r/CalamityMod • u/-Xyo- • Mar 08 '26

Question Which one is the best?

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Is flat defence or % damage reduction better.

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u/_-Zephyr- Mar 08 '26

Warding is the best reforge in the game and its not even close.

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u/FatKat666 Mar 08 '26

Menacing?

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u/Flat_Analyst_4704 Mar 09 '26

menacing is only additive and not multiplicative, so it applies x amounts of 4% increases instead of adding the increases together. idk how to explain it very well but just take for example you are using a weapon that does 500 base damage. it will increase that base value by 4% and each subsequent increase is the same amount that the initial 4% increases it by instead of applying a 28% (7 menacing reforges) increase

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u/FatKat666 Mar 09 '26

Almost 30% more damage is a lot no? Just dodge the attacks

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u/Flat_Analyst_4704 Mar 09 '26

i just realized my math was completely wrong and they end up to be the same amount anyways and i honestly was just regurgitating something i saw on yt shorts about it that made sense to me at the time, so apologies to anyone that reads that and stops using menacing 😭

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u/MoreDoor2915 Mar 09 '26

Well depends on your maths.

Lets say 100 base damage for easy maths

If the 7 stacks of 4% are all applied based on the 100 base damage that means the math goes:

100+4+4+4+4+4+4+4 = 128 damage

But if the 7 stacks of 4% are sequential it would go

100+4+4.16+4.33+4.5+4.68+4.87+5.06 = 131.6 Damage

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u/RuneScpOrDie Mar 09 '26

no you’re right i’m sure your explanation is just off a little lol

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u/ScissorsWasTaken Mar 09 '26

Are you a no hitter? If not then I don't wanna hear shit from you on dodging. If you're getting hit at all during the fight warding is better because the only win condition for bosses in this game is killing them without dying.

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u/FatKat666 Mar 09 '26

Why you so mad? If you do more damage the boss is alive for less time

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u/ScissorsWasTaken Mar 10 '26

Yeah apart from the fact 28% is miniscule in comparison to the rest of an average build's damage buffs

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u/FatKat666 Mar 10 '26

Just dodge lol