Resistance

"Both my hand and my forearm were engulfed in flames, but I didn't feel the slightest heat."

- Han Yoojin

Resistance skills are defensive skills that provide immunity against certain attributes and attribute-based attacks.

Origin
Resistance skills are often earned by those whose other skills are heavily focused around a certain attribute, in order to more easily wield said skills without incurring damage to themselves. Resistance skills for one's own attribute grow faster than those for other attributes.

Effects
Resistances provide protection against specific attributes or elements. Each resistance skill only nullifies attributes that are below the skill's own rank; for example, an A-rank Flame Resistance would only nullify flames of up to rank B, while flames ranked A and higher would damage the skill user.

Resistances also provide additional resistance against circumstances related to their designated attribute. For example, Flame Resistance also allows skill users to resist heat, ranging from being able to withstand summer heat better to being able to touch molten metal with their bare hands for an extended period of time.

Low-rank resistance skills only apply to the user's body, while skills above B-rank affect clothes and equipment in addition to the body. Resistance skills can also be applied to others through physical proximity (actual contact is not necessary ); it's unknown if this is similarly limited to high-rank resistances.

Disabling
"Poison Resistance skill turn on, Poison Resistance skill ON!"

- Han Yoojin

Resistance skills are passive skills. This means that they are always active and do not consume the skill user's mana to use. However, particularly high-ranking resistance skills (at minimum, above S-rank ) can be disabled and re-enabled by repeating the command twice.

Users with a high level of control over their mana and their own attributes can adjust the strength of their resistance skills, often to induce temporary vulnerability. For instance, Han Yoohyun has decreased his Flame Resistance's strength in order to cauterize his own wounds when potions were not an option.