Armor-ignoring damage

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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[edit]

Properties[edit]

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[edit]

Skills that deal armor-ignoring damage[edit]

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IconNameDescriptionEnergyActivation timeRecharge timeProf.AttributeCampaign
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 Tango-energy.png 0 0022 Tango-recharge-darker.png assassinaAssassinDagger MasteryZ Factions
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 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 0 Tango-quest-icon.pngnecromanceraNecromancerDeath MagicZ Core
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 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 01515 Tango-recharge-darker.png necromanceraNecromancerCursesZ Factions
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 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 01515 Tango-recharge-darker.png necromanceraNecromancerCursesZ Prophecies
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 Tango-energy.png 00.750.75¾ Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png ritualistaRitualistChanneling MagicZ Factions
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 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 0022 Tango-recharge-darker.png necromanceraNecromancerDeath MagicZ Factions
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 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 01010 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngmesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Core
Energy Blast.jpg Energy Blast Spell. Deals 1...2...2 damage (maximum 130) for each point of Energy you have. 0 1010 Tango-energy.png 01.5001.5Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png elementalistaElementalistEnergy StorageZ Eye of the North
Energy Surge.jpg Energy Surge Elite Spell. Causes 1...8...10 Energy loss. Deals 9 damage to target and nearby foes for each point of Energy lost. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 01515 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Core
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 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png necromanceraNecromancerCursesZ Prophecies
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 Tango-energy.png 0 03030 Tango-recharge-darker.png assassinaAssassinDagger MasteryZ Factions
Intensity.jpg 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 Tango-energy.png 0 01010 Tango-recharge-darker.png elementalistaElementalistSunspear rankZ Nightfall
Judge's Intervention.jpg Judge's Intervention Enchantment Spell. (10 seconds.) Negates the next fatal damage. Negation effect: deals 30...150...180 holy damage to one foe near target ally. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 00.250.25¼ Tango-activation-darker.png 0088 Tango-recharge-darker.png monkaMonkSmiting PrayersZ Nightfall
Keystone Signet.jpg Keystone Signet Elite Signet. (20 seconds.) Your next 0...5...6 signet[s] interrupt [sic] and deal 15...51...60 damage to other foes adjacent to your target. Initial Effect: [sic] recharges all of your other signets. 0 0 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 01515 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerFast CastingZ Prophecies
Lamentation.jpg 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 1010 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 01515 Tango-recharge-darker.png ritualistaRitualistChanneling MagicZ Factions
Light of Deldrimor.jpg Light of Deldrimor Spell. Deals 55...80 holy damage to foes in the area. Pings hidden objects within the area on the compass. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 00.750.75¾ Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png aAnyDeldrimor rankZ Eye of the North
Mark of Pain.jpg Mark of Pain Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) Deals 10...34...40 damage to adjacent foes whenever target foe takes physical damage. 0 1010 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngnecromanceraNecromancerCursesZ Core
Obsidian Flame.jpg Obsidian Flame Spell. Deals 22...94...112 damage. 5 Tango-overcast.png 055 Tango-energy.png 01.5001.5Tango-activation-darker.png 0055 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngelementalistaElementalistEarth MagicZ Core
Overload.jpg 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. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 00.250.25¼ Tango-activation-darker.png 0055 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Factions
Price of Failure.jpg Price of Failure Hex Spell. (30 seconds.) 25% chance to miss. Target foe takes 1...37...46 damage whenever it fails to hit. 0 1515 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngnecromanceraNecromancerCursesZ Prophecies
Putrid Bile.jpg 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 1010 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 01212 Tango-recharge-darker.png necromanceraNecromancerDeath MagicZ Eye of the North
Putrid Explosion.jpg Putrid Explosion Spell. Explodes a corpse, dealing 24...101...120 damage to foes near it. Exploits a fresh corpse. 0 1010 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 0055 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngnecromanceraNecromancerDeath MagicZ Core
Ray of Judgment.jpg 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 1010 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png monkaMonkSmiting PrayersZ Factions
Shatter Delusions.jpg Shatter Delusions Spell. Removes a Mesmer hex from target foe. Removal effect: 15...63...75 damage to target and all adjacent foes. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 00.250.25¼ Tango-activation-darker.png 0066 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngmesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Prophecies
Signet of Clumsiness.jpg 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 00.250.25¼ Tango-activation-darker.png 0088 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerIllusion MagicZ Nightfall
Signet of Sorrow.jpg 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 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 03030 Tango-recharge-darker.png necromanceraNecromancerSoul ReapingZ Nightfall
Spiritual Pain.jpg Spiritual Pain Spell. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Deals 25...105...125 damage to hostile summoned creatures in the area of your target foe. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 0077 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Nightfall
Teinai's Crystals.jpg 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 Tango-energy.png 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 0088 Tango-recharge-darker.png elementalistaElementalistEarth MagicZ Factions
Unnatural Signet.jpg 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 01.001 Tango-activation-darker.png 01010 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Factions
Visions of Regret.jpg 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 1010 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 02020 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerDomination MagicZ Nightfall
Wandering Eye.jpg Wandering Eye Hex Spell. (4 seconds.) Interrupts target foe's next attack. Interruption effect: 30...94...110 damage to nearby foes. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 02.002 Tango-activation-darker.png 01212 Tango-recharge-darker.png mesmeraMesmerIllusion MagicZ Eye of the North
Whirling Defense.jpg 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 1010 Tango-energy.png 0 06060 Tango-recharge-darker.png Tango-quest-icon.pngrangeraRangerExpertiseZ Core
Wild Strike.jpg Wild Strike Off-Hand Attack. Deals +10...30...35 damage. Removes target foe's stance. Unblockable. Must follow a lead attack. 0 055 Tango-energy.png 0 0044 Tango-recharge-darker.png assassinaAssassinDagger MasteryZ Factions

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