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'''Arcane Fortitude''' is a [[Mage]] talent that increases the mage's [[armor]] by 50% of his [[intellect]]. |
'''Arcane Fortitude''' is a [[Mage]] talent that increases the mage's [[armor]] by 50% of his [[intellect]]. |
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| − | Mages wear [[cloth armor]], which has significantly lower armor value than other armor types. Mages have only one other way to increase armor, the spell [[Ice Armor]] (or [[Frost Armor]] for lower-level mages) which increases armor by 645 at max rank. This talent |
+ | Mages wear [[cloth armor]], which has significantly lower armor value than other armor types. Mages have only one other way to increase armor, the spell [[Ice Armor]] (or [[Frost Armor]] for lower-level mages) which increases armor by 645 at max rank. This talent should never be used as a ''filler'' talent for Arcane specialized mages who want to take talents deeper in the tree. The damage mitigation offered by the talent is considered a poor tradeoff when compared to a single point in other Arcane talents early in the tree. However, it is one of the few survivability talents available, and may appeal to some mages. For all others, this talent will probably be considered a waste. |
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| + | ;Logical exercise |
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| + | : Half of your intellect will be added to your armor value if you take this talent. Let us say you have about 1500 armor and 500 intellect at level 70 with rather good gear. Your armor will be increased from 1500 to 1750 with this talent. Your physical damage reduction is now 14.2% increased from 12.4%. The total damage reduction boost is (14.2 / 12.4) - 1 = 14.5%. Other talents buff the mage far more than this talent, and those talents should be taken instead. |
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Revision as of 06:51, 7 July 2007
| Arcane Fortitude | |
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| Requirements | |
| Class | Mage |
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| Affects | Armor |
Arcane Fortitude is a Mage talent that increases the mage's armor by 50% of his intellect.
Mages wear cloth armor, which has significantly lower armor value than other armor types. Mages have only one other way to increase armor, the spell 
[Ice Armor] (or [Frost Armor] for lower-level mages) which increases armor by 645 at max rank. This talent should never be used as a filler talent for Arcane specialized mages who want to take talents deeper in the tree. The damage mitigation offered by the talent is considered a poor tradeoff when compared to a single point in other Arcane talents early in the tree. However, it is one of the few survivability talents available, and may appeal to some mages. For all others, this talent will probably be considered a waste.
- Logical exercise
- Half of your intellect will be added to your armor value if you take this talent. Let us say you have about 1500 armor and 500 intellect at level 70 with rather good gear. Your armor will be increased from 1500 to 1750 with this talent. Your physical damage reduction is now 14.2% increased from 12.4%. The total damage reduction boost is (14.2 / 12.4) - 1 = 14.5%. Other talents buff the mage far more than this talent, and those talents should be taken instead.
| Rank | Armor Increase |
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| 1 | %50 of Intellect |
Past Changes
This talent was introduced in Patch 1.11 in place of 
[Evocation], which was made available to all mages as a trained spell. It was originally called Arcane Resilience.
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