Blood & Stone

Combat Guide

Understanding the mechanics that govern every clash in Blood & Stone

Primary Attributes

STRStrength

The raw force behind every swing. Feeds into physical damage, raises your chance to land an Overpower strike, and adds armor.

DEXDexterity

Speed and precision. Governs attack Tempo, raises Critical Chance and Critical Damage. Also accelerates spellcasting through Cast Speed.

VITVitality

The will to endure. Meaningfully increases maximum HP, adds armor, improves HP regeneration, and builds Endurance.

INTIntellect

Expands mana and its regeneration, sharpens spells through Spell Damage, and is the primary driver of Heal Power. Also contributes to Hit Chance and Overpower.

PERPerception

The hunter's eye. Greatly raises Critical Chance and Hit Chance. Also contributes to Overpower.

FORFortitude

The stubborn refusal to fall. Adds HP, substantially raises armor, Physical Resist, Spell Resist, Parry, and Endurance.

Offense

Hit Chance

Your ability to punch through an enemy's defenses. High Hit Chance makes it harder for opponents to Evade or Parry your attacks. Does not affect Dodge.

Critical Chance

The likelihood that a strike lands in just the right place, dealing significantly amplified damage.

Critical Damage

How much harder a critical strike hits. Every point drives the damage further.

Overpower

A chance for a catastrophic strike applied at the very end of the damage chain — after armor, resistances, and all other mitigations. Enemies with high Endurance can blunt its impact.

Overpower Damage

Determines how violent an Overpower strike is when it triggers.

Spell Damage

Amplifies all offensive spells, drawn from INT and weapon. As a passive or buff multiplier it also strengthens healing — but flat Spell Damage bonuses on gear only affect spells, not heals.

Tempo

Shortens the interval between your attacks. For Hunters, also determines how quickly the bow reaches full draw.

Cast Speed

How swiftly you complete a spell. High Cast Speed lets you chain abilities with little pause.

Defense

Armor

A flat wall against incoming damage, subtracted directly from every hit. Critical hits chew through a portion of it.

Absorb

The final line of defense — a percentage reduction applied after everything else. Works against all damage types: physical, magical, fire, ice, holy, dark, and chaos alike.

Physical Resist

Reduces all physical damage received by a percentage, before armor enters the calculation.

Spell Resist

Reduces the impact of all spellwork directed at you.

Endurance

Cuts down the bonus damage from critical hits and softens the devastation of Overpower. Does not reduce ordinary damage.

Evasion

A chance to avoid any incoming attack entirely. A well-aimed opponent with high Hit Chance can pierce through it.

Dodge

A physical sidestep that no amount of accuracy can counter. When Dodge activates, the blow simply misses — Hit Chance is irrelevant.

Parry

An active deflection of physical strikes. Unlike Dodge, Parry can be overcome by high Hit Chance. Warriors who master it may retaliate instantly through Riposte.

Sustain & Utility

Heal Power

The raw strength of your restorative spells. Built from your Intellect, your weapon, and your class base — Wardens have a higher healing foundation than other classes. Some rings and relics carry a direct Heal Power bonus that adds on top. Generic damage bonuses on gear do not affect healing at all. Passive skills or buffs that carry a Spell Damage multiplier will also scale your heals — and Heal Potency from passives and relics adds a second layer of amplification on top of that.

Touch of Light

The Warden's signature HoT. When cast, it delivers an immediate heal scaled from Heal Power, then applies a status that heals the target every second for 12 seconds. Both the instant heal and each tick scale with skill level — higher ranks increase the percentage of Heal Power per tick and add a flat bonus to each pulse. The total healing over the full duration far exceeds what the initial cast suggests.

Heal Potency

A multiplier on top of Heal Power. At zero it has no effect. Positive bonuses from passives and relics make each heal stronger. Certain curses can drain this potency, but they cannot suppress the healer's foundation — Heal Power itself remains untouched.

HP Regen

Steady recovery that ticks in and out of battle.

MP Regen

The rate at which mana replenishes — vital for those whose power flows from spellwork.

Dark Mastery

The signature of the Ritualist. Amplifies the Ritualist's own spellcraft and their bound servant — its health, armor, and damage all grow with this stat.