Damage type

Damage Types

Tooltip

The damage types are Physical,Physical damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is the most common and the only one reduced by Armour, rather than by a Resistance.

Most physical damage comes from Weapon Attacks, but some Spells and other skills deal physical damage as well. Physical damage over time can be inflicted with Bleeding. Fire,Fire damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Fire Resistance. Fire Hits inflict Flammability based on how much Fire damage is dealt, which provides a chance to Ignite. Cold,Cold damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Cold Resistance. Cold hits apply Chill and build up Freeze, but cannot build up Heavy Stun. LightningLightning damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Lightning Resistance. Lightning hits have a chance to Shock based on how much Lightning damage is dealt. and Chaos.Chaos damage is one of the five Damage Types. It is reduced by Chaos Resistance.
Chaos damage is the least common damage type, and removes twice as much Energy Shield as the damage value when taken.

Damage types refer to one of the five types of damage dealt by skills:

• Fire
• Cold
• Lightning
• Physical
• Chaos

Fire, Cold, and Lightning are collectively referred to as elemental damage.

See also:

• Conversion
• Damage taken as/Damage shift

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.