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.

Properties

• Always the same regardless of target's armor level;
• Ignores character level, e.g. a Level 1 character deals the same amount of armor-ignoring damage as an L20 character;
• Does not benefit from base or bonus armor penetration;
• Is affected by damage reduction.

Sources of armor-ignoring damage

• Typeless damage;
  • However, some skills that deal typed damage also ignore armor, 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

See also: List of skills by related subject#Causes_armor-ignoring_damage

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Accumulated Pain	Spell. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe has 2 or more hexes.	0	5	2	12		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Factions
	Backfire	Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Target foe takes 35...119...140 damage whenever it casts a spell.	0	15	3	20		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Core
	Barbs	Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) Target foe takes 1...12...15 damage whenever it takes physical damage.	0	10	2	5		necromancera	CursesZ	Core
	Cry of Frustration	Spell. If target foe is using a skill, that foe and all foes in the area are interrupted and take 15...63...75 damage.	0	10	0.25¼	15		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Core
	Cry of Pain	Spell. Interrupts a skill. If target foe had a Mesmer hex, deals 25...50 damage to target and foes in the area and causes 3...5 Health degeneration (10 seconds).	0	10	0.25¼	15		mesmera	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Crystal Wave	Spell. Deals 10...58...70 damage to all foes adjacent to you. Those foes lose all conditions and take 5...13...15 damage for each condition removed.	0	15	0.75¾	15		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Prophecies
	Death Blossom	Dual Attack. Deals +20...40...45 damage. Also affects foes adjacent to target foe. Must follow an off-hand attack.	0	5	0	2		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	Factions
	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	5	2	0		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Core
	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	10	2	15		necromancera	CursesZ	Factions
	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	10	2	15		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
	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	10	0.75¾	20		ritualista	Channeling MagicZ	Factions
	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	10	2	10		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Core
	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	15	2	20		necromancera	CursesZ	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	5	0	10		elementalista	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Keystone Signet	Elite Signet. (20 seconds.) Your next 0...5...6 signets interrupt and deal 15...51...60 damage to other foes adjacent to your target. Initial effect: recharges all of your other signets.	0	0	1	15		mesmera	Fast CastingZ	Prophecies
	Lamentation	Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target (5...17...20 seconds). Causes -0...2...3 Health degeneration. Initial effect: Deals 10...42...50 damage to these foes if you are within earshot of a spirit or corpse.	0	10	1	15		ritualista	Channeling MagicZ	Factions
	Light of Deldrimor	Spell. Deals 55...80 holy damage to foes in the area. Pings hidden objects within the area on the compass.	0	5	0.75¾	20		a	Deldrimor rankZ	Eye of the North
	Mark of Pain	Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) Deals 10...34...40 damage to adjacent foes whenever target foe takes physical damage.	0	10	1	20		necromancera	CursesZ	Core
	Overload	Hex Spell. (5 seconds.) Causes -1...3...3 Health degeneration. If target foe is using a skill, that foe and all adjacent foes take 15...63...75 damage.	0	5	0.25¼	5		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Factions
	Price of Failure	Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) 25% chance to miss. Target foe takes 1...37...46 damage whenever it fails to hit.	0	15	2	20		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
	Putrid Bile	Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Causes -1...3...3 Health degeneration. Deals 25...73...85 damage to all nearby foes if target foe dies.	0	10	1	12		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Eye of the North
	Putrid Explosion	Spell. Explodes a corpse, dealing 24...101...120 damage to foes near it. Exploits a fresh corpse.	0	10	1	5		necromancera	Death MagicZ	Core
	Ray of Judgment	Elite Spell. Deals 5...37...45 holy damage and inflicts Burning (1...3...3 second[s]) every second (5 seconds). Hits foes adjacent to target's initial location.	0	10	2	20		monka	Smiting PrayersZ	Factions
	Shatter Delusions	Spell. Removes a Mesmer hex from target foe. Removal effect: 15...63...75 damage to target and all adjacent foes.	0	5	0.25¼	6		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Prophecies
	Signet of Clumsiness	Signet. Interrupts an attack for target foe and all adjacent foes. Interruption effect: deals 15...51...60 damage; knocks down foes using attack skills.	0	0	0.25¼	8		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Nightfall
	Signet of Sorrow	Signet. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Recharges instantly if target foe is near a corpse or has a dead pet.	0	0	1	30		necromancera	Soul ReapingZ	Nightfall
	Spiritual Pain	Spell. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Deals 25...105...125 damage to hostile summoned creatures in the area of your target foe.	0	5	1	7		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Nightfall
	Spoil Victor	Elite Hex Spell. (3...13...15 seconds.) Causes 25...85...100 Health loss whenever target foe attacks or casts spells on a creature with less Health.	0	10	1	10		necromancera	Blood MagicZ	Factions
	Teinai's Crystals	Spell. Deals 20...36...40 damage to target. Deals +20...36...40 more damage and causes Cracked Armor (5...13...15 seconds) nearby if that foe had a Water Magic hex.	0	5	1	8		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Factions
	Unnatural Signet	Signet. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Deals 5...41...50 damage to other adjacent foes if the target is hexed or enchanted.	0	0	1	10		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Factions
	Visions of Regret	Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to target (10 seconds). These foes take 15...39...45 damage whenever they use a skill and 5...41...50 additional damage if not under the effects of another Mesmer hex.	0	10	2	20		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Nightfall
	Wandering Eye	Hex Spell. (4 seconds.) Interrupts target foe's next attack. Interruption effect: 30...94...110 damage to nearby foes.	0	5	2	12		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Eye of the North
	Whirling Defense	Stance. (8...18...20 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block. Deals 5...10...11 damage to adjacent foes whenever you block a projectile attack.	0	10	0	60		rangera	ExpertiseZ	Core
	Wild Strike	Off-Hand Attack. Deals +10...30...35 damage. Removes target foe's stance. Unblockable. Must follow a lead attack.	0	5	0	4		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	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).