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Apr 19 2026 10:59am
I use a Holy Freeze Cursed Heph that applies Amplify Damage to all enemies almost instantly. With that in mind, does -enemy physical resist make much of a difference or are there diminishing returns? I'm only concerned with PVE and I use also Sigil: Lethargy for bosses. I do not use a Sunder.

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Apr 19 2026 11:02am
It won’t really make a noticeable difference imo, amp is -100 so even if monsters have 50 dr they’re at -50 right off the rip, which is more than enough
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Apr 19 2026 11:11am
Do you have bone break sunder?
If not, amp is only -20% DR vs immunes, so other sources of -DR% matter more

Vs mobs amped down to -50%, having an extra 10% pen is still 6.67% dmg increase.

But you know everything is about to change after next patch. Right now you probably don't need more dmg.
-DR% will matter much more when you deal 1/10th of the dmg you are used to deal, and once amp triggers less often, and once lethargy doesn't have -dr% anymore.
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Apr 19 2026 11:12am
It won’t really make a noticeable difference imo, amp is -100 so even if monsters have 50 dr they’re at -50 right off the rip, which is more than enough


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Apr 19 2026 11:15am
Do you have bone break sunder?
If not, amp is only -20% DR vs immunes, so other sources of -DR% matter more

Vs mobs amped down to -50%, having an extra 10% pen is still 6.67% dmg increase.

But you know everything is about to change after next patch. Right now you probably don't need more dmg.
-DR% will matter much more when you deal 1/10th of the dmg you are used to deal, and once amp triggers less often, and once lethargy doesn't have -dr% anymore.


I don't have bone break and that's true, phys immune things like wraiths do take longer to kill. Yes my whole build will have to be revamped if I keep it past next patch, thanks!
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Apr 19 2026 11:34am
Do you have bone break sunder?
If not, amp is only -20% DR vs immunes, so other sources of -DR% matter more

Vs mobs amped down to -50%, having an extra 10% pen is still 6.67% dmg increase.

But you know everything is about to change after next patch. Right now you probably don't need more dmg.
-DR% will matter much more when you deal 1/10th of the dmg you are used to deal, and once amp triggers less often, and once lethargy doesn't have -dr% anymore.


He makes good point didn’t take this into considering but even with phys immune once my amp is applied they still get mopped up fast enough, I didn’t use a sunder on the way to 99 and I had no issues
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