Defence .....

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Weeee - the Search function does work - I wanted to find the difference between "AP" and "armor negating", and I found it (the former ignores 50% of Protection, the latter ignores all of it).

So, a question: rather than focus on increasing the damage after I hit (which is what AP/AN does), I'd like to focus on making sure I hit in the first place. There are a few items which boost Attack (weapons & misc) - are there any items or spells which reduce or ignore an enemy's Defence value?

Conversely, how do I augment my own Defence value, beyond bracers, shields and suitable defence-enhancing weapons? Any spells?

Also, how high do I need my MR? (Thinking of the commander assassinated by the level 0 Decay spell ....) It's quite hard to boost MR with items (Lead Shield and, er ....) - is it worth casting Iron Will in every combat?

CC