February 2026 Patch

Major patch. Notable for adding Race Pierce and Race Resist as new stats — a real combat-mechanics change, not just content.

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Major: full Pen/Res system overhaul — new stat panel attributes:
- Physical Defense Penetration / Resistance
- Magic Defense Penetration / Resistance
- Element Penetration / Resistance (per element)
- Race Pierce / Race Resist (per race) — the headline of community coverage
Goddess Prayer updated to grant all of the above attributes
Sacred Blessings also offer physical/magical penetration and resistance
6v6 PvP Season 23 added
Other balance / content changes: [VERIFY against full patch notes]

Confirmed: the stats exist on the stat panel; Goddess Prayer + Sacred Blessings are documented sources; Penetration sits between RaceMod and DefRed in the damage formula
Inferred (community framing, not pulled from official notes): Race Pierce reduces the effect of enemy Race Resist; Race Resist reduces incoming damage from a given race
Unknown: exact subtraction formula; whether Race Resist is per-race or universal; full list of gear / runes / cards that grant Race Pierce

Race-based gear and cards now have a counter-axis (Race Resist) → makes WoE / PvP gearing more dimensional
For Soul Blade Cross: race% damage cards (e.g. Demi-human cards) interact with enemy Race Resist; consider Race Pierce sources where available
Damage formula notes need a Race Pierce / Race Resist line item

Update race-size.md with Race Pierce / Race Resist note (✓ done 2026-05-02)
Update damage-formula.md to mention the Pierce / Resist subtraction step on the race axis [to do]
Spec out Race Pierce sources (gear, runes, cards) for Soul Blade Cross
Re-check current race% cards’ value vs Race Resist meta in WoE