thing is

-5 res is always at least 5% dmg

vs a 0 base resist mob its 5% more damage

but vs somethinbg with 50% base magic resist the -5 res will give 10% damage

so yeah its always better really, it would only not be better if a monster has less than 0 base magic resist

but afaik those dont exist

Man your explanation was so advanced that he misunderstand

me caveman
me swing yellow hammer 4 time
big red horn guy die

me smertman
me swing yellow hammer 3 time
big red horn guy die

Ring slot max dmg vs non immunes (immunes have 95 magic res)
is BK or SOJ. But this is not that simple. (% magic, +skills )and -magic res are multiplicative so say you have -30 magic and 15% magical damage boost, your actual dmg vs non immunes is
multiplied by 1.15*1.30= 1.495 (49.5%) so -30 res and 15%md is better than having -45 res in this scenario. This rotw update is significant dmg to hdin since vs demons you also get 1.5 multiplier

Then for immunes and mobs with magic res like mephisto max dmg is double sling, -10 sunder, Hellwarden, gheeds totaling -45 with jewel

For a single build go for all - since dmg to non immunes is already very high anyway.

pvp hammer go max -30 to break Horazon boots then % magic dmg and plus skills.

This post was edited by Hajun123 on Apr 27 2026 04:11pm