Defense Chance Increase

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Defense Chance Increase (DCI) enhances your ability to defend yourself from melee or ranged attacks. It does not effect your chance to evade magical attacks.

It can be found naturally on weapons, shields and jewelry. It ranges in intensity from 1 to 15%. There is a cap of 45%.

DCI works in addition to your chance to parry, or block an attack by using the Parrying skill.

Imbuing

The following resources are required to imbue the highest intensity of Defense Chance Increase (15%):

• 5 Relic Fragment
• 10 Tourmaline
• 10 Essence of Singularity

Items

These items either have higher than normal Defense Chance Increase or don't normally have it.

• Aegis of Grace - 20%
• Ancient Samurai Helm - 15%
• Armor of Fortune - 15%
• Basilisk Hide Breastplate - 5%
• Bramble Coat - 15%
• Corgul's Enchanted Sash - 5%
• Conjurer's Garb - 5%
• Darkwood Chest - 5%
• Darkwood Crown - 5%
• Darkwood Gauntlets - 5%
• Darkwood Gorget - 5%
• Darkwood Leggings - 5%
• Darkwood Pauldrons - 5%
• Fey Leggings - 20%
• Folded Steel Reading Glasses - 15%
• Heart of the Lion - 15%
• Lavaliere - 10%
• Light's Rampart - 20%
• Night Eyes - 10%
• Slither - 10%
• Song Woven Mantle - 5%
• Spell Focusing Sash - 5%
• Tangle - 5%
• Violet Courage - 15%

Item Properties
Stat Modifiers	Dexterity Bonus (Dex) • Hit Point Increase (HP) • Intelligence Bonus (Int) • Mana Increase (Mana) • Stamina Increase (Stam) • Strength Bonus (Str)
Regenerations	Hit Point Regeneration • Mana Regeneration • Stamina Regeneration
Hit Effects	Blood Drinker • Battle Lust • Hit Cold Area • Hit Curse • Hit Dispel (HD) • Hit Energy Area • Hit Fatigue • Hit Fire Area • Hit Fireball • Hit Harm (HH) • Hit Life Leech (HLL) • Hit Lightning (HL) • Hit Lower Attack (HLA) • Hit Lower Defense (HLD) • Hit Mana Drain • Hit Mana Leech (HML) • Hit Physical Area • Hit Poison Area • Searing Weapon • Splintering Weapon • Hit Stamina Leech (HSL)
Historic	Ruin • Force • Might • Mystic • Power • Vanquishing • Newbified
Damage Types	Physical Damage • Fire Damage • Cold Damage • Poison Damage • Energy Damage • Chaos Damage • Direct Damage
Magic-Specific	Casting Focus • Faster Casting (FC) • Faster Cast Recovery (FCR) • Lower Mana Cost (LMC) • Lower Reagent Cost (LRC) • Mage Armor • Mage Weapon • Resonance • Spell Channeling (SC) • Spell Damage Increase (SDI) • Spell Focusing
Weapon-Specific	Damage Increase (DI) • Swing Speed Increase (SSI) • Use Best Weapon Skill (UBWS) • Weapon Speed
Archery-Specific	Balanced • Damage Modifier • Lower Ammo Cost • Range • Velocity
Death & Theft-Specific	Blessed • Cursed • No-Drop/No-Trade • Insured • Owned By
Damage Dealing	Damage Eater • Rage Focus • Reactive Paralyze • Reflect Physical Damage • Soul Charge
Other	Artifact Rarity • Brittle • Defense Chance Increase (DCI) • Durability • Elves Only • Enhance Potions • Ephemeral • Gargoyles Only • Hit Chance Increase (HCI) • Lifespan • Lower Requirements • Luck • Mana Burst • Mana Phase • Night Sight • Self Repair • Skill Bonus • Strength Requirement • Uses Remaining • Weight