what would a lvl 26 bone armor's 395 damage absorb
be if it was added defense? example. +500 def

is that calculatable even? thanks

Defense lowers chance to hit. Absorb is absorb, it is damage taken before your hit points starts taking damage.

If it was added defense, it would just lower your chance to get hit. Though 395 isn't much, it can maybe lower it a few percent in hell mode. 2% perhaps. Though with other modifiers, if any, will increase it.

Defense will be a feature to make them fail their hitchance.
If they miss then bone armor/block/fhr/damage reductions and absorb dont matter because they missed.

"thx for reply, so in other words, iron skin maxed on a barb
would be 98 percent more effective than maxed Bone armor on a necro, right?"

it woud be 95% more effictive.

Depends who you are fighting.

Nado
Fury(ama)
Ga
Smite
Mindblast
++++
Do not roll hitchance…

Now this is a good point of course. If fighting those, then it would be 0% coefficient. Good call boy.