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

This list or table is known or strongly suspected to be incomplete or missing data.

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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	1010	01.5001.51½	02020		elementalista	Energy StorageZ	Eye of the North
	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	02.002	01515		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	1515	02.002	02020		necromancera	CursesZ	Prophecies
	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
	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
	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	00.250.25¼	0088		monka	Smiting PrayersZ	Nightfall
	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	01515		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	1010	01.001	01515		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	055	00.750.75¾	02020		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	1010	01.001	02020		necromancera	CursesZ	Core
	Obsidian Flame	Spell. Deals 22...94...112 damage.	5	055	01.5001.51½	0055		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	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	055	00.250.25¼	0055		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	1515	02.002	02020		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	1010	01.001	01212		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	1010	01.001	0055		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	1010	02.002	02020		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	055	00.250.25¼	0066		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	00.250.25¼	0088		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	01.001	03030		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	055	01.001	0077		mesmera	Domination MagicZ	Nightfall
	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
	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	01010		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	1010	02.002	02020		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	055	02.002	01212		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	1010	0	06060		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	055	0	0044		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).