground Knockback
Life Leech Life Recharge Lightning
Lineage Magic Find Magnitude
Mark Melee Meta
Minion Minion Commands Nova
Onslaught Orb Payoff
Persistent Physical Pierce
Pinned Plant Poison
Presence Primed for Stun Projectile
Resistance Reviving Minions Rhoa Mount
Shapeshift Shield Shock
Shocked Ground Slam Slow
Spell Spirit Spreading Ailments
Storm Strength Strike
Stun Support Sustained
Tailwind Totem Travel
Trigger Unholy Might Volatility
Warcry Werewolf Wind
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