Questions about Infinity, lower resist, -enemies resist items

[xaviercat]

1. Infinity runeword, lower resist, and -enemies resist items(such as facet, Tal set bonus), Do they all stack?

2. can -enemies resist items break immunity without infinity and lower resist effect?

3. if -enemies resist items can break immunity, then does it work like infinity and lower resist at 1/5 effect?


just imagine that if they all stack, then maybe we can get rid of those immunity ****......let say I am Fire sorc, i got 3 set of Tal set(bonus -15 fire resist) , then I socket all my equip with fire facet, then I cast lower resist with a wand, sure I use infinity merc too.......

[Orphan]

If the monster is immune, then only the conviction aura and the lower resist curse will be able to break it's immunity. These two are stacked together and work at 1/5 efficiency when used in this way though (as you know). If the immunity is then broken, then -res items like griffons can kick in and lower the monsters resistances even further, otherwise they won't do anything.

If the monster wasn't immune to begin with, then all the -res stack (from items and from skills) will stack to lower the monsters resistances.

[xaviercat]

ok thanks, one more question

If a monster is 120% resist, the infinity cant break its immunity, there is still 103% resist left, then I lower resist on it, doest it mean i can actully break this 120% resist?

If the monster is immune, then only the conviction aura and the lower resist curse will be able to break it's immunity. These two are stacked together and work at 1/5 efficiency when used in this way though (as you know). If the immunity is then broken, then -res items like griffons can kick in and lower the monsters resistances even further, otherwise they won't do anything.

If the monster wasn't immune to begin with, then all the -res stack (from items and from skills) will stack to lower the monsters resistances.

[Orphan]

Yes, all you need is at least a level 1 lower resist to go with the lvl 12 conviction in order to break an immunity at 120%.

Both will stack. So a level 12 conviction (-85%) + a level 1 lower resist (-31%) = -116%. At 1/5 effectiveness against an immunity, that becomes -23, which brings the 120% resist monster down to 97%. No longer immune, but still every resistant.