D2R Ignore Target Defense

Ignore target's defense is an Item Mod in D2R that alters the chance to hit formula. It removes the target's defense from the formula so that the only impact on your chance to hit becomes the difference in level between attacker and defender. This leaves the Chance to hit formula as:

Chance To Hit = 200% * {Attacker's level / (Attacker's level + Defender's level )}

  • This stat does not affect Unique Monsters, Hirelings, other players, and Act-end bosses.
  • The mod is very powerful for leveling characters, since it eliminates the need for Attack Rating against most monsters.

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D2R Ignores Target Defense

This ability will not work on Unique Monsters, Super Unique Monsters, Hirelings, other players, and Act-end bosses.

What the game does is that set the Defensive Rating of the target to 0. That means it simplifies to:

Chance to Hit = 100 * 2 * alvl / (alvl + dlvl)

alvl = Level of Attacker; dlvl = Level of Defender.

The Class Bonus to level of attacker is:

20 for Barbarians and Paladins
15 for Assassins
5 for Amazons and Druids
-10 for Necromancers
-15 for Sorceresses

So there is still an effect of the level difference on the chance to hit and there is still a minimum of 5% and a maximum of 95% chance to hit.

Mods

Name Affixes Item Type(Level) Tag Category
Piercing Ignores Target’s Defense Daggers(25), Katars(25), Rods(25) Attack Effects Suffix

Rune

Name Level Weapon Armor/Helm/Shields Upgrade Recipes
Jah Rune Jah Rune 65 Ignores Target Defense Armor: +5% total Hit Points
Shield: +50 Hit Points
2x Ber Rune Ber Rune, 1x Flawless Sapphire Flawless Sapphire

Runewords

Runewords Allowed Items Runewords Recipes Level Complete Stats
Venom 3 Socket Weapons Tal Rune Tal Rune + Dol Rune Dol Rune + Mal Rune Mal Rune 49 Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25%
Prevent Monster Heal
Ignore Target's Defense
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
Level 15 Poison Explosion (27 Charges)
Level 13 Poison Nova (11 Charges)
+273 Poison Damage Over 6 seconds
Phoenix 4 Socket Weapons/
4 Socket Shields
Vex Rune Vex Rune + Vex Rune Vex Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune 65

Weapons
100% Chance To Cast level 40 Blaze When You Level-up
40% Chance To Cast Level 22 Firestorm On Striking
Level 10-15 Redemption Aura When Equipped
+350-400% Enhanced Damage
Ignores Target's Defense
14% Mana Stolen Per Hit
-28% To Enemy Fire Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
+350-400 Defense Vs. Missile
+15-21 Fire Absorb

Shields
100% Chance To Cast level 40 Blaze When You Level-up
40% Chance To Cast Level 22 Firestorm On Striking
Level 10-15 Redemption Aura When Equipped
+350-400 Defense Vs. Missile
+350-400% Enhanced Damage
-28% To Enemy Fire Resistance
+50 To Life
+5% To Maximum Lightning Resistance
+10% To Maximum Fire Resistance
+15-21 Fire Absorb

Last Wish 6 Socket Swords/
6 Socket Hammers/
6 Socket Axes
Jah Rune Jah Rune + Mal Rune Mal Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Sur Rune Sur Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Ber Rune Ber Rune 65 6% Chance To Cast Level 11 Fade When Struck
10% Chance To Cast Level 18 Life Tap On Striking
20% Chance To Cast Level 20 Charged Bolt On Attack
Level 17 Might Aura When Equipped
+330-375% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
60-70% Chance of Crushing Blow
Prevent Monster Heal
Hit Blinds Target
+(0.5 per character level) 0.5-49.5% Chance of Getting Magic Items (Based on Character Level)
Ice 4 Socket Missile Weapons Amn Rune Amn Rune + Shael Rune Shael Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune 65 100% Chance To Cast Level 40 Blizzard When You Level-up
25% Chance To Cast Level 22 Frost Nova On Striking
Level 18 Holy Freeze Aura When Equipped
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+140-210% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
+25-30% To Cold Skill Damage
-20% To Enemy Cold Resistance
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
20% Deadly Strike
3.125-309.375 Extra Gold From Monsters (Based on Character Level)
Hand of Justice 4 Socket Weapons Sur Rune Sur Rune + Cham Rune Cham Rune + Amn Rune Amn Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune 67 100% Chance To Cast Level 36 Blaze When You Level-Up
100% Chance To Cast Level 48 Meteor When You Die
Level 16 Holy Fire Aura When Equipped
+33% Increased Attack Speed
+280-330% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
7% Life Stolen Per Hit
-20% To Enemy Fire Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
Hit Blinds Target
Freezes Target +3
Grief 5 Socket Swords/
5 Socket Axes
Eth Rune Eth Rune + Tir Rune Tir Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Mal Rune Mal Rune + Ral Rune Ral Rune 59 35% Chance To Cast Level 15 Venom On Striking
+30-40% Increased Attack Speed
Damage +340-400
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
+(1.875 per character level) 1.875-185.625% Damage To Demons (Based on Character Level)
Adds 5-30 Fire Damage
-20-25% To Enemy Poison Resistance
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
+10-15 Life After Each Kill
Fury 3 Socket Melee Weapons Jah Rune Jah Rune + Gul Rune Gul Rune + Eth Rune Eth Rune 65 +209% Enhanced Damage
40% Increased Attack Speed
Prevent Monster Heal
66% Chance Of Open Wounds
33% Deadly Strike
Ignore Target's Defense
-25% Target Defense
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
6% Life Stolen Per Hit
+5 To Frenzy (Barbarian Only)
Famine 4 Socket Axes/
4 Socket Hammers
Fal Rune Fal Rune + Ohm Rune Ohm Rune + Ort Rune Ort Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune 65 +30% Increased Attack Speed
+320-370% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 180-200 Magic Damage
Adds 50-200 Fire Damage
Adds 51-250 Lightning Damage
Adds 50-200 Cold Damage
12% Life Stolen Per Hit
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 To Strength
Faith 4 Socket Missile Weapons Ohm Rune Ohm Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Lem Rune Lem Rune + Eld Rune Eld Rune 65 Level 12-15 Fanaticism Aura When Equipped
+1-2 To All Skills
+330% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
300% Bonus To Attack Rating
+75% Damage To Undead
+50 To Attack Rating Against Undead
+120 Fire Damage
All Resistances +15
10% Reanimate As: Returned
75% Extra Gold From Monsters
Destruction 5 Socket Polearms/
5 Socket Swords
Vex Rune Vex Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Ber Rune Ber Rune + Jah Rune Jah Rune + Ko Rune Ko Rune 65 23% Chance To Cast Level 12 Volcano On Striking
5% Chance To Cast Level 23 Molten Boulder On Striking
100% Chance To Cast level 45 Meteor When You Die
15% Chance To Cast Level 22 Nova On Attack
+350% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
Adds 100-180 Magic Damage
7% Mana Stolen Per Hit
20% Chance Of Crushing Blow
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
+10 To Dexterity
Crescent Moon 3 Socket Axes/
3 Socket Swords/
3 Socket Polearms
Shael Rune Shael Rune + Um Rune Um Rune + Tir Rune Tir Rune 47 10% Chance To Cast Level 17 Chain Lightning On Striking
7% Chance To Cast Level 13 Static Field On Striking
+20% Increased Attack Speed
+180-220% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
-35% To Enemy Lightning Resistance
25% Chance of Open Wounds
+9-11 Magic Absorb
+2 To Mana After Each Kill
Level 18 Summon Spirit Wolf (30 Charges)
Brand 4 Socket Missile Weapons Jah Rune Jah Rune + Lo Rune Lo Rune + Mal Rune Mal Rune + Gul Rune Gul Rune 65 35% Chance To Cast Level 14 Amplify Damage When Struck
100% Chance To Cast Level 18 Bone Spear On Striking
+260-340% Enhanced Damage
Ignore Target's Defense
20% Bonus to Attack Rating
+280-330% Damage To Demons
20% Deadly Strike
Prevent Monster Heal
Knockback
Fires Explosive Arrows or Bolts (15)

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