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"Resilience" redirects here. For the enchant, see Spell holy greaterheal [Resilience].
Resilience Quick Facts
  • 1% resilience reduces all player-caused damage by 1%
  • 310 resilience rating required per 1% resilience at level 90

PvP Resilience was a PvP stat that reduced damage taken from other players and their pets and minions. It is the counterpart of PvP Power, which increases damage dealt and healing done to other players. Resilience affects only damage taken from players, and is of no benefit against non-player characters.

PvP Resilience was discontinued as a stat with Warlords of Draenor, with changes made to stamina, class balancing, and PvP gear itemization in order to balance its removal. After patch 6.0.2, PvP Resilience could only be gained through various low level external sources, primarily enchantments, gems, PvP rewards and PvP heirlooms. These sources were gradually removed or converted to other stats over the course of the Battle for Azeroth expansion, and PvP Resilience can no longer be found in game.

Formulas[]

One percent of resilience reduces damage taken from all player attacks by 1%.

As part of the combat rating system, the amount of resilience rating needed to get a certain amount of resilience increases with level. A higher level player will need more resilience rating to get the same effect as a lower level player. At level 90, players need 310 resilience rating to get 1% of resilience.

Resilience Player damage Rating required
Level 60 Level 70 Level 80 Level 85 Level 90
1% - 1% 9.292 14.652 30.467 92.316 310.0

Enhancements[]

Enchantments by slot[]

Shoulder

Chest

Leg

Shield

Elixirs and flasks[]

Gems[]

Color Name Effect(s) Source
UI-EmptySocket-Yellow Jewelcraft Only Inv jewelcrafting dragonseye03 [Mystic Dragon's Eye] +10 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv jewelcrafting dragonseye03 [Mystic Chimera's Eye] +8 PvP Resilience Craft
UI-EmptySocket-Yellow Yellow Inv misc epicgem 03 [Mystic Lightstone] +10 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 26 [Kharmaa's Grace] +10 PvP Resilience Vendor
Inv jewelcrafting gem 38 [Mystic King's Amber] +10 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv jewelcrafting lionseye 02 [Mystic Lionseye] +10 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv misc gem topaz 01 [Mystic Dawnstone] +10 PvP Resilience Vendor
Inv misc cutgemsuperior [Mystic Amberjewel] +8 PvP Resilience Vendor
Inv jewelcrafting gem 26 [Mystic Autumn's Glow] +8 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv jewelcrafting dawnstone 03 [Mystic Dawnstone] +8 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 15 [Perfect Mystic Sun Crystal] +7 PvP Resilience Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 21 [Mystic Sun Crystal] +6 PvP Resilience Craft
UI-EmptySocket-RedUI-EmptySocket-Yellow Orange Inv misc epicgem 04 [Lucent Lava Coral] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Agility Craft
Inv misc epicgem 04 [Resplendent Lava Coral] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Strength Craft
Inv misc epicgem 04 [Splendid Lava Coral] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Parry Craft
Inv misc epicgem 04 [Tenuous Lava Coral] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Expertise Craft
Inv misc epicgem 04 [Willful Lava Coral] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Intellect Craft
Inv misc cutgemsuperior4 [Lucent Ember Topaz] +20 PvP Resilience +20 Agility Vendor
Inv misc cutgemsuperior4 [Resplendent Ember Topaz] +20 PvP Resilience +20 Strength Vendor
Inv misc cutgemsuperior4 [Willful Ember Topaz] +20 PvP Resilience +20 Intellect Vendor
Inv jewelcrafting gem 39 [Willful Ametrine] +10 PvP Resilience +10 Intellect Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 39 [Lucent Ametrine] +10 PvP Resilience +10 Agility Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 39 [Resplendent Ametrine] +10 PvP Resilience +10 Strength Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 30 [Willful Monarch Topaz] +8 PvP Resilience +8 Intellect Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 30 [Resplendent Monarch Topaz] +8 PvP Resilience +8 Strength Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 30 [Lucent Monarch Topaz] +8 PvP Resilience +8 Agility Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 14 [Perfect Willful Huge Citrine] +7 PvP Resilience +7 Intellect Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 14 [Perfect Lucent Huge Citrine] +7 PvP Resilience +7 Agility Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 20 [Willful Huge Citrine] +6 PvP Resilience +6 Intellect Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 20 [Lucent Huge Citrine] +6 PvP Resilience +6 Agility Craft
Inv jewelcrafting nobletopaz 03 [Beaming Fire Opal] +4 PvP Resilience +5 Dodge Drop
Inv jewelcrafting nobletopaz 03 [Willful Fire Opal] +4 PvP Resilience +5 Intellect Drop
Inv jewelcrafting nobletopaz 03 [Lucent Fire Opal] +4 PvP Resilience +5 Agility Drop
Inv jewelcrafting nobletopaz 03 [Resplendent Fire Opal] +4 PvP Resilience +5 Strength Drop
Inv jewelcrafting nobletopaz 03 [Splendid Fire Opal] +4 PvP Resilience +5 Parry Drop
UI-EmptySocket-YellowUI-EmptySocket-Blue Green Inv misc epicgem 06 [Balanced Elven Peridot] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Hit Craft/Vendor
Inv misc epicgem 06 [Steady Elven Peridot] +25 PvP Resilience +37 Stamina Craft/Vendor
Inv misc epicgem 06 [Turbid Elven Peridot] +25 PvP Resilience +25 Spirit Craft/Vendor
Inv misc epicgem 06 [Vivid Elven Peridot] +25 PvP Resilience +25 PvP Power Craft/Vendor
Inv misc cutgemsuperior5 [Steady Dream Emerald] +20 PvP Resilience +30 Stamina Craft
Inv misc cutgemsuperior5 [Vivid Dream Emerald] +20 PvP Resilience +20 PvP Power Craft
Perfect Steady Jasper +18 PvP Resilience +26 Stamina Inv misc gem variety 01 [Gem Perfection]
Inv misc cutgemnormal5a [Steady Jasper] +15 PvP Resilience +23 Stamina Drop
Inv jewelcrafting gem 41 [Steady Eye of Zul] +10 PvP Resilience +15 Stamina Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 41 [Turbid Eye of Zul] +10 PvP Resilience +10 Spirit Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 25 [Steady Forest Emerald] +8 PvP Resilience +12 Stamina Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 25 [Turbid Forest Emerald] +8 PvP Resilience +8 Spirit Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 13 [Perfect Turbid Dark Jade] +7 PvP Resilience +7 Spirit Craft
Inv jewelcrafting gem 19 [Turbid Dark Jade] +6 PvP Resilience +6 Spirit Craft
Inv jewelcrafting talasite 03 [Steady Chrysoprase] +5 PvP Resilience +6 Stamina Drop
Inv jewelcrafting seasprayemerald 02 [Steady Seaspray Emerald] +5 PvP Resilience +7 Stamina Craft
Inv jewelcrafting talasite 03 [Steady Talasite] +4 PvP Resilience +6 Stamina Craft

History[]

  • Resilience was introduced with World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade as part of the new combat rating system. Previously, no such resilience mechanic existed — as a result, resilience rating only appears on items available to players over level 60, with some rare exceptions.
  • Prior to patch 4.0.1, resilience reduced the chance to receive a critical strike, with 1% resilience giving a 1% smaller chance to be critically struck.
  • In patch 5.3.0, resilience was removed from most gear and innately given to characters.
  • In patch 6.0.2, base resilience was removed.

Patch changes[]

  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): PvP Resilience has been removed from all remaining items and enchants.
  • Battle for Azeroth Hotfix (2018-08-06): The effectiveness of Resilience on low-level PvP gear has been greatly reduced.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Base Resilience has been reduced to 0%. It has also been removed from the paper doll.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.4.7 (2014-02-18):
    • Base Resilience for level-90 players is now 77% (up from 72%). Base Resilience for players below level 90 remain at 40%.
    • Resilience Diminishing Returns curve for Resilience has been adjusted for the new base resilience value to maintain the same value per point of Resilience as previously.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Base Resilience now reduces damage players deal to others players by 72% (up from 65%).
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.3.0 (2013-05-21): All level-90 characters now have a base Resilience of 65%. All characters below level 90 now have a base Resilience of 40%.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Name changed from "Resilience" to "PvP Resilience" to match the new "PvP Power".
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26): Resilience scaling has been modified for linear returns, as opposed to increasing returns. Under the new formula, going from 30 resilience to 40 resilience gives players the same increase to survivability as going from 0 to 10. Resilience now scales in the same way armor and magic resistances do. A player with 32.5% damage reduction from resilience in 4.0.6 should see their damage reduction unchanged in 4.1. Those with less than 32.5% will gain slightly. Those with more will lose some damage reduction, increasingly so as their resilience climbs.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Resilience can no longer reduce the chance to receive a critical strike, the damage done by critical strikes, and the effect of mana drains. Resilience will now only reduce damage done by players and their pets, and no longer has any effect against non-player mobs.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Hotfix (2010-01-20): Resilience damage reduction doubled. So depending on their current amount of resilience, characters might experience a 10 to 20% decrease in damage taken from other players.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): No longer reduces the amount of damage done by damage-over-time spells, but instead reduces the amount of all damage done by players by the same proportion. In addition, the amount of resilience needed to reduce critical strike chance, critical strike damage and overall damage has been increased by 15%.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.3 (2008-11-04): The damage reduction component of resilience has been increased from 2 times the critical strike chance reduction to 2.2 times the critical strike chance reduction. In addition, the maximum damage reduction to a critical strike from resilience has been increased from 30% to 33%.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Now reduces the magnitude of mana draining effects by the same amount that it reduces critical strike damage. The Tooltip has been revised to reflect this.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Added.

See also[]

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