Quick yes no Question about how dmg reduc and Ice shields work.

[chickennoodler 22]

Okay, there's a guy I pvped with who runs Imperials with Ice shields and it very obviously stacks when you see it.

The guys were like cockroach hard to kill which is hilarious, but....

 

My question is why does it work? I remember Radical X commenting and saying it doesn't,

but having tested Stonekin Shell on a group of ice shielded guys, the dmg reduc seems to work?

 

I'm confused. Does dmg reduc work with Ice shields or not? Minor issue since ice shield so rare and finnicky, but I'm curious.

 

*edit: Okay, dmg reduc seems to work with ice shields in general after testing.

I mean, the dmg is so high t4 it doesn't matter much but yeah, it stacks.

Don't get it. Was this changed?

Edited November 24, 2020 by chickennoodler

[RuneSeeker 32]

Damage reduction always worked on ice shields. Fun fact, Defenders with ice shield have around 3700 effective HP, making them harder to kill than a Juggernaut. 

[RadicalX 569]

Ice shields + buffs is a rather inconsistent interaction. For some cards like Ward of the North Ice Shield stacking doesn't work, but single target dmg reductions, like lifeweaving or toggle based dmg reductions (defender, imperials etc.) should work as intended. 

[chickennoodler 22]

Ah, I see. That sounds really annoying. For such a niche thing.

Now it makes sense

 

Thank you guys!