Block

A Hit is an instantaneous damage event. Any damage that is not damage over time is Hit damage, whether it comes from an Attack, a Spell, Thorns, or another effect.

Damage is classified on three independent axes: source, delivery, and type. A component can come from an Attack, Spell, Thorns, or another source; deal a Hit or damage over time; and deal Physical, Fire, Cold, Lightning, or Chaos damage.

Runic Ward protects the final point of Life. When damage would reduce Life to 0, Life stops at 1 and current Runic Ward absorbs the remainder. The character still dies if the remaining damage is greater than the Ward available.

Stun interrupts the target's current action and briefly prevents it from acting. Path of Exile 2 has two related systems: Light Stun is rolled from the damage of one Hit, while Heavy Stun is caused by filling a separate buildup bar.

Heavy Stun is the longer disable caused when an enemy's Heavy Stun buildup bar fills. Eligible Hits add buildup based on their damage, and the bar begins to empty after buildup has not been applied for a period.

Deflection Rating gives a chance to Deflect damage from Hits. A normal Deflection prevents 40% of the Hit damage, while the chance depends on your Deflection Rating and the attacker's Accuracy Rating.

Intimidate is a debuff that makes the target take 10% increased damage and deal 10% reduced damage.

Parry is the active Block skill granted by Bucklers. Hold it while facing an enemy to block an eligible Hit, retaliate with a Physical sweep, and apply the Parried debuff.

A Lucky value is rolled twice and the better result is used. Luck applies only to the roll named by the modifier, such as Hit damage, Critical Hit chance, Block chance, or Deflect chance.

Enfeeble is a defensive Curse that makes affected targets deal less damage. The skill gem scales from 20% less damage at level 1 to 29% less damage at level 20 before Curse Magnitude and monster-rarity modifiers.

Runefather's Challenge is a debuff that raises an affected enemy's Power by 5. It is applied by Eyes of the Runefather or by a shield carrying Legacy of A Worthy Foe.

Runefather's Boast is a stacking Buff granted by Eyes of the Runefather when you kill an enemy affected by Runefather's Challenge. Each stack grants +1 Armour, +1 Evasion Rating, and +1 Stun Threshold.

You are Surrounded when at least five enemies are within 3 metres of your character. Surrounded is a condition, not a Buff: it has no duration, does not stack, and grants nothing by itself. Items, passive skills, and Support Gems check whether the condition is currently true and apply their own listed effects while it is.