Avoidance is a new minor stat that reduces the damage taken from area-of-effect (AoE) attacks. Compared to the pet version, the Avoidance minor stat will come in much smaller quantities. The goal is to soften the blow of AoE attacks a bit, but not allow players to just stand in the fire.[1]
Patch changes
Patch 6.0.1 (24-Apr-2014): Added.
