Damage Types
Players & Monsters
Players can choose different damage types based on their weapon. Specific types always belong belong to it "parent" type, e.g. Crushing damage belongs to Physical and Fire damage belongs to Magical. In contrast, monsters do not work in same vein, e.g. Fire damage used by monster can be Physical.
Slashing
- Axes
- Daggers
- Katanas
- Longswords
- Shortswords
- Wakizashis
Slashing weapons can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
Bleeding Wound: A gushing wound is making this target take damage over time.
Piercing
- Estocs
- Rapiers
Piercing weapons can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
Penetrated Armor: The armor of this target has been breached, reducing its defenses.
Crushing
- Clubs
- Maces
Crushing weapons can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
Stunned: A powerful blow has temporarily stunned this target.
Void
A rare damage type. Unlike other types, there is currently no means of gaining specific mitigation against this type of damage, both for players and monsters.
Sources
- Ethereal weapons.
- Unlocking a non-Void weapon's potency to level 10 (Hollowforged) will change it's damage type to Void.
- Enhancing an weapon with Voidseeker's Blessing temporary changes the damage type to void.
- The Special Skill Orbital Friendship Cannon.
Fire
Fiery Blast
Inferno
Flames of Loki
Fire spells can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
Searing Skin: The skin of the target has been scorched, inhibiting its attack damage. Cold resistance is lowered.
Cold
Freeze
Blizzard
Fimbulvetr
Cold spells can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
- Freezing Limbs: The limbs of the target have been frozen, causing slower movement. Wind resistance is lowered.
Wind
Gale
Downburst
Storms of Njord
Wind spells can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
- Turbulent Air: The air around the target has been upset, blowing up dust and increasing its miss chance. Elec resistance is lowered.
Elec
Shockblast
Chained Lightning
Wrath of Thor
Elec spells can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
- Deep Burns: Internal damage causes slower reactions and lowers evade and resist chance. Fire resistance is lowered.
Holy
Smite
Banishment
Paradise Lost
Holy spells can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
- Breached Defense: The holy attack has penetrated the target defenses, making it take more damage. Dark resistance is lowered.
Dark
Corruption
Disintegrate
Ragnarok
Dark spells can proc the following status effect on targeted monsters:
- Blunted Attack: The decaying effects of the spell has blunted the target's offenses, making it deal less damage. Holy resistance is lowered.
