Faithguard bug with increases and reductions of ward

The new Runic Helm, Faithguard adds the following:
"Increases and reductions to maximum energy shield instead apply to ward"

While this works for passive nodes such as "Energy Shield"'s "6% increased maximum Energy Shield", it does not work for sources of added flat maximum energy shield such as the unique ring Valyrium which has implicit and explicit mods for "+X to Maximum Energy Shield"

I would not expect this to work with armor, such as Wanderlust's explicit modifier to maximum energy shield, since that applies locally. It does, however, based on Faithguard's wording, seem that global increases to maximum energy shield should apply, such are jewelry, jewels, etc.

This is not a bug.

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astecker wrote:

it does not work for sources of added flat maximum energy shield such as the unique ring Valyrium which has implicit and explicit mods for "+X to Maximum Energy Shield"

In Path of Exile, +x to maximum Energy Shield is not considered an "Increase" to maximum Energy Shield. "Increases" in Path of Exile refer only to "x% increased" modifiers.

interesting. thanks for the response