System
Stance
Mage Hunter Stance
Mage Hunter Stance is a martial stance whose value depends on the build's damage schedule, Endurance budget, and encounter pressure.
Overview
Class access
Berserker, Paladin, Shadow Knight
Primary value
Surviving caster-heavy encounters
Tradeoff
Lower physical mitigation than Defensive against melee specialists
Current Effect
Reduces incoming spell damage by 50% and physical damage by 20%; prevented damage consumes Endurance after Strategy reduction. T2
Build Synergy
Mage Hunter preserves health against spell-heavy bosses while leaving healing and lifetap resources available for damage that bypasses or exhausts the stance. It is especially useful when the build already has strong physical armor.
Tactical Use
Choose it when magical burst is the encounter’s lethal component; use Defensive or Evasive when physical pressure dominates.
Verification Boundary
Tooltip values and class access are current-reference data. Exact event ordering, rounding, resource-cost scaling, and interactions not explicitly named by the tooltip remain subject to combat-log testing and balance changes.