The guild Lancer Knightz has a long-running project to collect data on the speed and damage of various weapons. If you'd like to help, then please contact Donkeyhaute.
Here, the data marked Z were collected by Zeddy, and the other data were collected by Donkeyhaute. The tables show the damage dealt by many of the 5-star bombs, at heat level 10, against every kind of monster, at every level of damage bonus from -2 (Medium penalty) to +6 (Maximum!). These data are from depth 19; see also the depth-24 data.
Nitronome and Dark Briar Barrage:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
211
|
|
231
|
|
252
|
|
272
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
166
|
|
186
|
|
207
|
|
227
|
explosion
|
resistant
|
|
|
34
|
|
37
|
|
40
|
|
44
|
Big Angry BombZ:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
204
|
|
228
|
|
251
|
|
275
|
Irontech DestroyerZ:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
185
|
|
207
|
|
229
|
|
251
|
Scintillating Sun Shards:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
87
|
|
98
|
|
108
|
|
119
|
shard
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
103
|
|
115
|
|
127
|
|
139
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
51
|
|
57
|
|
64
|
|
72
|
shard
|
neutral
|
|
|
60
|
|
69
|
|
80
|
|
94
|
explosion
|
resistant
|
|
|
17
|
|
18
|
|
19
|
|
21
|
shard
|
resistant
|
|
|
19
|
|
20
|
|
22
|
|
23
|
Deadly Splinter Bomb, Deadly Crystal Bomb, Deadly Dark Matter BombZ:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shard
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
117
|
|
130
|
|
143
|
|
156
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shard
|
neutral
|
|
|
71
|
|
83
|
|
98
|
|
111
|
explosion
|
resistant
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shard
|
resistant
|
|
|
20
|
|
22
|
|
24
|
|
26
|
Ash of Agni, Shivermist Buster, Venom Veiler, and Voltaic Tempest (and probably Stagger Storm):
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
173
|
|
190
|
|
208
|
|
225
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
128
|
|
145
|
|
163
|
|
180
|
explosion
|
resistant
|
|
|
28
|
|
31
|
|
33
|
|
36
|
Graviton Vortex:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
all
|
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
|
7
|
collapse
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
195
|
|
214
|
|
233
|
|
252
|
collapse
|
neutral
|
|
|
150
|
|
169
|
|
188
|
|
207
|
collapse
|
resistant
|
|
|
31
|
|
34
|
|
37
|
|
40
|
Dark Retribution:
Aspect
|
Target
|
-2
|
-1
|
0
|
+1
|
+2
|
+3
|
+4
|
+5
|
+6
|
explosion
|
vulnerable
|
|
|
51
|
|
59
|
62
|
66
|
|
74
|
explosion
|
neutral
|
|
|
33
|
|
37
|
|
40
|
|
44
|
explosion
|
resistant
|
|
|
12
|
|
13
|
|
14
|
|
15
|
This plot shows one way of thinking about damage bonuses. On the x-axis are damage numbers with damage bonus +0, +2, +4. On the y-axis are the corresponding damage numbers with damage bonus +2, +4, +6. For example, Nitronome's four numbers 211, 231, 252, and 272 plot at the three points (211, 231), (231, 252), and (252, 272). The plot is nearly linear. The best-fit line of the form y = m x has slope m = 1.09784, suggesting that each two levels of damage bonus increase damage by 9.784%. The square root of 1.09784 is 1.04778, suggesting that each level of damage bonus increases damage by 4.778%. The Zeddy data are not yet included in this plot or these calculations.