Welcome to the second part in this Battle Mechanics article series. In Part I, we constructed the basic battle formula, showing the relation between attack and life, and buffs and debuffs. Although we could go from there into other territory, I feel this second part is needed to avoid any confusion afterwards. In this part we will look at the different types of buffs and how they (possibly) interact.

• Other parts in this series:
  • I. The basic Battle Formula
  • III. Why your opponent doesn’t matter
  • IV. Diminishing Returns and how to deal with it
  • V. Conclusion

• 1. Recap
• 2. The different Buffs
• 3. Difference between additive and multiplicative
• 4. What matters in the end

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