Give bucklers and targes flat deflection chance so you can reach 100% deflection

Currently it's not possible to reach 100% deflection chance due to the way the formula works. Instead, it's based on your deflection rating vs the enemy's accuracy and can go up to 99% but never 100%.

An interesting change would be to give bucklers (pure evasion shields) something like +10% deflection chance and targes (evasion/armor hybrid shields) something like +5% deflection chance, in addition to block chance. This would allow you to reach 100% deflection chance when using one of these shields, provided your deflection rating is high enough to reach >90% chance to deflect.

This would also give more of a reason to use targes over pure armor or pure evasion shields, since currently they are not really worth using compared to a pure armor (on warrior) or pure evasion (for parrying) shield.
Last edited by thatsrealneato#2678 on May 2, 2026, 12:26:17 AM
Last bumped on May 2, 2026, 3:28:03 AM
+1
Deflection needs buffs and more presence overall.

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