Acid Storm, What counters it?

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atul said:
Hm, didn't test Acid Storm, but at least Rain of Acid creates the rusty armour syndrome, where the armour goes away after a good strike, i.e. identical to Rust Mist. Perhaps the effect from Storm is stronger than from Rain?

Yes, Acid Rain damages armor but do not destroy it. Acid Storm however...
But as there seems to be a lot of confusion on this I'm just gonna clear things out by quoting the manual:

Acid Storm (p. 260): [Second row] "All armors are destroyed, like Armor of Achilles."

Armor of Achilles (p. 243) [First row] "Destroys the target's armor, reducing its Protection."

Rust Mist (p. 244) "All armor in the area of effect becomes rusty. When struck (and after damage is calculated) the armor has a 50% chance of becoming "broken" [Acid Storm gives instants broken armor] and conferring no Protection bonus. Broken armor has the same effect as Armor of Achilles."

To summarize: there is a difference between "broken" and "rusty" armor. Acid Storm gives "broken", Armor of Achilles gives "broken", Rust Mist gives "rusty", Acid Rain gives "rusty".