There are going to be times when no matter how high your defenses are you’re still going to take a few hits. Whether you’re the nimble striker who opts for mobility over heavy armor or the defender who marks opponents to intentionally draw attacks away from others, all PCs eventually get hit hard. Luckily there is a relatively easy way to reduce the damage from some of the hardest hits that deal the most damage – energy resistance.

A disproportionate number of powerful monsters deal more than just straight-up, every day, normal damage. Many deal energy specific damage. So when you’ve done everything you can to raise your defenses and you still find yourself getting hit and taking an obscene amount of damage, it’s time to find magic that provides energy resistance.

We’ve combed through the D&D Compendium and pulled out every item that grants energy resistance of one type or another. We’ve then grouped them by resistance type for easy reference. Last week we covered level 1 to 10 items in Improve Your Defenses With Energy Resistance (Heroic). Today we’re covering level 11 to 20 items. Within the next week we’ll complete the list when we cover level 21 to 30 items as well as special items like artifacts and relics in Improve Your Defenses With Energy Resistance (Epic).

This list includes any item that grants a resistance all the time or that has a power that is good for an entire encounter. I’ve intentionally left off items that only provide resistances until he end of your next turn. If you know of an item that I’ve missed, please leave a comment below and I’ll update the list.

Energy Resist Items (Paragon Tier)

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