Do evade/blocks stack? - Guild Wars Forums

Hazard the Horrible · Mar 18, 2007, 12:46 AM // 00:46

Hello everyone,
I was not sure if this was supposed to go here, or the Campfire, so if I have been mistaken by where I placed this topic, please forgive me, I am sorry.

The point of this topic is to ask you about skills that evade and/or block. If you used two of them at once, would they stack together to give you even greater protection? I will give you an example.

Say I use Aegis and Natural Stride. Since they both provide a 50% chance to block attacks, would they add together to give you 100% chance to block attacks if used together?

Thank you.

Lotrfish · Mar 18, 2007, 12:51 AM // 00:51

They stack, but not in the way you'd think. I don't know why but 50% and 50% chance to block adds up to 75% to block. Also, no need to mention evade because it was removed from the game a month or so ago.

Machinae · Mar 18, 2007, 12:51 AM // 00:51

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Originally Posted by guildwiki

Multiple sources of blocking stack multiplicatively, so combining two blocking skills with fifty percent chances of blocking each gives a total block rate of seventy-five percent.

Evade got removed from the game precisely because it didn't stack with "block".

Hope this helps.

jrk247 · Mar 18, 2007, 12:54 AM // 00:54

I don't think blocks stack up. Unless it says blocks all attacks you are going to get hit by an attack sooner or later.

And there is no evading anymore it is only blocking.

HawkofStorms · Mar 18, 2007, 03:43 AM // 03:43

It stacks this way.
50% blocks half the attacks. Of those half that aren't blocked, the second bonus blocks 50% of that (or 25% of the total). Thus 2 50% blocks block 75% of the time (1x.5 + .5x.5 = .75).

Xenex Xclame · Mar 18, 2007, 04:16 AM // 04:16

Hawk got it right, if you have two skills that give you 50% to block , you have 2 50% chances to block.Easy as that.

Mar 18, 2007, 12:46 AM // 00:46	#1
Hazard the Horrible Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2006 Guild: Vanguard Of Skulldaria [VOS] Profession: E/Mo	Do evade/blocks stack? Hello everyone, I was not sure if this was supposed to go here, or the Campfire, so if I have been mistaken by where I placed this topic, please forgive me, I am sorry. The point of this topic is to ask you about skills that evade and/or block. If you used two of them at once, would they stack together to give you even greater protection? I will give you an example. Say I use Aegis and Natural Stride. Since they both provide a 50% chance to block attacks, would they add together to give you 100% chance to block attacks if used together? Thank you.

Mar 18, 2007, 12:51 AM // 00:51	#2
Lotrfish Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 1337ville, California Guild: Generic Name [Tag] Profession: R/	They stack, but not in the way you'd think. I don't know why but 50% and 50% chance to block adds up to 75% to block. Also, no need to mention evade because it was removed from the game a month or so ago.

Mar 18, 2007, 12:54 AM // 00:54	#4
jrk247 Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Twenty Gold For Mountain Troll [Tusk]	I don't think blocks stack up. Unless it says blocks all attacks you are going to get hit by an attack sooner or later. And there is no evading anymore it is only blocking.

Mar 18, 2007, 03:43 AM // 03:43	#5
HawkofStorms Hall Hero Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: E/	It stacks this way. 50% blocks half the attacks. Of those half that aren't blocked, the second bonus blocks 50% of that (or 25% of the total). Thus 2 50% blocks block 75% of the time (1x.5 + .5x.5 = .75).

Mar 18, 2007, 04:16 AM // 04:16	#6
Xenex Xclame Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: DPX Profession: R/	Hawk got it right, if you have two skills that give you 50% to block , you have 2 50% chances to block.Easy as that.