Each smolder on Torch increases the potency of his incinerates and nova flames, so he went well above the 100% threshold. When percentages are communicated like this, it is better to think of the damage as whole numbers. If each tick of Torch's incinerate deals 100 damage naturally, then Karolina will reduce it by 100 damage. But if his damage increase and he is doing 120 per tick, then 20 of that damage goes through because she can only reduce 100% of his base damage. Resistances can be overwhelmed.
Human Torch’s regular incinerates gain 12% potency for each stack of incinerate/smoulder applied. So you have 2 stacks of incinerate on Karolina & between 20-29 stacks of smoulder on HT.
Resistance does not equal immunity in MCOC. 100% resistance only covers original damage. If additional potency is added via champ abilities or nodes, that resistant covers the base damage but additive potency still applies. Hope that helps.
Wait... Is it the. Temperature Jonny has where its like 20 & red where his Incinerates how close to supernova?
Can either of break it done to a mathematical way cause I got like 70%understanding of wat ur saying.
Yes, the orange symbol with the 20 next to his temperature (red symbol) is his smolder count. He will gain a smolder every time he is inflicted with energy damage (Karolina's entire kit) or struck by a mystic champ. If you aren't using physical damage, then you need a champ that is outright incinerate immune or, as you found out, you will roast.
Both her resistance and Human Torch's damage start at 100%. She cannot resist more than that, but he can increase his damage. So her resistance stays at 100% while his damage increased to 340%, meaning 240% of his normal damage broke through past her resistance.
The struggle in understanding it is because it isn't real math. 100% is not a blanket to cover all the damage, but only up to what the champion does prior to damage increases. Think flat numbers rather than percentages.
It makes sense. Thanks for pulling the extra mile, appreciate it.
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There are several other similar cases like this too.
Someone takes 100% less damage (not technically immune), but opponent's damage for those (ie, Bleeds) is increased by some % amount.
So that increased % amount worth of damage does NOT get ignored, that excess still gets thru.
Think some champ actually lists them taking something like 120% less damage (knowing that some opponents can be higher than 100% inflicted amount, ?????), which means opponent would have to be inflicting greater than 120% of their “base” debuff damage in order for that even extra above 120 to still get thru.
Think of “100% less” as just being the “BASE UN-ALTERED DAMAGE” amount.
Karolina v Torch Incinerates thread
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Sinister v Chee'ilth Bleeds thread.