Fortress is a World // Zero armor perk that increases maximum health while reducing healing received. It is a defensive perk with a clear tradeoff, making it useful for players who want a larger health pool but can manage weaker healing.
This guide explains how Fortress works, its armor range, perfect roll value, healing penalty, listed perfect perk drop rates, and whether it is worth using.
Quick Answer
Effect: Increases maximum health by the perk value.
Tradeoff: Decreases all healing received by the perk value.
Availability: Fortress is listed as an armor perk.
Range: 10% - 40%.
Perfect roll: 40% Fortress.
Fortress Perk Effect
Fortress increases maximum health by the perk value, but decreases all healing received by the same value. For example, a higher Fortress roll gives a larger health increase, but also creates a larger healing penalty.
This makes Fortress a defensive perk with a tradeoff. It can help players survive bigger hits through a larger health pool, but healing effects become less effective while using it.
Fortress Availability and Range
Fortress is listed as an armor perk with a value range of 10% - 40%. It is not listed as a weapon or pet perk in the supplied perk range data.
Perk | Availability | Range |
|---|---|---|
Fortress | Armor | 10% - 40% |
Perfect Fortress Roll
A perfect Fortress roll is 40%. This is the highest listed value for the Fortress armor perk and gives the largest listed maximum health increase, along with the largest listed healing reduction.
Fortress Roll Type | Value |
|---|---|
Minimum Listed Roll | 10% |
Perfect Roll | 40% |
Fortress Health and Healing Tradeoff
Fortress is not a pure upgrade because the maximum health bonus comes with reduced healing received. This makes it important to consider how much a build relies on healing.
Fortress Detail | Effect |
|---|---|
Maximum Health | Increased by the perk value. |
Healing Received | Decreased by the perk value. |
Perfect Roll | 40% maximum health increase and 40% healing received reduction. |
Perfect Fortress Drop Rate Notes
The supplied perfect perk drop rate data lists 40% Fortress in both Arcane Tower and Nightmare Dungeon tables. These rates are separate and should not be mixed together.
Source Type | Average | Chance |
|---|---|---|
Arcane Tower | 1 in 2,134 | 0.0469% |
Nightmare Dungeons | 1 in 2,331 | 0.0429% |
Fortress Compared to HP UP
Fortress and HP UP both relate to maximum health, but they work differently. HP UP increases maximum health, while Fortress increases maximum health and reduces healing received.
Perk | Main Benefit | Listed Tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
Fortress | Increases maximum health by 10% - 40%. | Decreases all healing received by the same value. |
HP UP | Increases maximum health. | No tradeoff is listed in the supplied data. |
Fortress Strengths
Fortress can greatly increase maximum health.
The perfect roll gives a 40% maximum health increase.
It can help players survive larger incoming hits.
Fortress Weaknesses
Fortress reduces all healing received by the perk value.
The perfect roll also has the largest healing penalty.
It may feel worse on builds that depend heavily on healing.
Is Fortress Worth It?
Fortress can be worth using when a player wants a larger health pool and can manage the reduced healing received. It is useful for builds that value surviving larger hits more than frequent or strong healing.
Players who rely heavily on healing may prefer a different defensive perk or a simpler health perk. Fortress is best treated as a tradeoff perk rather than a pure defensive upgrade.
FAQ
What does Fortress do in World // Zero?
Fortress increases maximum health by the perk value, but decreases all healing received by the same value.
What is the Fortress range?
Fortress is listed with an armor range of 10% - 40%.
What is the perfect Fortress roll?
The perfect Fortress roll is 40%.
Is Fortress an armor perk?
Yes. Fortress is listed as an armor perk.
Does Fortress reduce healing?
Yes. Fortress decreases all healing received by the perk value.
Is Fortress better than HP UP?
Fortress can give a larger listed health increase, but it also reduces healing received. HP UP is simpler because no healing tradeoff is listed in the supplied data.
Is perfect Fortress rare?
The supplied perfect perk data lists 40% Fortress with low chances in both Arcane Tower and Nightmare Dungeon tables, so it should be treated as a long-term farming goal.
Is Fortress worth using?
Fortress is worth using when the larger health pool is more valuable to the player than the reduced healing received.
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Notes: Values, requirements, drop rates, locations, and mechanics may change in future World // Zero updates.