Armor-ignoring damage

Armor-ignoring damage describes damage that is always the same amount regardless of the target's armor rating or level. This property is independent of damage type.

Game mechanics

Properties

The damage is a fixed value always defined by a skill. That is, a skill that says it deals 50 damage to a foe will deal exactly 50 damage. As such the damage:

• Is always the same regardless of target's armor rating;
• Ignores character level, e.g. a level 1 character deals the same amount of armor-ignoring damage as a level 20 character;
• Does not benefit from base or bonus armor penetration;

The damage can still be affected by damage modifiers which affect all damage, i. e. damage reduction from skills such as Protective Spirit and Shielding Hands, and damage increase from skills such as Frenzy.

Sources of armor-ignoring damage

• Typeless damage;
• Some typed damage from specific skills, specifically Dust Trap and several skills that deal physical damage.
• Shadow damage (but not Dark damage);
• Most Holy damage;
  • However, holy damage from weapons does not ignore armor (e.g. from wands, staves, or any weapon enchanted to deal holy damage);
• Bonus damage from attack skills;
• Damage from skills that explicitly ignore armor, such as Obsidian Flame.

Skills that deal armor-ignoring damage

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Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
File:Brawling Headbutt.jpg	Brawling Headbutt	Touch Skill. Deals 45...70 damage; causes knock-down.	7	0	00.750.75¾	0		a	Deldrimor rankZ	Eye of the North
File:Death Blossom.jpg	Death Blossom	Dual Attack. Deals +20...40...45 damage. Also affects foes adjacent to target foe. Must follow an off-hand attack.	0	055	0	0022		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	Factions
File:Death Nova.jpg	Death Nova	Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Deals 26...85...100 damage and inflicts Poisoned condition (15 seconds) on adjacent foes if target ally dies.	0	055	02.002	0		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Core
File:Defile Enchantments.jpg	Defile Enchantments	Spell. Deals 6...49...60 damage to target and nearby foes. Deals 4...17...20 more damage for each enchantment on them.	0	1010	02.002	01515		necromancera	CursesZ	Factions
File:Desecrate Enchantments.jpg	Desecrate Enchantments	Spell. Deals 6...49...60 damage to target and nearby foes. Deals 4...17...20 more damage for each enchantment on them.	0	1010	02.002	01515		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
File:Destruction.jpg	Destruction	Binding Ritual. Create a level 1...11...14 Spirit that dies after 30 seconds. When this Spirit dies, all foes in the area take 5...21...25 damage for each second the Spirit was alive (maximum 150 damage).	0	1010	00.750.75¾	02020		ritualista	Channeling MagicZ	Factions
File:Discord.jpg	Discord	Elite Spell. Deals 30...94...110 damage. No effect unless target foe has a condition and is either hexed or enchanted.	0	055	01.001	0022		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Factions
File:Dust Trap.jpg	Dust Trap	Trap. (90 seconds.) Affects nearby foes. Deals 10...22...25 damage every second (5 seconds). Inflicts Blindness condition (3...7...8 seconds) every second (5 seconds). Easily interrupted.	0	2525	02.002	03030		rangera	Wilderness SurvivalZ	Prophecies
File:Ear Bite.jpg	Ear Bite	Touch Skill. Deals 50...70 piercing damage and inflicts Bleeding condition (15...25 seconds).	4	0	00.750.75¾	0		a	Deldrimor rankZ	Eye of the North
File:Empathy.jpg	Empathy	Hex Spell. (5...13...15 seconds.) Target foe's attacks deal 1...12...15 less damage, and that foe takes 10...46...55 damage with each attack.	0	1010	02.002	01010		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Core
	Energy Blast	Spell. Deals 1...2...2 damage (maximum 130) for each point of Energy you have.	0	055	01.5001.51½	02020		elementalista	Energy StorageZ	Eye of the North
File:Energy Surge.jpg	Energy Surge	Elite Spell. Causes 1...8...10 Energy loss. Deals 7 damage to target for each point of Energy lost and 75% of that damage to nearby foes.	0	055	02.002	01515		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Core
File:Feast of Corruption.jpg	Feast of Corruption	Elite Spell. Deals 16...67...80 damage to target and adjacent foes. Steal 8...34...40 Health from each hexed foe.	0	1515	02.002	01515		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
File:Flashing Blades.jpg	Flashing Blades	Elite Stance. (5...25...30 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block while attacking. Block effect: 5...17...20 damage to your attacker.	0	1010	0	03030		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	Factions
	Glimmering Mark	Elite Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Deals 5...21...25 damage each second to target and adjacent foes. Inflicts Blindness [sic] on foes using attack skills. Ends if you use a skill that targets this foe.	0	1010	01.001	01515		elementalista	Air MagicZ	Prophecies
	Intensity	Skill. (10 seconds.) The next time you deal elemental damage with a spell, other targets in the area take 60...70% of that damage.	0	055	0	01010		elementalista	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Obsidian Flame	Spell. Deals 22...94...112 damage.	5	055	01.5001.51½	0055		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Core
	Teinai's Crystals	Spell. Deals 20...36...40 damage to target. Deals +20...36...40 more [sic] damage and causes Cracked Armor (5...13...15 seconds) nearby if that foe had a Water Magic hex.	0	055	01.001	0088		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Factions

Notes

• Mesmer, Necromancer and Monk skills often deal armor-ignoring damage.
• Assassins deal most of their damage as armor-ignoring damage, through their use of skills that deal potent bonus damage.
• Skills that inflict direct health loss, life stealing, and health degeneration ignore armor, but obey damage reduction rules (e.g. from character level differences).