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Hvy Armor Master = suffer 3 less damage from nonmagical weapon attacks
Blade Ward = resistance (1/2 damage) to weapon attacks

Which one applies first?

example: I get hit for 16 points of damage

A) only the best applies (I suffer 8 damage)
B) first HAM, then BW (I suffer 6.5 damage)
C) first BW, then HAM (I suffer 5 damage)


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Plaguescarred
B. First Heavy Armor Master is applied and then Blade Ward because Resistance is applied after all other modifiers to damage.

PHB197 Damage Resistance and Vulnerability: Resistance and then vulnerability are applied after all other modifiers to damage. For example, a creature has resistance to bludgeoning damage and is hit by an attack that deals 25 bludgeoning damage. The creature is also within a magical aura that reduces all damage by 5. The 25 damage is first reduced by 5 and then halved, so the creature takes 10 damage.

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Clearly spelled out in the PHB! To my defense, I'm away from my books...

Thanks a lot!