Protect mechanics

Can someone smarter than me please clarify protect mechanics?

If there are attack increases, do they count towards the dmg cap (if you're using a small champ vs big champ)? Or does it count as "base attack" hence not affecting protect mechanics at all?

The attack increases I'm talking about are:
- atk boost
- masteries that provide an atk increase mid-fight (assassin's and courage)
- masteries that provide a permanent atk increase (strength/greater strength/suicides)
- synergies

I'm assuming everything that makes you start fights at a certain atk value won't count towards exceeding the dmg cap, but ones that trigger mid-fight will, but just wanted to confirm.

Comments

Hammerbro_64

Excluding AAR and red numbers (dot and direct damage), if it says “the defender won’t lose more than 1% health per hit” there is no situation where he will magically lose more than 1% max health per single hit.

I am more confused at your confusion than you are confused at this mechanic. Give a specific example if you are still confused.

Miggy

Forgot to add - also champion atk increase mechanics including fury buff (e.g. real NF fury buff, doom sp3 fury) guillotine's and star lord's attack increase with combo meter, etc

Miggy

Excluding AAR and red numbers (dot and direct damage), if it says “the defender won’t lose more than 1% health per hit” there is no situation where he will magically lose more than 1% max health per single hit.

I am more confused at your confusion than you are confused at this mechanic. Give a specific example if you are still confused.

I think you are confusing yourself here haha

Sounds like the node you are referring to is safeguard (defender can't lose more than 1% hp per hit or similar wording).

I am referring to the protect defense tactic in alliance war where it triggers when the attacker deals more than 300% of their base attack.

Miggy

Bump. Also does class advantage/disadvantage factor in? Or is your atk reduction considered "base attack"?