Dodge bonus

Overview
The term dodge bonus can refer to one of the two following things: A chance to evade enemy attacks or a bonus to Armor Class with the type 'Dodge' (opposed to e.g. armor bonus).

Dodge Chance
The Dodge Chance provides a chance to evade enemy attacks introduced with Update 14.

This check is done independent of the miss chance resulting from Armor Class and other measures of not getting hit, such as Ghostly or Displacement. The dodge chance is capped by the Maximum dexterity bonus of the armor worn, and cannot exceed 25%. There are some abilities (see below) which exceptionally allow to exceed this cap. Note that dodge bonuses can stack with each other. All dodge bonuses from spells, enhancements and feats stack, but identical magnitude dodge bonuses from treasure do not stack in DDO. So a +3 % dodge bonus on Dragontouched armor will not stack with a +3 % dodge bonus from Chattering Ring. But a +4 % dodge bonus on the Icy Raiment will stack with the +3 % from Chattering Ring.

Dodge Bonus to Armor Class
There are some items and spells which give a Dodge typed bonus to AC, for example the Eldritch Shield Ritual and Eldritch Armor Ritual as well as the Haste spell.

Before Update 14, most of the items with a Dodge chance bonus were providing a bonus to AC. Except for same-numbered bonuses from items (which currently do not exist), all of these dodge bonuses stack with each other.

Feats

 * Dodge +3%
 * Spring Attack +2%
 * Mobility feat/item + 2% (also increases Maximum dexterity bonus by 2)
 * Uncanny dodge and Improved uncanny dodge grant + 1% at Levels 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 20 of Rogue or Barbarian, respectively. The bonuses from Uncanny dodge and Improved uncanny dodge do not stack with one another.
 * Uncanny Dodge provides also a clicky with temporary +25%, which exceeds Dodge cap.
 * Improved Uncanny Dodge provides also a clicky with temporary +50%, which exceeds Dodge cap.
 * Inspire Heroics +4% (level 15 bard buff)
 * Flurry of Blows, when centered: +2%, +4% and +6% at monk levels 1, 2 and 4, respectively.
 * Combat Archery passive: 2% if wielding a ranged weapon.

Enhancements

 * Lesser Ocean Stance: +1%
 * Ocean Stance: +2%
 * Greater Ocean Stance: +3%
 * Ultimate Ocean Stance: +4%

Epic Destinies

 * Meld Into Darkness, active: +100% for 6 seconds, does currently not exceed the dodge cap. (Shadowdancer)
 * Untouchable, passive: +1% extra dodge for each Shadow Charge held (Shadowdancer)
 * Echoes of the ancestor: Primal (ranged version), passive: 1% (Fatesinger)
 * Perfect Balance, passive: 1% per rank, 3 ranks (Grandmaster of Flowers)
 * Walking with Waves, passive: 1% per rank, 3 ranks (Grandmaster of Flowers)
 * A Scattering of Petals, active: for 12 seconds: +25% (Grandmaster of Flowers)
 * Master's blitz, active: for 10 seconds: +50%, supposed to exceed dodge cap, but doesn't (Legendary Dreadnought)
 * Unearthly reaction, passive: 1% per rank, 3 ranks (Magister)
 * In the weeds, passive: 1% per rank, 3 ranks (Shiradi Champion)
 * In the weeds, passive, when standing still: additional 1% per rank, 3 ranks (Shiradi Champion)

Items

 * Nimble Trinket or Greater Nimble Trinket +1% (from Treasure of Crystal Cove)
 * Cannith Crafting: Dodge +1% - Elemental Air Recipe, Level 71 (Cannith Crafting)
 * Cloak of Night (Level 16) +1% or Epic Cloak of Night +2% (from Mabar Endless Night Festival)
 * Cannith Crafting: Dodge +2% - Elemental Air Recipe, Level 100 (Cannith Crafting)
 * Cinder's Dance 2%
 * Epic Bracers of Deftness 2%
 * upgraded Head of Good Fortune +2%
 * Bracelet of Thaarak +2% (possible end reward for Harbinger of Madness)
 * Chaosgarde bracers +2% (lawful alignment only, from Xorian Cipher)
 * Arcing Sky: Rune Arm +3% (drops form Blue Dragon chest in Gianthold Tor)
 * Epic Grim's Bracelet +3%
 * Chattering Ring +3% (The Titan Awakes raid loot)
 * Dragontouched Armor +3% (Sovereign Rune Property)
 * Duelist's Leathers (Level 12)(Tier 3) at various levels and tiers +2%, +3% or +4% (from Treasure of Crystal Cove)
 * Icy Raiment Outfit +4% (drops in the Garamol Chest in The Subterrane - Central)
 * Epic Staff of Nat Gann +4%
 * Seal of House Dun'Robar +4%
 * Bracers of Wind (Cannith Challenge quest turn in) +1%, 2% or +3%
 * Epic Bracers of Wind (Cannith Challenge quest turn in) +3%

Enhancements

 * Favored Defense I to III +1-3 (Ranger only, vs. favored enemies)
 * Fighter's Mobility I to II +1-2 (fighter only, only while tumbling; requires Mobility feat)
 * Dwarven Giant Dodger I to III +1-3 vs. attacks from giant-type creatures (dwarf only)

Racial

 * Giant Evasion +4 vs. attacks from giant-type creatures (dwarf only)

Items

 * Alchemical Armor Eldritch Ritual +1 (Stone of Change Crafting)
 * Alchemical Shield Eldritch Ritual +1 (Stone of Change Crafting)

Note: The +1 bonuses from Alchemical Armor Eldritch Ritual and Alchemical Shield Eldritch Ritual stack with each other and everything else including +1 dodge bonuses from other sources.

Spells

 * Armor of Speed +1
 * Haste +1
 * Haste Guard proc effect +1

Dodge AC Bonus Limitations
It is written in DDO user manual (p.74) that dodge bonuses only stack up to a maximum of 10, unlike in PnP D&D there is no limitation (Dungeon Masters Guide p. 21, Players Handbook p. 136, 307). But that is not really the case in game. You can benefit from more than 10 dodge bonus. It is unclear whether it is intentional or not.

Dodge Bonus Item Stacking

 * The dodge bonus from haste spell stacks with dodge bonus +1 item (such as Alchemical Armor Eldritch Ritual)

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