Lightning Defense

Description

Level of defense against lightning attacks.¹

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

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

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

Ways to increase Lightning Defense

Method	Increase
Dispelling Ring	60/120
Thunder Quartz Ring	50/75/100/150
Magic Barrier	150
Iron Flesh	200
Great Magic Barrier	250
Small Yellow Burr	150
Archdrake Helm +10	51
Black Witch Robe +5	126
Black Witch Gloves +5	45
Saint's Trousers +5	70
Other Armor Pieces	Varies
Faith	See Chart Below

Ways to decrease Lightning Defense

Method	Decrease
Yorgh's Spear	70
Pharros Mask	100
Blue Dagger	200
Being wet	150

Lightning Defense from Faith

Faith	Lightning Defense	Faith	Lightning 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	61	181
22	142	63	182
23	143	65	183
24	144	67	184
25	145	69	185
26	146	71	186
27	147	73	187
28	148	75	188
29	149	77	189
30	150	79	190
31	151	81	191
32	152	83	192
33	153	85	193
34	154	87	194
35	155	89	195
36	156	91	196
37	157	93	197
38	158	95	198
39	159	97	199
40	160	99	200

Footnotes

1. In-game description.