Piercing Damage

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Analysis

Piercing damage is one of the three types of physical damage. This damage usually corresponds to a thrusting, a stabbing, or a firing animation.

Horizon Changes HorizonXI specific changes

It has been confirmed by Kipling that the damage bonus piercing weak mobs receive has been reduced to 12.5% on Horizon.

Weapon Types

The following weapon types and their physical weaponskills deal piercing damage.

    • Additionally, Rapier type swords such as the Joyeuse and Fleuret deal piercing damage from their melee attacks. However, their physical weaponskills produce slashing damage.

Pets and Pet Abilities

*Automatons equipped with the Sharpshot Frame deal piercing damage physical attacks.

Exceptions

*Bourdonasse - Melee attacks deal blunt damage.
    • Physical weaponskills performed using the Bourdonasse will still deal piercing damage.
  • Chiroptera Dagger - Melee attacks deal slashing damage.
    • Physical weaponskills performed using the Chiroptera Dagger will still deal piercing damage.

Mob Family Damage Relation

Weak to Piercing

Strong to Piercing

Immune to Piercing

  • Inhumer - Appears on the 3rd floor of Southeast Apollyon
  • Grave Digger - Appears on the 3rd floor of Southeast Apollyon
  • Jailer of Temperance - Immune to piercing damage when it is closed up or when its rings are out.

Special Notes

  • When used on Undead type mobs, the White Magic spell Banish reduces the damage resistance for melee attacks.
  • The Warrior merit job ability Tomahawk will temporarily reduce all forms of damage resistance that a mob possesses.