Dark Defense

Description

Level of defense against dark attacks.¹

Reduces Dark damage taken by 0.1% per point of Dark Defense.

You automatically have 100 points of Dark Defense in addition to what is shown on the status screen.

900 visible Dark Defense (total of 1000) makes you immune to Dark.
But since newest Patch your max effective Defense is 890, thus 99% reduction.

Ways to increase Dark Defense

Method	Increase
Dispelling Ring	60/120
Dark Quartz Ring	50/75/100/150
Magic Barrier	150
Iron Flesh	200
Great Magic Barrier	250
Dark Troches	150
Warlock Mask +10	72
Black Witch Robe +5	131
Dark Gauntlets +5	56
Chaos Boots +5	82
Other Armor Pieces	Varies
Intelligence and Faith	See Chart Below

Ways to decrease Dark Defense

Method	Decrease
Yorgh's Spear	70
Blue Dagger	200

Dark Defense from Lower of Intelligence and Faith

Whichever is lower increases Dark Defense when leveled up.

Lower of Intelligence and Faith	Dark Defense	Lower of Intelligence and Faith	Dark Defense
1	6	41	161
2	12	42	162
3	18	43	163
4	24	44	164
5	30	45	165
6	36	46	166
7	42	47	167
8	48	48	168
9	54	49	169
10	60	50	170
11	68	51	171
12	76	52	172
13	84	53	173
14	92	54	174
15	100	55	175
16	108	56	176
17	116	57	177
18	124	58	178
19	132	59	179
20	140	60	180
21	141	62	181
22	142	64	182
23	143	66	183
24	144	68	184
25	145	70	185
26	146	72	186
27	147	74	187
28	148	76	188
29	149	78	189
30	150	80	190
31	151	82	191
32	152	84	192
33	153	86	193
34	154	88	194
35	155	90	195
36	156	92	196
37	157	94	197
38	158	96	198
39	159	98	199
40	160	99	200

Footnotes

1. In-game description.