How does Poison Resistance work in D4

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Poison Resistance Effect
Stat Effect
Poison Resistance
Reduces incoming Poison damage by 0.2%. This applies to both direct Poison damage and Poisoning damage over time.
Makes up 50% of your initial damage reduction from Poison, with the remainder contributed by Armor.
Equipment that can have Poison Resistance
Helm
Chest Armor
Boots

Best Unique Weapons and Armor That have Poison Resistance

The best unique equipment to use with the Poison Resistance stat in D4 is Andariel's Visage, which is a Unique Helm.

Andariel's Visage
AllUnique Helm
C
Best Synergy
  • All Stats
  • Attack Speed
  • Life Steal
  • Poison Resistance
Lucky Hit: Up to a [10 - 20%] chance to trigger a Poison nova that applies [X] Poisoning damage over 5 seconds to enemies in the area.
Tempest Roar
DruidUnique Helm
A
Strong Synergy
  • Damage While Shapeshifted
  • Poison Resistance
  • Maximum Spirit
  • Life On Kill
Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a [15 - 25%] chance to grant 10 Spirit. Your base Storm Skills are now also Werewolf Skills.
Hunter's Zenith
DruidUnique Ring
?
Strong Synergy
  • Lightning Resistance
  • Poison Resistance
  • Damage while Shapeshifted
  • Critical Strike Damage While in Werewolf Form
  • Overpower Damage While in Werebear Form
  • Ranks to Quickshift
Gain a bonus when you kill with Shapeshifting Skill: Werewolf: Your next Non-Ultimate Werebear Skill costs no Resource and has no Cooldown. Werebear: Your next Werewolf Skill will Heal you for [X] when damage is first dealt.
Fleshrender
DruidUnique Mace
New
?
Good Synergy
  • Overpower Damage
  • Damage while Shapeshifted
  • Damage to Poisoned Enemies
  • Damage while Healthy
  • Ranks to All Skills
Debilitating Roar and Blood Howl deal [X] damage to Nearby Poisoned enemies.
Mother's Embrace
AllUnique Ring
S
Average Synergy
  • Fire Resistance
  • Cold Resistance
  • Critical Strike Chance
  • Critical Strike Damage
  • Overpower Damage
  • Core Skill Damage
If a Core Skill hits 5 or more enemies, [20 - 40%] of the Resource is refunded.
Penitent Greaves
AllUnique Boots
B
Average Synergy
  • Dodge Chance While Evading
  • Movement Speed
  • Crowd Control Duration
  • Reduced Duration of Enemy Slow
  • Cold Resistance
You leave behind a trail of frost that Chills enemies. You deal [7 - 10%] more damage to Chilled enemies.
Ring of Mendeln
NecromancerUnique Ring
C
Average Synergy
  • Cold Resistance
  • Shadow Resistance
  • Lucky Hit Chance
  • Minion Attack Speed
  • Minion Health
  • Thorns
While you have 7 or more Minions you gain: Lucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance to empower all of your Minions, causing the next attack from each to explode [X] Physical damage.
Battle Trance
BarbarianUnique Amulet
D
Average Synergy
  • Resistance to All Elements
  • Cooldown Reduction
  • Damage Reduction from Close Enemies
  • Damage Reduction when Injured
  • Ranks to Frenzy
Increase Frenzy's maximum stacks by 2 . While you have maximum Frenzy, your other Skills gain [35 - 45%] increased Attack Speed.
Deathspeaker's Pendant
NecromancerUnique Amulet
D
Average Synergy
  • Resistance to All Elements
  • Blood Skill Damage
  • Minion Damage
  • Ranks to Coalesced Blood
  • Healing
Blood Surge casts a mini nova on your Minions, dealing [X] damage. Damage is increased by 10% per target drained by the initial cast, up to 50%.
Esadora's Overflowing Cameo
SorceressUnique Amulet
D
Average Synergy
  • Resistance to All Elements
  • Non-Physical Damage
  • Crackling Energy Damage
  • Ranks to Shocking Impact
  • Movement Speed
Upon collecting Crackling Energy, there's a 15% chance to release a Lightning nova, dealing [X] Lightning Damage.
Bloodless Scream
NecromancerUnique Scythe
?
Average Synergy
  • Life On Kill
  • Darkness Skill Damage,Damage to Chilled Enemies
  • Damage to Frozen Enemies
  • Cold Resistance
Your Darkness Skills Chill enemies for up to 40% . Lucky Hit: Your Darkness Skills have up to a 100% chance to generate [7 - 10] additional Essence against Frozen targets.
Mad Wolf's Glee
DruidUnique Chest Armor
?
Average Synergy
  • Physical Damage
  • Poison Damage
  • Damage Reduction from Poisoned Enemies
  • Movement Speed
Werewolf form is now your true form, and you gain +3 Ranks to all Werewolf Skills.
Melted Heart of Selig
AllUnique Amulet
?
Average Synergy
  • Resistance to All Elements
  • All Stats
  • Core Skill Damage
  • Damage While Healthy
  • Resource Regeneration
Gain +100% Maximum Resource. In addition, when you take damage, drain [3 - 6] Resource for every 1% of Life you would have lost instead.
Ring of Starless Skies
AllUnique Ring
?
Average Synergy
  • Lightning Resistance
  • Shadow Resistance
  • All Stats
  • Lucky Hit Chance
  • Damage to Crowd Controlled Enemies
  • Core Skill Damage
Each consecutive Core Skill cast reduces the Resource cost of your next Core Skill by [5 - 10%] up to a maximum of 30% .
Vasily's Prayer
DruidUnique Helm
?
Average Synergy
  • Damage While Shapeshifted
  • Lightning Resistance
  • Maximum Life
  • Spirit On Kill
Your Earth Skills are now also Werebear Skills and Fortify you for [X] .

Best Aspects To Use with Poison Resistance

The best aspects to use with the Poison Resistance Stat in D4 is Aspect of Bursting Venoms, which is a Offensive Aspect and can only be used on Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) Equipment Slots.

Aspect of Bursting Venoms
RogueOffensive
A
Average Synergy
Lucky Hit: Critical Strikes with Poison Imbued Skills have up to a 10% chance to create a toxic pool that deals [X] Poisoning damage over 3 seconds to enemies within. While standing in the pool, Poison Imbuement has no Cooldown and no Charge limit.
Aspect of Noxious Ice
RogueUtility
C
Average Synergy
Chilled enemies Poisoned by Poison Imbuement will be further Chilled for 20% per second. You deal [14-29%] additional Poison damage to Frozen enemies.
Aspect of the Blurred Beast
DruidOffensive
D
Average Synergy
While dashing, Shred seeks out Neaby Poisoned enemies instantly dealing [70-100%] of the Poisoning damage to them.
Aspect of the Dark Howl
DruidUtility
D
Average Synergy
Debilitating Roar is now a Werewolf Skill. In addition, Debilitating Roar will Immobilze Poisoned enemies for [2-4] seconds.
Infiltrator's Aspect
RogueOffensive
D
Average Synergy
Poison Trap no longer breaks Stealth and triggers no Cooldown or arm time while you are in Stealth. All Poision Traps activate when you exit Stealth and Poison Trap's Cooldown will be [5-8] seconds per trap placed.
Aspect of the Changeling's Debt
DruidResource
Codex
?
Average Synergy
Damaging a Poisoned enemy with a Werebear Skill will instantly deal [120-150%] of the Poisoning damage and consume the Poisoning.
Toxic Alchemist's Aspect
RogueOffensive
?
Average Synergy
Lucky Hit: Damaging a Poisoned enemy with a Shadow Imbued Skill has up to a 75% chance to create a toxic explosion that applies [.11-.16] Poisoning damage over 5 seconds to the target and surrounding enemies.
Subterranean Aspect
DruidOffensive
New
?
Average Synergy
Poison Creeper’s active also casts Landslide in a circle around you. Earth Skills deal [10 - 20%] increased damage to Poisoned enemies.
Pestilent Points Aspect
RogueOffensive
New
?
Average Synergy
Every third cast of Puncture is Poison Imbued with [100 - 150%] of normal potency.

Best Paragons To Use with Poison Resistance

The best paragon to use with the Poison Resistance stat in D4 is Bane (Druid), which is a Rare Glyph Node.

Eldritch Bounty
RogueLegendary Board
?
Average Synergy
  • When you attack with an Imbued Skill you gain 20% Resistance and 20% increased damage for that Imbuement's element for 6 seconds.
Constricting Tendrils
DruidLegendary Board
A
Average Synergy
  • Lucky Hit: Nature Magic Skills have up to a 15% chance to entangle the enemy with vines, Immobilizing them for 2 seconds and Poisoning them for 120% of the Base damage dealt over 4 seconds.
Heightened Malice
DruidLegendary Board
A
Average Synergy
  • While there are 3 or more Poisoned enemies Nearby, you deal 45% increased damage.
Bane (Druid)
DruidRare Glyph
?
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Poison damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Poisoning damage effects have a 10% chance to deal double the amount of damage over their duration.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Intelligence
Bane (Rogue)
RogueRare Glyph
?
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Strength purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Poison damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Poisoning damage effects have a 10% chance to deal double the amount of damage over their duration.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Strength
Tracker (Druid)
DruidRare Glyph
C
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Dexterity purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage to Poisoned targets.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Poisoning damage effects last x33.3% longer.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Dexterity
Tracker (Rogue)
RogueRare Glyph
C
Good Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased damage to Poisoned targets.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Poisoning damage effects last x33.3% longer.
  • Radius Requirement:
    25 Intelligence
Enchanter
SorceressRare Glyph
A
Average Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, you deal +2 - 10% (0.4% Per Level) increased Non-Physical damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    For each Skill equipped in your Enchantment Slots, gain 13.3% Resistance to that Skill's element.
  • Radius Requirement:
    40 Intelligence
Mage
NecromancerRare Glyph
D
Average Synergy
  • Description:
    For every 5 Intelligence purchased within range, Skeleton Mages deal +4 - 20% (0.8% Per Level) increased damage.
  • Radius Bonus:
    Skeletal Mages gain 25% increased Resistance to All Elements.
  • Radius Requirement:
    40 Intelligence

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