Is Unavoidable Damage supposed to ignore mitigation besides Defense?

solanaceae

After getting one shot by Trobriand critting on Electric Storm one too many times, I took a look at the combat log. I'm capped at Defense (~78k) but not Crit Avoid (~50k).

I was in a party with a DC and GF, and saw the former cast Hallowed Ground beforehand. However, it seems like the 10% DR isn't applying to Unavoidable Damage specifically. 644490 * 0.5 - 24000 = 298245. I've also noticed Fox's Cunning, Hallowed Ground, Sigil of the Paladin, etc. doing nothing to reduce incoming damage from the Bore Worm's electric shocks. I always get hit for 36k (72k premitigated) when 4 of us are grouped up and the healer stands on the side.

Is the only way to reduce Unavoidable Damage supposed to be just Defense, HP, and barriers?

greywynd

That is why they call it "unavoidable".

dantheman

@greywynd
Unavoidable and unmitigable do not mean the same thing.

greywynd

If you get hit it will hurt or otherwise affect you. That is the whole point of it.