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Whether it originates from player or monster, all standard damage in Spiral Knights can be categorized into one of four types of damage.  Similarly, all defense gained from [[equipment#gear|gear]] can be categorized into these damage types.
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'''Damage''' in Spiral Knights is dealt out by players, monsters or physical structures such as spikes or brambles and decreases health.  
  
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===Normal Damage===
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== Taking and Dealing Damage ==
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Normal damage is the most common damage type encountered, and is the baseline, in a sense. Most weapons deal normal damage, and most armor provides, if nothing else, defense against normal damage.
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[[Image:Damage-damage_bars.png|right|thumb|Taking normal damage from a mini jelly cube (left) and taking both normal and elemental damage from a Blight Knight (right).]][[Image:Damage-damage_numbers.png|right|thumb|Dealing a smaller amount of damage (left) and dealing damage of 80 or higher (right).]]
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When taking damage of the various types, a knight will see a visual indicator of colorful damage bars coming out of their knight. Each damage bar represents 1/4 of a health bar worth of damage.  The color of the damage bar depends on the type of damage taken: red for normal, yellow for piercing, green for elemental, and purple for shadow.
  
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===Piercing Damage===
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When dealing damage by attacking monsters with weapons, each individual knight will see what damage they are doing in the form of negative numbers coming from the monster(s) that has been hit.  Any damage that is 80 or above will be represented by a larger sized font.
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Piercing damage originates from attacks designed to bypass armor.  Guns often deal piercing damage, as do floor spikes and some monster attacks.
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===Elemental Damage===
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== Damage Types ==
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Elemental damage originates from magic or energy-based attacks.  Damage dealt by the [[fire]] status condition is elemental damage, as are lasers and other such attacks without a physical component.
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All standard damage in Spiral Knights can be categorized into one of four types of damage.  Similarly, all defense gained from [[equipment#gear|gear]] can be categorized into these damage types.
  
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===Shadow Damage===
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Attacks may have a dual damage type. This is basically treated as two attacks happening simultaneously. For example, a fiery sword may output 25 normal damage and 25 elemental damage with each strike.
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=== Normal Damage ===
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[[Image:Attack_normal_icon.png|left|40px]]
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Normal damage is the most common damage type encountered, and is the baseline, in a sense. Most weapons deal normal damage, and most armor provides, if nothing else, defense against normal damage.
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=== Piercing Damage ===
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[[Image:Attack_piercing_icon.png|left|40px]]
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Piercing damage originates from attacks designed to bypass armor.  Guns often deal piercing damage, as do floor spikes and some monster attacks.
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=== Elemental Damage ===
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[[Image:Attack_elemental_icon.png|left|40px]]
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Elemental damage originates from magic or energy-based attacks.  Damage dealt by the [[fire]] status condition is elemental damage, as are lasers and other such attacks without a physical component.
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=== Shadow Damage ===
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[[Image:Attack_shadow_icon.png|left|40px]]
 
Shadow damage originates from otherworldly sources, such as [[fiend|Fiends]] or [[Undead]].  Rarely, the player can deal shadow damage, but such weapons are often [[curse|cursed]].
 
Shadow damage originates from otherworldly sources, such as [[fiend|Fiends]] or [[Undead]].  Rarely, the player can deal shadow damage, but such weapons are often [[curse|cursed]].
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== Monster Resistances ==
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Each of the six monster families has a damage type they are weak to, one they are neutral to and one they are strongly resistant to. Each member of that family shares the same damage resistances, so if a Zombie happens to be weak to elemental damage, a Spookat will be as well. Using the information in this table will help you to adjust your equipment strategically to do damage types that your expected foes are Weak to, or stick with Normal damage, which all monsters resist at the same rate.
  
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Attacks may have a dual damage type. This is basically treated as two attacks happening simultaneously. For example, a fiery sword may output 25 normal damage and 25 elemental damage with each strike.
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{{:Damage/Monster resistances}}
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== Healing "Attacks" ==
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[[Image:Damage-healing.png|thumb|right|A Silkwing healing Jelly Cube for +25.]]
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There are some monsters which can deal healing, or negative damage, out to other monsters.  This includes Silk[[wing]]s and [[Gremlin|Gremlin Menders]].  This is represented visually in the form of positive red numbers coming from the monster(s) that has been healed.  
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== See Also ==
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* [[Armor]]
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* [[Bombs]]
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* [[Handguns]]
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* [[Helmets]]
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* [[Shields]]
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* [[Swords]]
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* [[Trinkets]]
  
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[[Category:Terminology]]

Revision as of 19:39, 20 March 2011

Damage in Spiral Knights is dealt out by players, monsters or physical structures such as spikes or brambles and decreases health.

Taking and Dealing Damage

Taking normal damage from a mini jelly cube (left) and taking both normal and elemental damage from a Blight Knight (right).
Dealing a smaller amount of damage (left) and dealing damage of 80 or higher (right).

When taking damage of the various types, a knight will see a visual indicator of colorful damage bars coming out of their knight. Each damage bar represents 1/4 of a health bar worth of damage. The color of the damage bar depends on the type of damage taken: red for normal, yellow for piercing, green for elemental, and purple for shadow.

When dealing damage by attacking monsters with weapons, each individual knight will see what damage they are doing in the form of negative numbers coming from the monster(s) that has been hit. Any damage that is 80 or above will be represented by a larger sized font.

Damage Types

All standard damage in Spiral Knights can be categorized into one of four types of damage. Similarly, all defense gained from gear can be categorized into these damage types.

Attacks may have a dual damage type. This is basically treated as two attacks happening simultaneously. For example, a fiery sword may output 25 normal damage and 25 elemental damage with each strike.

Normal Damage

Attack normal icon.png

Normal damage is the most common damage type encountered, and is the baseline, in a sense. Most weapons deal normal damage, and most armor provides, if nothing else, defense against normal damage.

Piercing Damage

Attack piercing icon.png

Piercing damage originates from attacks designed to bypass armor. Guns often deal piercing damage, as do floor spikes and some monster attacks.

Elemental Damage

Attack elemental icon.png

Elemental damage originates from magic or energy-based attacks. Damage dealt by the fire status condition is elemental damage, as are lasers and other such attacks without a physical component.

Shadow Damage

Attack shadow icon.png

Shadow damage originates from otherworldly sources, such as Fiends or Undead. Rarely, the player can deal shadow damage, but such weapons are often cursed.

Monster Resistances

Each of the six monster families has a damage type they are weak to, one they are neutral to and one they are strongly resistant to. Each member of that family shares the same damage resistances, so if a Zombie happens to be weak to elemental damage, a Spookat will be as well. Using the information in this table will help you to adjust your equipment strategically to do damage types that your expected foes are Weak to, or stick with Normal damage, which all monsters resist at the same rate.

Monster Type Damage Type Weak To Neutral To Strongly Resistant To
Gate Icon-Slime.png Slime Family Attack piercing icon.png Piercing Attack shadow icon.png Shadow Attack elemental icon.png Elemental Attack piercing icon.png Piercing
Gate Icon-Beast.png Beast Family Attack piercing icon.png Piercing Attack piercing icon.png Piercing Attack shadow icon.png Shadow Attack elemental icon.png Elemental
Gate Icon-Gremlin.png Gremlin Family Attack elemental icon.png Elemental Attack shadow icon.png Shadow Attack piercing icon.png Piercing Attack elemental icon.png Elemental
Gate Icon-Construct.png Construct Family Attack elemental icon.png Elemental Attack elemental icon.png Elemental Attack shadow icon.png Shadow Attack piercing icon.png Piercing
Gate Icon-Fiend.png Fiend Family Attack shadow icon.png Shadow Attack piercing icon.png Piercing Attack elemental icon.png Elemental Attack shadow icon.png Shadow
Gate Icon-Undead.png Undead Family Attack shadow icon.png Shadow Attack elemental icon.png Elemental Attack piercing icon.png Piercing Attack shadow icon.png Shadow

Healing "Attacks"

A Silkwing healing Jelly Cube for +25.

There are some monsters which can deal healing, or negative damage, out to other monsters. This includes Silkwings and Gremlin Menders. This is represented visually in the form of positive red numbers coming from the monster(s) that has been healed.

See Also

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