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Target Defense Reduction

In the game: -X% Target DefenseSame against players

How it works

"−X% Target Defense" lowers the defense of the monster you attack by that percentage, which raises your chance to hit it. It changes your chance to hit, not your damage.

It matters most against high-defense monsters, where a low Attack Rating misses often. Serpent Lord, Razortine and Grim's Burning Dead give −50%.

See also Monster Defense Per Hit and Ignore Target's Defense.

Where it comes from

25 sources · every item, runeword, rune and affix that gives it

SlotAllWeapon (13)Runeword (11)Socketed (1)My levelMy classAnyAmazonAssassinBarbarianDruidNecromancerPaladinSorceressWarlockAt leastSortBy slotStrongest firstLowest level firstName

AllUniques 13Runewords 11Runes & gems 1

25 sources

Source	Gives	Lvl
Weapon 13
Serpent LordUnique · Long Staff	-50% Target Defense	9
RazortineUnique · Trident	-50% Target Defense	12
Grim's Burning DeadUnique · Grim Scythe	-50% Target Defense	45
FleshripperUnique · Fanged Knife	-50% Target Defense	68
Heaven's LightUnique · Mighty Scepter	-33% Target Defense	61
Razor's EdgeUnique · Tomahawk	-33% Target Defense	67
Death CleaverUnique · Berserker Axe	-33% Target Defense	70
The RedeemerUnique · Mighty Scepter	-33% Target Defense	72
Executioner's JusticeUnique · Glorious Axe	-33% Target Defense	75
CranebeakUnique · War Spike	-25% Target Defense	63
Stone CrusherUnique · Legendary Mallet	-25% Target Defense	68
Shadow KillerUnique · Battle Cestus	-25% Target DefenseAssassin only	78
Steel PillarUnique · War Pike	-20% Target Defense	69
Runeword 11
MaliceRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	15
Holy ThunderRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	21
ZephyrRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	21
MemoryRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	37
ObedienceRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	41
LawbringerRuneword	-50% Target DefenseWeapon	43
KingslayerRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	53
GriefRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	59
WindRuneword	-50% Target DefenseWeapon	61
FuryRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	65
Breath of the DyingRuneword	-25% Target DefenseWeapon	69
Socketed 1
Eth RuneRune	-25% Target Defensein a weapon	15

Source: itemstatcost.txt (item_fractionaltargetac) and properties.txt over the property codes of the game's item tables, the runeword lines and skills.txt (build 3.3.93847). Magic affixes are the ones that can spawn; a runeword's line includes what its runes add in that slot. “LoD 1.14d” is the value in classic Diablo II's last patch where it differs (uniques, set items, runewords' own bonuses, runes and gems; from blizzhackers/d2data); a D2R chip marks what 1.14d did not have. “Strongest” ranks items by the top of their roll range. · Report incorrect data