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Damage Reflection is a mechanic in which an attacker's damage is returned to them. This does not grant damage mitigation for the original receiver unlike sources of Damage Reduction.
Sources
Sources of reflection include:
Chroma's 
Elemental Ward (
Cold)
Loki's 
Decoy when using the augment 
Damage Decoy
Mesa's 
Shatter Shield
Revenant's 
Mesmer Skin
Titania's 
Tribute (Thorns buff)
Trinity's 
Link- Bonewidow's
Shield Maiden - Voidrig's
Storm Shroud - Reflect (solely for the companion)
Notes
- Damage is reflected before mitigation through Armor, damage-modifiers, or other sources of damage reduction (e.g. Shatter Shield or Adaptation).
- While invulnerable, no damage will be reflected by Tribute (Thorns buff).
- Reflected damage can occasionally get an enemy body multiplier (e.g a headshot).
- Sentients cannot adapt to reflected damage as they cannot adapt to
Tau damage. - Reflected damage cannot be healed off with Healing Return or Life Strike.
- Reflected damage is not affected by auras such as Steel Charge or those which match the weapon type of the enemy.
- Reflected damage is not affected by combo counter. Reflection has been changed to %chance on block to stagger or stun enemy while blocking. Reflection has an Flawed Mods version from Iron Wake and it's description says "48% Damage taken is reflected When blocking attacks while Channeling", even though it's equippable it doesn't do anything since Channeling was replaced by melee Heavy Attacks.
- Bullet Attractors such as
Mag's 
Magnetize, 
Void status effect, and 
Scourge/
Scourge Prime's alternate attack will reflect an enemy's projectile damage if they are inside the attraction area.
Tips
- Taunting through Guardian Derision allows for control of enemy fire.
- Hunter Adrenaline and Rage as well as Arcanes that trigger off of damage taken (e.g.
Arcane Guardian) fit a play-style oriented around reflection.
