Resistance

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Resistance
	Basic: endows a hero's troops with 5% magic resistance.
	Advanced: endows a hero's troops with 10% magic resistance.
	Expert: endows a hero's troops with 20% magic resistance.

Resistance is a secondary skill that increases the magic resistance of hero's troops. Warlocks, Witches and Wizards cannot learn Resistance.

Heroes with Resistance as a starting skill:

• Ajit the Overlord - Basic Resistance
• Bron the Beastmaster - Basic Resistance
• Clancy the Ranger - Basic Resistance
• Fafner the Alchemist - Basic Resistance
• Ignatius the Demoniac - Basic Resistance
• Krellion the Barbarian - Basic Resistance
• Saurug the Battle Mage - Basic Resistance
• Straker the Death Knight - Basic Resistance
• Thorgrim the Ranger - Advanced Resistance
• Ufretin the Ranger - Basic Resistance
• Zilare the Navigator - Basic Resistance

Heroes with a Resistance specialty:

The following heroes receive a 5% per level bonus to their Resistance skill.

• Thorgrim the Ranger

Discussion

It is a common misconception that Garniture of Interference, Surcoat of Counterpoise or Boots of Polarity would increase the resistance secondary skill in a similar way that for example Bow of Elven Cherrywood increases Archery skill. However, this is not the case. The "resistance artifacts" increase the magic resistance of creatures in a similar way Resistance secondary skill does. Basically this means, that wearing any of those artifacts gives the magic resistance bonus with or without the resistance skill – unlike with archery artifacts and Archery skill.

While resistance may not be reliable, it can turn the tide of battle against a magic user when it takes effect.