Defense

Defense is a statistic that affects how much damage the player takes. It can be affected in a variety of ways.

Cooking

These cooked dishes temporarily increase Defense.

Image	Name	Description	Ingredients	Energy / Health	Buff(s)	Buff Duration	Recipe Source(s)	Sell Price
	Autumn's Bounty	A taste of the season.	Yam (1) Pumpkin (1)	220 99	Foraging (+2) Defense (+2)	7m 41s	Demetrius (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="350">350g

Crab Cakes
Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown.
Information
Source	Cooking Iridium Crab (50%)
Buff(s)	Speed (+1) Defense (+1)
Buff Duration	16m 47s
Energy / Health	225 101
Sell Price	275g
Qi Seasoning	405 182 412g
Recipe
Recipe Source(s)	The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 2
Ingredients	Crab (1) Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1) Oil (1)

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Eggplant Parmesan
Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful.
Information
Source	Cooking
Buff(s)	Mining (+1) Defense (+3)
Buff Duration	4m 39s
Energy / Health	175 78
Sell Price	200g
Qi Seasoning	315 141 300g
Recipe
Recipe Source(s)	Lewis (Mail - 7+ )
Ingredients	Eggplant (1) Tomato (1)

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Pumpkin Soup
A seasonal favorite.
Information
Source	Cooking
Buff(s)	Defense (+2) Luck (+2)
Buff Duration	7m 41s
Energy / Health	200 90
Sell Price	300g
Qi Seasoning	360 162 450g
Recipe
Recipe Source(s)	Robin (Mail - 7+ )
Ingredients	Pumpkin (1) Milk (1)

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Stuffing
Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage.
Information
Source	Cooking • Festival of Ice • Bookseller
Buff(s)	Defense (+2)
Buff Duration	5m 35s
Energy / Health	170 76
Sell Price	165g
Qi Seasoning	306 137 247g
Recipe
Recipe Source(s)	Pam (Mail - 7+ )
Ingredients	Bread (1) Cranberries (1) Hazelnut (1)

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Events

These events give Buffs that affect Defense.

Image	Buff Name	Effect	Event	Buff Duration
	Jinxed	Defense (−8)	Being hit by a Shadow Shaman's fireball.	8s
	Yoba's Blessing	Invincibility	Being hit by an enemy while wearing a Ring of Yoba.	5s

Equipment

The following equipment affects Defense.

Image	Name	Effect
	Silver Saber	Defense (+1)
	Forest Sword	Defense (+1)
	Iron Edge	Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+3)
	Claymore	Speed (−4) Defense (+2)
	Templar's Blade	Defense (+1)
	Neptune's Glaive	Speed (−1) Defense (+2) Weight (+4)
	Yeti Tooth	Defense (+4) Crit. Power (+10)
	Lava Katana	Defense (+3) Crit. Power (+25)
	Tundra Boots	Defense (+2) Immunity (+1)
	Thermal Boots	Defense (+1) Immunity (+2)
	Firewalker Boots	Defense (+3) Immunity (+3)
	Combat Boots	Defense (+3)
	Space Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+4)
	Cowboy Boots	Defense (+2) Immunity (+2)
	Dark Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+2)
	Genie Shoes	Defense (+1) Immunity (+6)
	Leather Boots	Defense (+1) Immunity (+1)