Question about Spirit Ward

[skilletscuz]

I'm trying out the Spirit Ward Sorcery power and it works like a charm except... when I use it on a player, it seems to suppress my Evasive Maneuvers defense (and that's ALOT of defense).  I've tested the chance hit vs a mob and it definitely changes too...  it jumps from 27% to 47% for a +1 mob to hit me while using Spirit Ward on a player.  Is this by design???

 

EDIT: Mate told me it gets suppressed when in combat, buffing, or interacting w/ object  😞

 

Edited December 9, 2021 by skilletscuz
found out reason lol

[aethereal]

Your friend is correct, EM's defense is just out of combat defense.  It's supposed to keep you from getting sniped while flying through a zone, not keep you alive in combat.