Guide for MDEF and why it is Relevant. (Freeze Resist Explanation)

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Guide for MDEF Calculation and why it could be relevant. 

Firstly let us look at the Renewal Calculation for HARD MDEF which will be the basis on how this will work

Damage after Hard MDEF = Damage × [(1,000 + HardMDEF) ÷ (1,000 + HardMDEF × 10)] reference:https://irowiki.org/wiki/MDEF

• A player with a Hard MDEF of 60 will have incoming m. damage reduced by about ⅓, and a player with a Hard MDEF of 125 will have incoming damage reduced by half.
• With 1000 HARD MDEF you will get 82% magic reduction.
• SOFT MDEF or INT MDEF basically gives you reduction of magic damage directly
• It just means that the reduction will not be percentage based but rather flat damage.

 

SO why is it relevant? First of all. MDEF of 99 back then basically is 99% magic reduction. So it was quite strong back then. Now, the MDEF does not directly mean the percentage

• It means that we start at 100% damage taken and will be reduced little by little. so we will have a cap in this way. Increasing further will only lessen the effect.
• What is the cap that I should reach? Typically speaking 60 mdef up to 180 mdef is enough if you are commiting towards this.

 

Now lets talk about Freeze Resist. Did you know that HARD MDEF actually gives freeze resist and it gives you a ton of it?

• LUK also gives that resistance but HARD MDEF is much more important in this case.
• Based on what I have been using, achieving 200 HARD MDEF guarantees that you will not be frozen. You can lower it by adding luk however I do not know the whole calculation.
• Since 200 HARD MDEF means that you will not be frozen let us use that as the basis and multiply it by 10 to maki it easier
• The other thing is that when I tried it and had 200 luk and 180 HARD mdef I did not get frozen so lets just say that
• 2000 = UNFROZEN
• (HARD MDEF*10) + LUK = UNFROZEN is the calculation hope it would help. 

So adding everything. HARD MDEF is the left side of mdef and it gives you Freeze Resist + Magic Resistance.

Now what everyone has been looking for Build Guides for MDEF. Here are some equipments that I used in achieving high mdef.

• Anti-Magic Suits [1]   [Body]   Item ID# 15073 - Gives 20 HARD MDEF
• Nydhorgg's Shadow Garb [1]   [Garment]   Item ID# 2554 - 3 MDEF could be enchanted with 3,4,5 MDEF so total is 15 MDEF
• Asprika Item ID#2541 - Could be enchanted so 12 MDEF
• Sleipnir [1] Item ID#2410 - 10 MDEF could be equipped with Megalith Card if it is not refined.
• Revised Encyclopedia [1] Item ID#2186 - 2 MDEF per refine. Could only be used by Sage, Priest, Star Gladiator.
• Magic Reflector [1] Item ID#2185 - 10 MDEF
• Golden Thief Bug Card Item ID#4128 - 25 MDEF Shield Card
• Costume Enchants - Gives 23 MDEF per Costume 
• Gibbet Card #4278 - 5 MDEF Headgear Card
• Celine Ribbon[1] #18849 - Could have 10 MDEF enchant and 5 LUK enchant
• Brisingamen[1] #2630 - 5 MDEF
• Megingjard[1] #2629 - 7 MDEF
• Memory of Lover[1] #18937 - 7 MDEF if +0 12 MDEF with gibbet. 9 MDEF if +10 but cannot use gibbet.
• Blue Mythical Stone T3 #25091 - 2 MDEF
• Malangdo Weapon Enchants (Class E Coins) - 8 MDEF

Example for equipment build:

There are lots more equipment that give MDEF but I gave the most relevant ones that give good boost and resistance.

Since I have shared its benefit let us now talk about the cons.

• In using MDEF builds it will be hard to use Tao Gunka or Geffen Magic Robe since they reduce magic defense. meaning you will have to get high defense. 
• You will be forced to use certain equipments and sacrifice damage.
• Once you get hit my Mind Breaker the build falls apart unless you have excess MDEF and LUK to achieve it.
• There are some little more cons but I only put the relevant ones.
• Basically to sum it up. The guide is made to counter Neutral Damage and the strong Meteor Storm. It also showcase the Freeze Resistance.

Edited December 27, 2024 by Destroyer