Bomb Defense Up
Applicable gear
Favored by
Unfavored by
Bomb Defense Up is an ability in Splatoon 2. Inkline gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while Krak-On gear has a 1/2× chance.
Bomb Defense Up reduces the damage taken from enemy sub weapons. Autobombs, Curling Bombs, Ink Mines, Splat Bombs, and Suction Bombs have their damage reduced by up to 50%. Burst Bombs have their damage reduced by up to 40%.
Bomb Defense Up reduces the damage taken from special weapons by up to 35%. Bomb Defense Up is known to affect Baller, Inkjet, Splashdown, and Tenta Missiles.
The ability offers players strong means of increasing survivability. For example, just one sub slot of the ability will prevent the player from being splatted by two near-miss Inkjet shots.
Gear
Bomb Defense Up is the main ability of:
Headgear with Bomb Defense Up in Splatoon 2
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Name
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Brand
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Availability
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Ability
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Star power
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Added in
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Clothing with Bomb Defense Up in Splatoon 2
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Name
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Brand
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Availability
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Ability
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Star power
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Added in
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Shoes with Bomb Defense Up in Splatoon 2
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Name
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Brand
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Availability
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Ability
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Star power
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Added in
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Stacking
The number of hits a weapon needs to splat the player with every threshold for Bomb Defense Up is shown in the following table. Amounts of Bomb Defense that do not cause a change are not shown in the table.
Bomb Defense Up: Hits-to-splat
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Autobomb Curling Bomb Splat Bomb Suction Bomb
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Burst Bomb
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Ink Mine
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Baller
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Inkjet Tenta Missiles
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Splashdown
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Mains |
Subs |
AP |
Far |
Direct |
Near |
Far |
Near |
Far |
Direct |
Far |
Near |
Far |
Near |
Far
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0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2
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0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2
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0 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2
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0 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3
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0 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3
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0 |
5 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3
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0 |
6 |
18 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3
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0 |
7 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3
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2 |
2 |
26 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3
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2 |
3 |
29 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3
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1 |
7 |
31 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3
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2 |
5 |
35 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3
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3 |
2 |
36 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3
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2 |
7 |
41 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3
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2 |
9 |
47 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3
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3 |
9 |
57 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3
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Other notable thresholds:
- Main: 0, Sub: 3 — Survives one direct Burst Bomb plus two distant blasts.
- Main: 0, Sub: 4 — Ink Armor survives a Burst Bomb near blast.
- Main: 1, Sub: 4 — Survives a direct Burst Bomb plus two near blasts.
Percent change for Burst Bombs:
Abilities
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Damage reduction
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None
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0%
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Main: 0, Sub: 1
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3.9%
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Main: 0, Sub: 2
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7.5%
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Main: 0, Sub: 3
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11.0%
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Main: 1, Sub: 0
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12.1%
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Main: 0, Sub: 4
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|
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14.3%
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Main: 1, Sub: 1
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15.3%
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Main: 0, Sub: 5
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|
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17.4%
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Main: 1, Sub: 2
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18.4%
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Main: 0, Sub: 6
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20.3%
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Main: 1, Sub: 3
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21.2%
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Main: 2, Sub: 0
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22.1%
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Main: 0, Sub: 7
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23.0%
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Main: 1, Sub: 4
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23.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 1
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|
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24.6%
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Main: 0, Sub: 8
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25.5%
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Main: 1, Sub: 5
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26.3%
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Main: 2, Sub: 2
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27.0%
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Main: 0, Sub: 9
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27.8%
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Main: 1, Sub: 6
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28.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 3
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29.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 0
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29.9%
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Main: 1, Sub: 7
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30.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 4
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31.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 1
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31.8%
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Main: 1, Sub: 8
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32.4%
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Main: 2, Sub: 5
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33.0%
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Main: 3, Sub: 2
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33.5%
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Main: 1, Sub: 9
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34.1%
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Main: 2, Sub: 6
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34.6%
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Main: 3, Sub: 3
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35.1%
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Main: 2, Sub: 7
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36.0%
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Main: 3, Sub: 4
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36.4%
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Main: 2, Sub: 8
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37.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 5
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37.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 9
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38.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 6
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38.5%
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Main: 3, Sub: 7
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39.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 8
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39.8%
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Main: 3, Sub: 9
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40.2%
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Percent change for other bombs:
Abilities
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Damage reduction
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None
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0%
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Main: 0, Sub: 1
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4.8%
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Main: 0, Sub: 2
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9.4%
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Main: 0, Sub: 3
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13.8%
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Main: 1, Sub: 0
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15.2%
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Main: 0, Sub: 4
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17.9%
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Main: 1, Sub: 1
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19.2%
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Main: 0, Sub: 5
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21.7%
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Main: 1, Sub: 2
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22.9%
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Main: 0, Sub: 6
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25.3%
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Main: 1, Sub: 3
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26.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 0
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27.6%
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Main: 0, Sub: 7
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28.7%
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Main: 1, Sub: 4
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29.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 1
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30.8%
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Main: 0, Sub: 8
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31.8%
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Main: 1, Sub: 5
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32.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 2
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33.8%
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Main: 0, Sub: 9
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34.7%
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Main: 1, Sub: 6
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35.6%
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Main: 2, Sub: 3
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36.5%
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Main: 3, Sub: 0
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37.4%
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Main: 1, Sub: 7
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38.2%
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Main: 2, Sub: 4
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39.0%
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Main: 3, Sub: 1
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39.7%
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Main: 1, Sub: 8
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40.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 5
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41.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 2
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41.9%
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Main: 1, Sub: 9
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42.6%
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Main: 2, Sub: 6
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43.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 3
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43.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 7
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45.0%
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Main: 3, Sub: 4
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45.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 8
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46.5%
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Main: 3, Sub: 5
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46.9%
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Main: 2, Sub: 9
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47.7%
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Main: 3, Sub: 6
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48.1%
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Main: 3, Sub: 7
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49.0%
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Main: 3, Sub: 8
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49.7%
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Main: 3, Sub: 9
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50.2%
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Percent change for special weapons:
Abilities
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Damage reduction
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None
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0%
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Main: 0, Sub: 1
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3.4%
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Main: 0, Sub: 2
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6.6%
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Main: 0, Sub: 3
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9.6%
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Main: 1, Sub: 0
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10.6%
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Main: 0, Sub: 4
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12.5%
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Main: 1, Sub: 1
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13.4%
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Main: 0, Sub: 5
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15.2%
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Main: 1, Sub: 2
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16.1%
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Main: 0, Sub: 6
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17.7%
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Main: 1, Sub: 3
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18.5%
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Main: 2, Sub: 0
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19.3%
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Main: 0, Sub: 7
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20.1%
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Main: 1, Sub: 4
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20.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 1
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21.6%
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Main: 0, Sub: 8
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22.3%
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Main: 1, Sub: 5
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23.0%
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Main: 2, Sub: 2
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23.6%
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Main: 0, Sub: 9
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24.3%
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Main: 1, Sub: 6
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24.9%
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Main: 2, Sub: 3
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25.5%
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Main: 3, Sub: 0
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26.1%
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Main: 1, Sub: 7
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26.7%
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Main: 2, Sub: 4
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27.3%
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Main: 3, Sub: 1
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27.8%
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Main: 1, Sub: 8
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28.3%
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Main: 2, Sub: 5
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28.8%
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Main: 3, Sub: 2
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29.3%
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Main: 1, Sub: 9
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|
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29.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 6
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|
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30.2%
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Main: 3, Sub: 3
|
|
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30.7%
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Main: 2, Sub: 7
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|
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31.5%
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Main: 3, Sub: 4
|
|
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31.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 8
|
|
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32.5%
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Main: 3, Sub: 5
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32.8%
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Main: 2, Sub: 9
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33.4%
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Main: 3, Sub: 6
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33.7%
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Main: 3, Sub: 7
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|
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34.3%
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Main: 3, Sub: 8
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|
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34.8%
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Main: 3, Sub: 9
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35.1%
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A chart showing the effect of Bomb Defense Up.
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