Help for armor rating

Armor Rating (AR) reduces incoming physical damage by a flat amount.

When you are hit, your Armor Rating is subtracted directly from the damage dealt. If your AR exceeds the incoming damage, the hit is fully absorbed.

Armor Rating comes entirely from equipped gear - your base stats do not contribute to it. Shields provide a multiplier bonus to your total AR.

Percentage modifiers from buffs and combat states (such as EXPOSED or Stone Patience) scale your effective AR up or down.

See also: help warding, help evasion, help resilience, help martial power, help aether power