How does physical attack and skill attack work?

[ChickenWing]

technically you all are wrong, but close. the s.attack is added to the p.attack and not the other way around. meaning regardless what kind of attack you are doing (except magic and debuffing) you are performing a physical attack to which you may add a skill. therefore a burliness is bigger in value than a flint, since the flint only decreases the skill portion in case of a skilled attack.

This is theoretical. You'd need to check a hero's damage absorbtion (1) with a burliness and (2) with a flintiness. I'm sure flintiness would hold much better results than burliness against skill attacks, even if what you say makes sense.

[kaisim_2492829]

This is theoretical. You'd need to check a hero's damage absorbtion (1) with a burliness and (2) with a flintiness. I'm sure flintiness would hold much better results than burliness against skill attacks, even if what you say makes sense.

the point is that even when your opponent skills, he will always do physical damage to you at the same time, even during critical and counter attacks.

[ChickenWing]

the point is that even when your opponent skills, he will always do physical damage to you at the same time, even during critical and counter attacks.

That's true, but flintiness will bring more damage reduction from skill attacks than burliness. You are better protected with a flintiness than a burliness, even though burliness is effective in more situations. I choose flintiness over burliness because skill attacks occur so much more often.

[Revan]

In late-game pvp, skill attacks are quite common with so many heroes that retain morale and herja/ezekiel raising morale on every other hero up to skill attack every turn level on anything with a lightbringer spirit. Also, you can expect everyone to have righteousness runes on their heroes if not endurance runes.
I imagine flintiness would have more of an impact than burliness in pvp.

[g346007_1906957]

Huh... for some reason I was always under the impression that physical defense doesn't do anything to skill attacks.... I swear I tested it before too, but after retesting I guess I was wrong. Looks like it's back to manual runing for me to get a few more of those.

[kaisim_2492829]

That's true, but flintiness will bring more damage reduction from skill attacks than burliness. You are better protected with a flintiness than a burliness, even though burliness is effective in more situations. I choose flintiness over burliness because skill attacks occur so much more often.

yes it may if its level is higher than the burliness. its as easy as 2-1=1 but if the opponent doesnt skill then your flint cant reduce s.attack, but since p.attack is in a skill attack included, your burliness will always take effect, even during a counter attack. so lets assume you will skill 100% then your flint is at best as effective as your burliness. however, if the other doesnt skill then your flint doesnt deduct anything, but your burliness would still deduct from his attack.
i give up if you still dont get my point, this is the best how i am able to explain it