Refering to Armor in triggers

[Shoto]

Is there a way to refer to a hero's armor?
I want to set a variable = triggering units armor, but I can't find any such function.
Please, don't just post a

• Set Variable = Armor of (triggering unit)

Describe where to find the function if there is a way to do this.

 

[WaterKnight]

No. Not directly. You could calculate it from the damage the unit takes, which is very crappy, or cache the information beforehand in init triggers. Heroes normally possess -2 standard armor +bonus from agi and items though.

 

[Shoto]

Well, I guess I will be re-designing that spell then.
Darn shame, but thanks anyway!

 

[Zwiebelchen]

There's nothing wrong with calculating it from damage. There's a snippet out there that does this and it should work fine in most cases (as long as you don't have insane armor values with 99% absorb or something).

 

[Maker]

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/triggers-scripts-269/get-armor-value-223628/

The objectmerger line might not work, so delete it and copy the ability from the test map.

 

[WaterKnight]

It triggers damage and life events, it requires an attack type like chaos that does even damage to all armor types, the unit must not have special effects like Mana Shield and needs to be alive.