Protection from Elements and from Energy

[ddobard1]

Protection from Energy (Level 3.): absorbs 12 points/Caster level (Max 120 at level 10.) of damage from one kind of energy. Energy types available are: acid, cold, electricity, fire, and sonic.

Protection from Elements (Level 5.): grants temporary immunity to all forms of energy for 1 minute per Caster level or until 12 points of energy per Caster level (max 120) for each energy type has been absorbed.

What's the difference between these 2 spells besides level? Ty.

[Bodic]

5x or 1x on the cast to get all elements

[FlyingTurtle]

Pick one element vs get them all in one cast.

[Matuse]

Energy is found as a clicky on items.

Elements isn't.

[AyumiAmakusa]

One is never used when the other one is available and both are inferior to Resist Energy (except during CERTAIN bosses where spamming Protection is good.)

[Kinerd]

One is never used when the other one is available and both are inferior to Resist Energy (except during CERTAIN bosses where spamming Protection is good.)

Protection is also useful for running through serious elemental traps.

[Illiain]

One is never used when the other one is available and both are inferior to Resist Energy (except during CERTAIN bosses where spamming Protection is good.)

It's not inferior, as much as supplemental. Resist is an elemental DR vs Protection's temp hps for elemental. Using both saves a lot of effort for the healers. There are times when you're still getting blasted with 200pt elemental damages, and the Protection would stop 120 damage instead of Resist's 30 points.