[Pre-BB] MapleStory Formula Compilation

... No, defense is reduced from your damage range and then multiplied to produce each hit.

So, almost.

Ah, so the larger the % damage is, the more defense is taken off, rather than the more hits. So Boomerang Step would lose more damage than Savage Blow.

How does that apply to magic? I was testing the level-dependent defense formula to see if it was true, and it seems false from what I tested, though I calculated it with defense applied to each hit.

 what I tested

Alright, so Windraiders are level 70 and have 365 magic defense. I'm level 58, have 392 INT and 511 magic attack:

So with this, my max damage:
-without any defense should be 1107.89
-with non-level-dependent defense should be 925.39
-with level-dependent defense should be 903.49

So yeah, either magic defense isn't level dependent or something else I did is messed up.