diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
index 52f09ed27e3..3716fb29daa 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/_species.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 		damage = victim.modify_by_armor(damage, blocked, penetration, def_zone)
 
 	if(victim.protection_aura)
-		damage = round(damage * ((20 - victim.protection_aura) / 20))
+		damage = round(damage * (1 - victim.protection_aura * 0.05)) //10% for SLs, 15% for commanders
 
 	if(!damage)
 		return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/pain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/pain.dm
index 2f74b07919f..2bf7808eeb5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/pain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/pain.dm
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 				painloss += O.damage * 1.5
 
 		if(M.protection_aura)
-			painloss -= 20 + M.protection_aura * 20 //-40 pain for SLs, -80 for Commanders
+			painloss -= 20 * (1 + M.protection_aura) //-60 pain for SLs (2-1+1), -80 for Commanders (3-1+1)
 
 	painloss += reagent_pain_modifier
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/damage_procs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/damage_procs.dm
index df6e2761f49..b747e0fcadb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/damage_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/damage_procs.dm
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
 	else
 		damage = modify_by_armor(damage, blocked, penetration, def_zone)
 
+	// WARDING PHEROMONES EFFECT
+	if(warding_aura)
+		damage *= (1 - warding_aura * 0.025) // %damage decrease per level. Max base level is 6 (king)
+
 	if(!damage) //no damage
 		return FALSE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/life.dm
index c095d9b3ddc..578016f9344 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/life.dm
@@ -165,11 +165,7 @@
 		set_frenzy_aura(received_auras[AURA_XENO_FRENZY] || 0)
 
 	if(warding_aura != (received_auras[AURA_XENO_WARDING] || 0))
-		if(warding_aura) //If either the new or old warding is 0, we can skip adjusting armor for it.
-			soft_armor = soft_armor.modifyAllRatings(-warding_aura * 2.5)
 		warding_aura = received_auras[AURA_XENO_WARDING] || 0
-		if(warding_aura)
-			soft_armor = soft_armor.modifyAllRatings(warding_aura * 2.5)
 
 	recovery_aura = received_auras[AURA_XENO_RECOVERY] || 0