Guild Wars 2

We have a boon that turns off condition damage.

We have a condition that essentially turns off power damage.

Why is one a LOT more common in this game than the other?

Resistance: full removal of any conditions effects, including blind, immobilize, chill, cripple, vulnerability, weakness, etc. It’s more than just damage mitigation.

Weakness: reduction of an enemy unit’s ability to deal damage by dealing glancing blows instead of full powered attacks.

I think the answer is fairly obvious.

oscuro.9720:

Resistance: full removal of any conditions effects, including blind, immobilize, chill, cripple, vulnerability, weakness, etc. It’s more than just damage mitigation.

Weakness: reduction of an enemy unit’s ability to deal damage by dealing glancing blows instead of full powered attacks.

I think the answer is fairly obvious.

Uh no kitten.

Except literally EVERYONE has a source of weakness. Almost all of them passive. Can I have a passive resistance on my power rev plz?

Weakness 50% chance to do 50% damage or ~25% damage reduction. Resistance makes you immune to condition effect. Resistance is comparable to a block for condition damage that why its not as common as weakness. Random damage reduction vs a immune.

Rune of the revenant and demon stance traits you can get +15sec of resistance every minute. Yea probably not the best trait line or runes for a power build. Still revs have the best access to resistance.