Physical Damage

Physical damage is one of the five Damage TypesDamage TypesThe damage types are Physical, Fire, Cold, Lightning and Chaos.. It is the most common and the only one reduced by ArmourArmourArmour reduces Damage taken from Hits. By default, Armour only applies to Physical Damage. Damage reduction from Armour is proportional to the amount of Damage, and is more effective at reducing smaller hits., rather than by a ResistanceResistancesResistances reduce damage taken of the corresponding damage type — Fire, Cold, Lightning or Chaos — up to a Maximum. Fire, Cold and Lightning Resistances are Elemental Resistances. Resistances can be improved with Equipment, Passives & Quest items. Your Elemental Resistances are lowered as you progress through the game. Elemental Resistances are a vital defensive tool, and should be one of the first things to check if you're having difficulty surviving.. Most physical damage comes from WeaponMartial WeaponsMartial Weapons can be used to Attack. Axes, Bows, Claws, Crossbows, Daggers, Flails, Maces, Quarterstaves, Spears, Swords, and Talismans are Martial Weapons. AttacksAttacksAttacks are skills that directly damage enemies, usually using your equipped Martial Weapon. Spells are not Attacks. The base damage, attack speed and critical hit chance of an attack are determined using your Martial Weapon's stats unless the skill says otherwise. Attacks do not necessarily deal Physical damage — they can deal any damage type., but some SpellsSpellsSpells are skills that use raw magic to destroy your enemies. Attacks are not Spells. Spells have their own base damage, cast speed and Critical Hit chance determined by the skill. They do not benefit from a weapon's inherent damage, attack speed or Critical Hit chance. and other skills deal physical damage as well. Physical damage over time can be inflicted with BleedingBleedingBleeding is an Ailment that deals Physical damage over time, and lasts 5 seconds by default. Damage from Bleeding bypasses Energy Shield Bleeding deals an extra 100% damage while the target is moving, or if the Bleeding is Aggravated. Physical damage from Hits Contributes to Bleeding Magnitude. Damage does not Contribute to Bleeding chance, so it cannot be inflicted without an explicit source of Bleeding chance. The base Magnitude of Bleeding is Physical damage per second equal to 15% of the Pre-mitigation Physical damage of the Hit that inflicted it. This magnitude is not further affected by any modifiers to the damage you deal. Modifiers and Debuffs that affect the enemy's ability to mitigate damage (such as Shock) can affect the damage the enemy takes from Bleeding, but any such modifiers that specifically apply to Hit damage (such as Armour Break) do not affect Bleeding damage..