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← All counter guidesHow to beat high magic defense
Magic defense soaks up mages. Magic penetration and defense reduction are the ways through.
The problem
Magic defense reduces magic damage. Magic penetration ignores a part of it, and some effects lower the target's magic defense directly.
These items and this talent do one of those things, according to their text.
What does it
Numbers and effects below are the in-game text from our database, not typed in by hand.
Divine Glaive
Magic item · 1970g
Percentage magic penetration, with extra against targets who have high magic defense.
Unique Attribute: +40% Magic Penetration
Spellbreaker. When attacking an enemy, gains 0.1% extra Magic Penetration for each point of the enemy's Magic Defense, capped at 20%.
Genius Wand
Magic item · 2000g
Magic penetration, and its hits lower the target's magic defense.
Unique Attribute: +10 Magic Penetration
Unique Attribute / Magic. Unique Attribute: +10 Magic PEN. | Magic: Dealing damage to enemy heroes will reduce their Magic Defense by 3+(0.3*Hero Level) for 2 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
Cursed Helmet
Defense item · 1910g
A defense item whose damage over time lowers the target's defense.
Burning Soul / Curse. Burning Soul: Deals Magic Damage equal to 1.2% of hero's Max HP per second to nearby enemies. This damage is increased by 125-350 against creeps and minions (scales with level). Curse: Dealing damage with Burning Soul will reduce the Target's Hybrid Defense by 3-9 for 3 seconds.
Rupture
Assassin Emblem talent
An Assassin emblem talent that adds penetration, magic when your extra magic power is higher than your extra physical attack.
Gain 5 Adaptive Penetration. Gain Physical Penetration if extra Physical Attack is higher than extra Magic Power, otherwise gain Magic Penetration.
How to use it
- Genius Wand's defense reduction stacks, so it rewards hitting the same target repeatedly.
- Check the enemy's magic defense items before you decide how much penetration you need.
What this does not know
- Penetration and defense reduction from hero skills are not included.