Resistance Overcap - Path of Exile

1. Resistance penalties

A penalty to all resistances is applied to player characters depending on their progression in the story:

Act Completion Penalty
After Act 5 -30% to all resistances
After Act 10 -30% to all resistances (-60% total)

2. Resistance Overcap

Each resistance has the following cap:

  • +75% to maximum Chaos Resistance
  • +75% to maximum Cold Resistance
  • +75% to maximum Fire Resistance
  • +75% to maximum Lightning Resistance

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3. Ways to alter the maximum resistances

There are various ways to alter the resistances cap:

3.1 Auras

Name Maximum resistances stats
Purity of Fire Purity of Fire You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Fire Resistance
Purity of Ice Purity of Ice You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Cold Resistance
Purity of Lightning Purity of Lightning You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Lightning Resistance

3.2 Passive skills

Name Maximum resistances stats
Barbarism +1% to maximum Fire Resistance
Survivalist +1% to maximum Cold Resistance
Unnatural Calm +1% to maximum Lightning Resistance
Chaos Inoculation Maximum Life becomes 1, Immune to Chaos Damage
Soul of Steel +1% to all maximum Elemental Resistances

3.3 Item Mods

Name Generation Type Lvl. Stats Spawn Weighting
The Shaper’s Prefix 80 +1% to all maximum Resistances shield_shaper 800
default 0
V2MaximumResistanceCorrupted Corrupted 80 +1% to all maximum Resistances amulet 1000
body_armour 1000
default 0
Hunter’s Prefix 80 +1% to all maximum Resistances shield_basilisk 250
default 0
Hunter’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Chaos Resistance shield_basilisk 250
quiver_basilisk 250
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Cold Resistance shield_shaper 800
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Cold Resistance gloves_crusader 250
default 0
Redeemer’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Cold Resistance shield_eyrie 250
quiver_eyrie 250
default 0
Eldritch Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Fire Resistance shield_elder 800
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Fire Resistance boots_crusader 250
default 0
Warlord’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Fire Resistance shield_adjudicator 250
quiver_adjudicator 250
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Lightning Resistance shield_shaper 800
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Lightning Resistance helmet_crusader 250
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 75 +1% to maximum Lightning Resistance shield_crusader 250
quiver_crusader 250
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 85 +2% to all maximum Resistances shield_shaper 800
default 0
Hunter’s Prefix 85 +2% to all maximum Resistances shield_basilisk 250
default 0
Hunter’s Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Chaos Resistance shield_basilisk 250
quiver_basilisk 250
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Cold Resistance shield_shaper 800
default 0
Redeemer’s Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Cold Resistance shield_eyrie 250
quiver_eyrie 250
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 85 +2% to maximum Cold Resistance gloves_crusader 125
default 0
Eldritch Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Fire Resistance shield_elder 800
default 0
Warlord’s Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Fire Resistance shield_adjudicator 250
quiver_adjudicator 250
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 85 +2% to maximum Fire Resistance boots_crusader 125
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Lightning Resistance shield_shaper 800
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 80 +2% to maximum Lightning Resistance shield_crusader 250
quiver_crusader 250
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 85 +2% to maximum Lightning Resistance helmet_crusader 125
default 0
Hunter’s Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Chaos Resistance shield_basilisk 250
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Cold Resistance shield_shaper 800
default 0
Redeemer’s Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Cold Resistance shield_eyrie 250
default 0
Eldritch Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Fire Resistance shield_elder 800
default 0
Warlord’s Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Fire Resistance shield_adjudicator 250
default 0
The Shaper’s Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Lightning Resistance shield_shaper 800
default 0
Crusader’s Prefix 86 +3% to maximum Lightning Resistance shield_crusader 250
default 0
of Exposure Suffix 78 -(12-9)% maximum Player Resistances default 1000
of Exposure Suffix 73 -(8-5)% maximum Player Resistances default 600
of Unravelling Suffix 73 -3% maximum Player Resistances per 25% Alert Level
5% reduced raising of Alert Level
5% increased time before Lockdown		 default 600
of Unravelling Suffix 78 -4% maximum Player Resistances per 25% Alert Level
5% reduced raising of Alert Level
5% increased time before Lockdown		 default 1000

3.4 Unique items

Item Max Fire Max Cold Max Lightning Max Chaos
Rise of the Phoenix Rise of the Phoenix 5 0 0 0
Saffell’s Frame Saffell’s Frame 4 4 4 4
The Grey Spire The Grey Spire (1-4) (1-4) (1-4) (1-4)
Apep’s Slumber Apep’s Slumber 3 3 3 3
Apep’s Supremacy Apep’s Supremacy 3 3 3 3
Leadership’s Price Leadership’s Price (-3-3) (-3-3) (-3-3) 0
Ahn’s Heritage Ahn’s Heritage 2 2 2 2
Circle of Anguish Circle of Anguish 1 0 0 0
Shadowstitch Shadowstitch 1 1 1 1
Kaltenhalt Kaltenhalt 0 5 0 0
Kaltensoul Kaltensoul 0 5 0 0
Circle of Fear Circle of Fear 0 1 0 0
Circle of Regret Circle of Regret 0 0 1 0
Fleshcrafter Fleshcrafter 0 0 0 0
Aegis Aurora Aegis Aurora 0 5 0 0
Agnerod South Agnerod South 0 0 5 0

3.5 Incursion rooms

Name Tier Mods
Corruption Chamber 1 -6% maximum Player Resistances
Catalyst of Corruption 2 -8% maximum Player Resistances
Locus of Corruption 3 -10% maximum Player Resistances

3.6 Suffix mods: of Exposure

  • -x% maximum Player Resistances

This mods can be found in Maps and Corrupted areas.

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