Talk:Piercing and Resistance/@comment-4010041-20160509190909/@comment-28362610-20160509210146

Physical pierce and resistance does NOT apply to just the piece of equipment in question but to all of your attack and defence...

So if you have 1000 attack and 1000 defence total (Raw, IA, General, Equipment), which is effectlively 1700 attack and 1700 defence, flamebound boots which are 15/8 and 15 pierce gives you an added 235 attack against an opponent with zero resistance..(you only get the net)

Warbringer Greaves however, are 5/3 but end up giving you an added 340 attack against an opponent with zero resistance, and 340 ismuch better than 235..

Same on defence, given same stats, the cloudy gem you get 235 effective defence against an attacker with zero pierce, while the mithril helm is only going to give you 170..

The differentials in the actual equpment A/D is a negligable small amount added in...