General Discussion - does block prevent all damage? - Forum

Hi, I am fairly new to this game and I am wondering if block works like it did in D2 (prevent all damage and add a character block animation) or prevents a set amount of damage? I put a few points into block thinking it stopped all damage, but I feel my survivability hasn't changed munch since having 24% block to 41% block Thanks	Posted by laxcrazy#4604 on Mar 3, 2013, 9:12:10 PM Quote this Post
Here you go: " Blocking an attack prevents all damage and harmful effects including status ailments. When an attack is blocked, the game first calculates if the attack would have caused a stun were it not blocked. If it would have caused a stun, the blocking animation is played, stunning you briefly. If it would not have caused a stun, then you get a "free" block with no animation. Faster Block and Stun Recovery and Increased Block Recovery modifiers reduce the length of the blocking animation. http://en.pathofexilewiki.com/wiki/Block Should be correct as far as I know.	Posted by Lyralei#5969 on Mar 3, 2013, 9:15:44 PM Quote this Post
It stops all damage from an attack that hit (not spells by default, but there are ways to make your block affect spells).	Posted by Fillmore#2067 on Mar 3, 2013, 9:15:51 PM Quote this Post