Cover?

[Ferth]

I'd use cover if the damage I was redirecting was mitigateable, but it isn't. The only thing I've seen work on cover damage is blocks.

Shield Oath, CDs, they have no effect on the cover damage you take so when you cover someone you're essentially them.

Pretty sure this isn't true. One of the strategies for Binding coil turn 1 that people have used involves a paladin covering the main tank and using hallowed ground. It is possible though that you take damage based on the defense of your cover target, though... in which case covering a mage while using a cooldown could seem like you are getting hit for the same as if you yourself were taking unmitigated damage.

Hmm, I wonder if testing has been done on this?