Resist

The term resist means that a player, mob, or NPC was not, or only to a lesser extent, affected by a spell or elemental attack. Full resists completely negate the effect and have the same effect as Immune. Partial resists only reduce the damage received by a percentage; these can only occur with non-binary spells.

There are two sources for spell resists. Firstly, the level difference between the caster and their target determines the spell hit chance. A spell which misses its target results in a full resist, whereas partial resists cannot occur. Spell hit rating decreases the chance of getting a resist due to this difference. Secondly, Resistances increase the chance to resist a spell. They can cause both full and partial resists, and can be overcome with spell penetration (and, limited to binary spells, spell hit rating). A full resist due to level difference cannot be distinguished from a full resist due to resistances.