Earth damage

Earth damage is an elemental damage type that is usually caused by earth, tremors, dust, or other related sources. The majority of earth damage sources are found in the Elementalist's Earth Magic line, though earth damage is also plentiful in Dervish Earth Prayers skills, and is inflicted by several Deadly Arts spells. Earth Magic wands and staves inflict Earth damage, as do Mallyx's Endurance and martial weapons with an Ebon upgrade component.

Unlike in some games, earth damage has no inherent effects such as stunning on hit; however, earth damage is often seen in conjunction with knockdowns, blindness and weakness.

Earth damage is less effective against "stony" enemies such as Desert Wurms.

It is in a player's best interest to determine when to protect oneself against Earth damage, and when to wield it. Studying the makeup of PvE enemies in an explorable area or mission, or tweaking a PvP build to counter the metagame will likely involve the consideration of earth damage at some point.

Equipment that protects against earth damage

• Armor
  • Earthbound Insignia
  • Geomancer Insignia
• Inscriptions
  • Focus item or shield inscriptions
    • "Like a Rolling Stone"

Skills that protect against earth damage

• Stances
  • Mantra of Earth - also provides energy whenever earth damage is taken

Skills that are involved with earth damage

• Enchantment spells
  • Stone Striker - converts elemental and physical damage you take or deal to earth damage
  • Dust Cloak - converts weapon damage to earth damage
  • Ebon Dust Aura (elite) - increases earth damage of a melee weapon that deals earth damage
  • Staggering Force - converts weapon damage to earth damage
• Forms
  • Avatar of Melandru (elite) - converts weapon damage to earth damage

Skills that inflict earth damage

• Enchantment spells
  • Sliver Armor
  • Dust Cloak
  • Sand Shards
  • Staggering Force
• Scythe attacks
  • Crippling Victory
• Skills
  • Celestial Storm
  • Junundu Siege (elite)
• Spells
  • Aftershock
  • Ash Blast
  • Churning Earth
  • Earthquake/Dragon's Stomp
  • Ebon Hawk
  • Eruption
  • Glowstone
  • Sandstorm (elite)
  • Shockwave (elite)
  • Stone Daggers
  • Stone Sheath (elite)
  • Stoning
  • Unsteady Ground (elite)
  • Crippling Dagger
  • Dancing Daggers
  • Disrupting Dagger
  • Impale
  • Mystic Sandstorm
  • Summon Naga Shaman
• Traps
  • Dust Trap

Monsters specifically resistant to earth damage

• Desert Wurms and some other Wurms
• Titan
  • Dementia Titans
  • Madness Titans
  • Misery Titans
  • Rage Titans
  • Titan Abominations
• The Drought

Monsters specifically vulnerable to earth damage

• Centaur
  • Losaru Bowmasters
  • Shiverpeak Longbows
• Diamond Djinn
• Mandragor
  • Mandragor Dust Devils
  • Mandragor Smoke Devils
  • Vile Mandragors

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