I seem to have some confusing memories about the base Pet: DT.
We know all pets have 50% DT by default and that's ok.
But I seem to recall some frames/head combinations had some small additional DT, like Valor Head/Body.
I could find no trace of this on BG wiki. Am I misremembering things then? All combinations have the same default value regardless or what?
That doesn't corroborate with these tanking sets I created aeons ago though, something is off.
Avatars, Jug Pets, Luopans and DRG Wyverns all have native 50% DT, so I guess my memory is wrong and Automatons do not get that, and instead get a varying amount depending on frame?
Dragoon doesn't get this trait but in the Sept 20, 2011 update their wyverns were given damage reduction as their own trait. SE stated that Wyverns have 40% damage reduction whether that is all inclusive or includes this trait isn't currently known.
Avatars have 50% native PDT, so a level 95 SMN's avatar would have 50% PDT and 7% DT.
Pets cap at 87.5% damage taken, unlike players who have a 50% cap from the damage taken I category, and only a few jobs have access to damage taken II.
Yeah, that makes sense with the sets I made all those years ago. Which page did you get that quote from btw?
So yeah, Automatons get no "innate DT" but they get a small amount depending on frame, then 9% from Stout Servant, and the rest has to come from Attachments or Gear.
Pffff, so many years passed I forgot.
Yeah noticed that part about Avatars, being PDT and not DT.
Luopans do get 50% innate DT though.
I'd like to give a big shout-out to all the Puppetmasters, old or new, who have been relentlessly sharing their PUP knowledge and findings online in order to help me write this guide.