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How Armor Works in Total War: Warhammer 3
Published 24 Nov 2021
How much does armor work when it comes to damage? In this beginner guide for Total War: Warhammer we take a look at exactly that, so you can get a better understanding of your units stats. Thumbnail art: https://www.deviantart.com/frostypersimmons ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe ► /Rejnols Twitter ► https://twitter.com/Rejnols Discord ► https://discord.com/invite/DnhERZy Twitch ► https://www.twitch.tv/Rejnols ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Intro - 00:00 What Armor Works Against - 00:30 The Math Behind Armor in Total War: Warhammer - 01:40 What is Bad, Good & Great Armor Values in Total War: Warhammer? - 04:45 #Warhammer #TotalWar #TotalWarWarhammer
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if a unit with 100 armor was fighting a swordsmen unit, it wouldn' t take 8 dmg on average, it would take between 7+1 dmg and 7 + 10. 5 (50% of the base value of 21) so on average it would be around 13 dmg cause (8 + 17. 5) /2 = 12. 75
getting charged by them would be different tho since their 14 charge would add 14 melee attack but also 14 weapon damage during the charge and for a very small time afterwards, which would be added in accordance with their base/piercing ratio. They are 25% piercing (7/28 = 0. 25) so 25% of the 14 charge would be added to the piercing value, while the 75% remaining would be added to the base value. Bonus vs infantry/large work the same btw, as long as you' re attacking the appropriate target
Magic damage type is affected by armour, And i stole this explanation from the TW:forums:
Magic damage does not ignore armor unless specified as Armor Piercing much like regular damage.
A melee unit such as Grail Knights only do magic type damage.
Meaning that the only difference between normal damage and magic damage is dependent on resistances not armor.
Here are some examples:
A unit of Swordsmen (normal damage) attacks a unit of Chosen (120 armor, no resistances to anything).
The Swordsmen have their non-armor piecing damage reduced by the Chosen's armor.
A unit of Grail Knights (magic damage) attacks a unit of Chosen (120 armor, no resistances to anything).
The Grail Knights have their non-armor piercing damage reduced by the same amount as the Swordsmen would.
A unit of Swordsmen (normal damage) attacks a unit of Cairn Wraiths (Ethereal, so 80% physical damage resistance, 0 armor).
The Swordsman do 20% of their normal damage.
A unit of Grail Knights (magic damage) attacks the same Cairn Wraiths.
The Wraiths have physical resistance, but NOT magic resistance.
Meaning that since the Grail Knights do magic damage it bypasses the Cairn Wraiths main defense.
Cairn Wraiths have no armor, and pitiful melee defense (their only real defense against non-physical units).
This, coupled with their very low health, means the Grail Knights butcher the Cairn Wraith with commendable speed.
A unit of Swordsmen attack a unit of Dwarf Warriors (85 armor, 25% magic resistance).
The Swordsmen have their non-armor piecing damage reduced by the Dwarfs' armor.
A unit of Grail Knights (magic damage) attacks a unit of Dwarf Warriors (25% magic resistance).
The Grail Knights have their non-armor piercing damage reduced by the Dwarfs' armor.
The Grail Knights also have their non-armor piercing AND armor piercing damage reduced by 25% due to magic resistance.
Magic is merely a type of damage.
The same rules apply for armor, only resistances, positive or negative, are when the rules change.
This is also true for fire damage.
credit for the explanation i copied above:
ricmorn
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This for and easy layered chart overview of damage and damagereduction:
A cool dude who did tests:
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