Ki Protection

Wrap yourself in ki and let it take the hit.

General

Type

Passive combat ability

Max level

10

Taught by

Gohan, Trunks, Cell

Cost

600 to 4,000 TP per level

Effect

Reduces incoming damage by 2.5% per level, paid with Ki.

Ki Protection blocks part of the damage you take at the cost of your Ki. While it is switched on, every hit is reduced by a percentage that grows with the skill's level, and your Ki pays for the damage it absorbs.

Learning it

Gohan (Good alignment), Trunks (no alignment requirement) and Cell (Evil alignment) teach Ki Protection.

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
TP cost	600	1,200	1,800	2,200	2,600	2,800	3,000	3,200	3,600	4,000
Damage reduction	2.5%	5%	7.5%	10%	12.5%	15%	17.5%	20%	22.5%	25%

How it works

Switch Ki Protection on in the Utility Menu (X) under Actions → Ki Actions. While it is on:

incoming damage is reduced by 2.5% per level (up to 25% at level 10);
the protection costs Ki equal to 15% of the incoming damage;
with too little Ki, the reduction is scaled down to what you can pay.

These percentages are the server defaults.

Configured in: Combat ConfigkiProtection*

Notes

For the other ways to reduce damage (defense, blocking, parrying), see Combat and Stats and Attributes.
Its offensive counterpart is Ki Infusion, toggled from the same menu.