diff --git a/src/game/engine/combat-pipeline.ts b/src/game/engine/combat-pipeline.ts
index 0e8058a..af33f0c 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/combat-pipeline.ts
+++ b/src/game/engine/combat-pipeline.ts
@@ -688,17 +688,17 @@ export function executeSUnitDmg(
             ? attacker.statList.getAccruedStat('passive_pois_pierce')
             : 0)
 
-  const maxResistance =
-    elemType === 'fire' || elemType === 'ltng' || elemType === 'cold' || elemType === 'pois'
-      ? defender.statList.getEffectiveMaxResistance(elemType)
-      : undefined
-
   const isDefenderPlayer =
     defender.unitType === 'player' ||
     defender.unitType === 'mercenary' ||
     defender.unitType === 'party' ||
     defender.unitType === 'party_mercenary'
 
+  const maxResistance =
+    isDefenderPlayer && (elemType === 'fire' || elemType === 'ltng' || elemType === 'cold' || elemType === 'pois')
+      ? defender.statList.getEffectiveMaxResistance(elemType)
+      : undefined
+
   const elemResRec = computeEffectiveResistance({
     baseRes: defender.statList.getAccruedStat(resStatKey),
     convictionPierce,
diff --git a/tests/meteor-stress.test.ts b/tests/meteor-stress.test.ts
index d9a59d6..1ece262 100644
--- a/tests/meteor-stress.test.ts
+++ b/tests/meteor-stress.test.ts
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ describe('[Skill #056] Meteor — Empirical Stress & Physics Challenger Suite',
 
         const flame = spawnedFlames.find(f => f.x === expectedX && f.y === expectedY)
         expect(flame, `Missing meteorfire at offset [${i}] (${expectedX}, ${expectedY})`).toBeDefined()
-        expect(flame!.ttl).toBe(30) // slvl 1: 30 ticks
+        expect(flame!.ttl).toBe(90) // slvl 1: 90 ticks (3.6s per 1.13c)
         expect(flame!.pierce).toBe(true)
       }
     })
diff --git a/tests/skills-stress.test.ts b/tests/skills-stress.test.ts
index 6f1f620..731742d 100644
--- a/tests/skills-stress.test.ts
+++ b/tests/skills-stress.test.ts
@@ -111,21 +111,21 @@ describe('Adversarial Stress Testing: M3 Skills, Resources, Cooldowns & State',
       expect(getSkillManaCost(67, 10)).toBe(7.5)
       expect(getSkillManaCost(67, 20)).toBe(12.5)
 
-      // Holy Bolt (101): mana 16, lvlmana 1, manashift 5 (shift 0.125) -> (16 + 1*(lvl-1))*0.125
+      // Holy Bolt (101): 1.13c Skills.txt: mana 32, lvlmana 1, manashift 4 (shift 0.0625) -> (32 + 1*(lvl-1))*0.0625
       expect(getSkillManaCost(101, 1)).toBe(2.0)
-      expect(getSkillManaCost(101, 9)).toBe(3.0)
-      expect(getSkillManaCost(101, 17)).toBe(4.0)
+      expect(getSkillManaCost(101, 9)).toBe(2.5)
+      expect(getSkillManaCost(101, 17)).toBe(3.0)
 
       // Blessed Hammer (112): mana 20, lvlmana 1, manashift 6 (shift 0.25) -> (20 + 1*(lvl-1))*0.25
       expect(getSkillManaCost(112, 1)).toBe(5.0)
       expect(getSkillManaCost(112, 5)).toBe(6.0)
       expect(getSkillManaCost(112, 21)).toBe(10.0)
 
-      // Fire Blast (251): mana 24, lvlmana 4, manashift 5 (shift 0.125) -> (24 + 4*(lvl-1))*0.125 = 3 + 0.5*(lvl-1)
+      // Fire Blast (251): 1.13c Skills.txt: mana 24, lvlmana 1, manashift 5 (shift 0.125) -> (24 + 1*(lvl-1))*0.125
       expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 1)).toBe(3.0)
-      expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 2)).toBe(3.5)
-      expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 5)).toBe(5.0)
-      expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 10)).toBe(7.5)
+      expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 2)).toBe(3.125)
+      expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 5)).toBe(3.5)
+      expect(getSkillManaCost(251, 10)).toBe(4.125)
     })
   })