Physical damage

This article is about the damage type. For attacks with martial weapons, see physical attack.

Physical damage is a type of damage which includes three subtypes:

• Blunt damage is usually dealt by hammers. (Some swords, daggers and scythes inflict blunt damage.)
• Piercing damage is usually dealt by bows, daggers, and spears. (Some axes and hammers inflict piercing damage.)
• Slashing damage is usually dealt by swords, axes, daggers, and scythes.

Any source of damage from these types will trigger effects that check for physical damage.

Physical damage is a damage type caused by the majority of non-magical physical attacks, such as those performed by rangers, warriors, dervishes, paragons, and assassins. Physical damage is a common damage type, and as such many skills cause it or prevent it. Many skills are also triggered by this damage type, such as Order of the Vampire. Controlling the damage types of your party or of enemy teams can mean huge changes in damage output.

In addition to blunt, piercing and slashing damage, a few skills, such as Ursan Rage, inflict generic physical damage without any subtype. Some skills (i.e. Splinter Weapon) also deal armor-ignoring damage, which is classified as physical damage by skills which benefit from physical damage.

Equipment that protects against physical damage

• Armor
  • Stalwart Insignia
  • Basic Warrior armor
  • Knight's Insignia
  • Rune of Absorption
  • Infiltrator's Insignia
  • Saboteur's Insignia
  • Vanguard's Insignia
• Inscriptions
  • Focus item Inscriptions
    • Survival of the Fittest
  • Focus item or Shield Inscriptions
    • Luck of the Draw (10...20% chance)
    • Nothing to Fear (while hexed)
    • Run For Your Life! (while in a stance)
    • Sheltered by Faith (while enchanted)
• Suffix upgrades
  • Axe Grip of Shelter
  • Hammer Grip of Shelter
  • Sword Pommel of Shelter
  • Bow Grip of Shelter
  • Dagger Handle of Shelter
  • Spear Grip of Shelter
  • Scythe Grip of Shelter
  • Staff Wrapping of Shelter

Skills that protect against physical damage

• Enchantment spells
  • Armor of Frost
  • Frigid Armor
  • Obsidian Flesh (elite; due to a bug)
• Forms
  • Avatar of Balthazar (elite)
• Stances
  • Physical Resistance

Skills that benefit from physical damage

• Enchantment spells
  • Essence Bond
  • Order of Apostasy (elite)
  • Order of Pain
  • Order of the Vampire (elite)
• Hex spells
  • Barbs
  • Mark of Pain
• Nature rituals
  • Winnowing
• Well spells
  • Well of Ruin

Skills that inflict physical damage

See also: Blunt damage, Piercing damage, Slashing damage

• Skills
  • Brawling Headbutt - armor-ignoring physical damage
  • Ursan Rage
• Spells
  • Ebon Vanguard Assassin Support - the Ebon Vanguard Assassin's attacks inflict physical damage
  • Ebon Vanguard Sniper Support - piercing damage
• Stances
  • Whirling Defense - armor-ignoring physical damage
• Weapon spells
  • Splinter Weapon - armor-ignoring physical damage

Other skills

• Enchantment spells
  • Stone Striker - converts physical damage you take or deal to earth damage
• Nature rituals
  • Greater Conflagration (elite) — converts physical damage into fire damage
• Stances
  • Elemental Resistance - decreases armor rating against physical damage

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