Whats up with Stoneskin?

[Adamsapple]

I'm a rank 17 archer and a rank 8 conjurer and i use some conjurer spells on my archer. but when i use stone skin it says 4 minutes, so when i get into a battle all of the sudden it's gone.. Shock spikes stays until the time runs out.. am i missing something?

[Pulseczar]

Stoneskin only absorbs a certain amount of damage. After all of that damage is absorbed—it's gone.

[Adamsapple]

Stoneskin only absorbs a certain amount of damage. After all of that damage is absorbed—it's gone.

Oh well it doesn't absorb very much. It absorbs like the first hit and then it's gone

[Perrin_Aybarra]

Won't absorb much because you are using it on another job than conjurer. The spell is less effective.

[Gidonoidon_Sur]

Any math on how much it absorbs, per rank, per class, per stat, etc?

[slipmac]

almost nothing. most the skills arnt worth useing as a sub
outside of cure and protect as far as the casting jobs go.
its not as bad with DOW classes. However its enuff to question
being able to use any abilities on any class.
needs tweeked imo or better gear to help sub skills.

[REDace0]

The effectiveness of cross-class skills is determined by affinity. Stoneskin on an Archer is terrible mainly because Archer is a Discipline of War, but Conjurer is a Discipline of Magic. It works better on Thaumaturge. Every class has a skill you can purchase at R36 from the guild that improves this affinity slightly.

[Naylia]

The amount of damage it can absorb is probably also impacted by your MND when you cast it.

[talespin]

I'm very confused about the stoneskin spell. Information is distorted on many websites, and no one can give a straight answer. Please don't guess, I'm able to guess on my own. I'm curious to know for certain.

What affects stoneskin? Is there a stat that increases the amount it absorbs? Is there an element that increases the amount it absorbs?

What about shock spikes? Is there a stat that increases the damage it deals? Is there an element that increases the damage it deals?

Help!

[Sorel]

If the help you seek is a detailed, empirical formula with no chance of error then no one can help you, unfortunately. That is because know one knows 100% for certain the formula involved.