Uncanny Dodge

Uncanny Dodge is a togglable passive gained by Rogues at Level 5. Uncanny Dodge allows the Rogue to reduce incoming damage once per round.

Description

Use your lightning-quick reflexes to protect yourself. When an attack hits you, you only take half the usual damage.

Details

Cost:

 Reaction

Toggleable

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 5: Rogue

Used by creatures:

• Araj Oblodra, Assassin's Folly, Dolor, Earspoon, Elliot, Farlin, Fishbait Arno, Friol, Gergerann, Huido, Ironhand Grenadier, Lady Lockjaw, Nine-Fingers Keene, Orin, Orin, Quenora Grisly, Snapbone, Terse Torvalt

Notes

• Uncanny Dodge consumes a  Reaction when it is triggered, but it is not a proper reaction whose triggering behaviour can be configured in the Reactions tab.
• Though the description says "When an attack hits you", Uncanny Dodge can actually trigger on any received damage. This includes damage from saving throw spells like  Fireball, fall damage, or even self-damage from  Transfuse Health.
• Uncanny Dodge is one of a very small handful of multiplicative damage reductions which stack with resistance. Most other features that reduce damage by half such as  Dampen Elements,  Aura of Warding, or  Warding Bond do so by granting resistance. Since resistances cannot stack, the damage reductions from such effects also cannot stack with each other. However, since Uncanny Dodge is implemented differently, it can stack with these sources of resistances for a total of 75% damage reduction.

Bugs

• As of Patch 8, Uncanny Dodge has several bugs related to reaction mechanics.
  • It requires the defender to have reaction (resource) available, but doesn't actually consume it when used.
  • It consumes the attacker's reaction (resource) when triggered.
  • It can trigger multiple times in the same turn if hit by different attackers.
  • It can trigger while under conditions that should prevent reaction, such as  Slowed (Condition).