Becomming immune to ability loss

[thorian]

Are there any spells, magic items or class abilities that grant immunity to ability drain and/or damage?

I can think of only a few ways.
(1) The absorbing property from DotF, which is limited to the enhancement bonus of the armor or shield.
(2) Shapechanging into a construct.
(3) Shapechanging into an undead, but this only provides immunity to ability drain, not damage.

Any other ways?

 

[AuraSeer]

Other than changing your creature type, I don't know of a way to get blanket protection. I think that's because drain and damage can come from so many causes. A dose of scorpion venom is thematically very different from the touch of an undead shadow, even though both of them have the same game effect (Strength damage).

A good way to start would be by getting immunity to poison and disease, then defending against negative energy. (They removed negative energy protection in 3.5, but there might be a replacement... anyone know it offhand?) That's far short of total immunity from drain/damage, but it covers the sources you're most likely to encounter.

 

[Lord_Fergus]

Negative Energy Protection falls under Death Ward in 3.5

 

[Egres]

The Warforged Juggernaut and the Skull Clan Hunter become immune to Ability Drain or Damage.

 

[Plane Sailing]

Iron Body spell

Iron Body
Transmutation
Level: Earth 8, Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S, M/DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 min./level (D)
This spell transforms your body into living iron, which grants you several powerful resistances and abilities.
You gain damage reduction 15/adamantine. You are immune to blindness, critical hits, ability score damage, deafness, disease, drowning, electricity, poison, stunning, and all spells or attacks that affect your physiology or respiration, because you have no physiology or respiration while this spell is in effect. You take only half damage from acid and fire of all kinds. However, you also become vulnerable to all special attacks that affect iron golems.
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Oak body psionic power

Oak Body
Psychometabolism
Level: Psion/wilder 7, psychic warrior 5
Display: Auditory
Manifesting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 min./level (D)
Power Points: Psion/wilder 13, psychic warrior 9
This power transforms your body into living oak, which grants you several advantages.
You gain damage reduction 10/ slashing and a +5 bonus to natural armor that overlaps (does not stack with) any natural armor bonus you may already have. You are immune to ability damage, blindness, deafness, disease, drowning, poison, stunning, and all powers, spells, or attacks that affect your physiology or respiration, because you have no physiology or respiration while this power is in effect.

 

[uzagi_akimbo]

Iron Body spell
Iron Body
Transmutation
Level: Earth 8, Sor/Wiz 8
Components: V, S, M/DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: 1 min./level (D)
This spell transforms your body into living iron, which grants you several powerful resistances and abilities.
You gain damage reduction 15/adamantine. You are immune to blindness, critical hits, ability score damage, deafness, disease, drowning, electricity, poison, stunning, and all spells or attacks that affect your physiology or respiration, because you have no physiology or respiration while this spell is in effect. You take only half damage from acid and fire of all kinds. However, you also become vulnerable to all special attacks that affect iron golems.

Same holds true for "Stone Body" (PGtF ) which is only 6th level (both for celrics and Wizard/sorcerers and works similar to "Iron Body", though gaining less benfits as only a Stone Golem is emulated (less DR basically )
Very handy spell indeed, and of course available 4 levels earlier, especially as it is on the general cleric list, not only the earth domain.

 

[thorian]

The Warforged Juggernaut and the Skull Clan Hunter become immune to Ability Drain or Damage.

From what sourcebook are these?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

From what sourcebook are these?

Eberron Campaign Setting and ... Complete Warrior? ..., respectively.

 

[FireLance]

Eberron Campaign Setting and ... Complete Warrior? ..., respectively.

Close. Eberron Campaign Setting and Miniatures Handbook.