Changes: Holy damage

Latest revision as of 20:15, 8 August 2010

General

Holy damage is a damage type caused by some Monk and Dervish skills, and many monk weapons. Caster weapons dealing 11-22 holy damage are available from collectors Arliss Vaughn and Seung (Smiting Rod and Winged Staff respectively).
A few Monk and Dervish skills convert weapon damage to Holy damage.
Skills causing Holy damage often ignore armor.
Weapons causing Holy damage do not ignore armor.
Holy damage is neither physical nor elemental damage.
Nothing protects specifically against Holy damage.
The Necromancer's Tormentor's insignia takes additional damage from holy damage.
Holy damage deals double damage to undead creatures, such as minions. It also deals double damage to a few non-undead creatures, such as the Phantoms in the Ring of Fire Islands.

Related Skills

For a list of Holy damage skills, see Holy damage skills quick reference.

Damage types
Physical damage: Blunt damage • Slashing damage • Piercing damage Elemental damage: Cold damage • Earth damage • Fire damage • Lightning damage Others: Chaos damage • Dark damage • Holy damage • Shadow damage

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 == General ==
-* Holy damage is a [[damage]] type caused by some [[monk]] skills.
+* Holy damage is a [[damage]] type caused by some [[Monk]] and [[Dervish]] skills, and many monk weapons.  Caster weapons dealing 11-22 holy damage are available from collectors [[Arliss Vaughn]] and [[Seung]] ([[Smiting Rod]] and [[Winged Staff]] respectively).
+* A few [[Monk]] and [[Dervish]] skills convert weapon damage to Holy damage.
-* There are no weapons that cause Holy Damage. Monk [[Smiting Rod]]s and [[Smiting Staff|Smiting Staves]] inflict [[Light damage]].
-* Skills causing holy damage [[ignore armor]].
+* Skills causing Holy damage often [[ignore armor]].
-** The exception is holy damage from [[Judge's Insight]], which does not ignore armor (but does add 20% armor penetration).
+* Weapons causing Holy damage do not ignore armor.
-Holy damage shares the following properties with [[Light damage]]:
+* Holy damage is neither [[physical damage|physical]] nor [[elemental damage]].
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-* Holy damage is neither physical nor elemental damage.
 * Nothing protects specifically against Holy damage.
+* The [[Necromancer]]'s Tormentor's [[insignia]] takes additional damage from holy damage.
-* Global damage reduction, from equipment with damage reduction bonuses or enchantments such as [[Aura of the Lich]], ''does'' reduce holy damage. -->
-* Holy damage deals double damage to undead creatures like [[minion]]s.
+* Holy damage deals double damage to [[undead]] creatures, such as [[minion]]s. It also deals double damage to a few non-undead creatures, such as the [[Phantom]]s in the [[Ring of Fire Islands]].
-* The Necromancer's [[Tormentor's Armor]] and [[Necrotic Armor]] take additional damage from holy sources.
 ==Related Skills==
-These skills cause holy damage:
+For a list of Holy damage skills, see [[Holy damage skills quick reference]].
+{{damage types}}
-*[[Core]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Balthazar's Aura]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Bane Signet]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Banish]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Judge's Insight]] (but see note about ignoring armor)
-**{{Mo}} [[Scourge Healing]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Signet of Judgment]]
-*[[Prophecies]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Holy Strike]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Smite]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Shield of Judgment]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Symbol of Wrath]]
-*[[Factions]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Kirin's Wrath]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Ray of Judgment]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Spear of Light]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Signet of Rage]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Stonesoul Strike]]
-**{{Mo}} [[Word of Censure]]
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