Talk:Bastion/@comment-33048824-20181217125115

This augment is ridiculously strong in early-game hard mode. Most damage sources that used to kill you in one or two hits will no longer deal any significant damage if any. The usefulness diminishes as you advance through the game but remains useful against swift attacks with low base damage multiplier throughout the game.

It's also interesting that it reduces damage through the "grab and bite/chew" attacks with extreme effectiveness, as the flat reduction is pretty significant in comparison to each damage tick in these animations. To demonstrate, an Ogre chewing you dealing 200 damage in hard mode per tick will now deal only 1 damage per tick! It's fun to chill in an Ogre's mouth as long as possible and give your pawns free-time to deal damage. xD

And I've mentioned this before in the Set of Duke's Clothing page but this augment can make you immortal against most damage sources in the game with high enough defense and physical resistance.