# Wind Ward **Wind Ward** is a notable Ascendancy passive skill for the [[Deadeye]] that grants less damage taken per [[Gale Force]], but all Gale Force is lost when [[hit]]. Since [[damage over time]] does not hit, player may able to retain the stack when encountering enemies with DOT skills such as [[Unrighteous Fire]]. Since the maximum stack size of [[Gale Force]] is 10, the passive grants at most 30% less damage taken.