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Armour break

Blunt hits progressively reduce the target's armour, including for the triggering hit. The reduction is shared on the target and clears after a pause without blunt hits.

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Passive Tree

Notables

Name Effect
Bone Beneath Iron 30% increased blunt damage on block recently
80% increased armour break build-up on block recently
Broken Carapace 40% increased armour break build-up
Crack in the King's Carapace 40% increased armour break build-up against bosses
Forge's Weight 40% increased armour break build-up with blunt damage
Rusting Sweep 40% increased armour break build-up
10% increased attack area of effect
Shattered Mail 40% increased armour break build-up
Split Carapace +25% ailment effect armour break
Unmended Breach 10% increased armour break duration

Masteries

Option Effect
Wedge the Armour 25% increased armour break build-up per impale on the target

Small passives

Stat Nodes
16% increased armour break build-up 11
4% increased armour break duration 2
+10% ailment effect armour break 2
16% increased armour break build-up with blunt damage 2

Items

Mods (4)

Mod Type Rolls on From (item level)
#% increased armour break build-up Suffix must be weapon; one of club, pickaxe, polearm or sword Meadows (1)
#% increased armour break build-up Suffix must be jewel and Strength jewel Meadows (1)
#% increased armour break duration Suffix must be jewel and Strength jewel Meadows (1)
+#% ailment effect armour break Suffix must be jewel and Strength jewel Meadows (1)

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Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.