Originally Posted by
Skagasm
But shadow damage already bypasses Stagger -- it seems highly unlikely they'd make a physical attack that bypasses our armor substitute while not bypassing other classes' armor (Magic damage!). I have to assume it's bad wording or more likely Stagger functions mechanically different enough from other Absorbs that it's not included in an "Ignores absorbs" effect even though Staggered damage is listed as "Absorbed" in the combat log on hit. For example, blocks are marked as "Absorbed" in the combat log and we know they'll be exempt here.
Of course, it's possible they didn't realize how this could effect monks or worse they know it will be unstaggerable, but feel it's fair because our high avoidance and the fact that Sacred Shield, Shield Barrier, and Blood Shield are all powerless versus this type of attack.