UnitArmor

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Added in 1.0.0 / 1.13.2

Returns the armor stats for the unit.

base, effectiveArmor, armor, bonusArmor       = UnitArmor(unit) -- retail
base, effectiveArmor, armor, posBuff, negBuff = UnitArmor(unit) -- classic

Arguments

unit

string : UnitToken - Only works for "player" and "pet". Works for "target" with Hunter's Beast Lore.

Returns

base

number - The unit's base armor.

effectiveArmor

number - The unit's effective armor.

armor

number

Retail

bonusArmor

number

Classic

posBuff

number - Amount of armor increase due to positive buffs

negBuff

number - Amount of armor reduction due to negative buffs (a negative number)

Example

local base, effectiveArmor = UnitArmor("player")
print(format("Your current armor is %d (%d base)", effectiveArmor, base))