Damage Types

Damage types classify the kind of damage an ability deals. They are split into Main Damage Types and Secondary Damage Types, each serving a different purpose in the damage pipeline.

Main Damage Types

Main damage types represent the broad category of damage. They are used in the damage scaling system — stats can provide scaling bonuses based on main damage type.

Create them in Combat > Formulas > Main Damage Types.

Examples: Physical, Magical, True, Environmental.

When a damage effect has a main damage type assigned, the damage scaling calculator iterates all stats on the caster and checks for matching damage type scaling entries. This is how a stat like "Spell Power" can increase Magical damage but not Physical damage.

Secondary Damage Types

Secondary damage types provide finer classification within a main type. They are optional — a damage effect can have a main type without a secondary type. Secondary types allow for more precise scaling and categorization.

Create them in Combat > Formulas > Secondary Damage Types.

Examples: Fire, Frost, Nature, Lightning, Poison, Holy, Shadow, Blunt, Slash, Pierce.

Secondary types let you create specialized stats like "Fire Damage Bonus" that only affects Fire-typed abilities, or resistances that reduce specific elemental damage.

How Damage Scaling Works

Stats can define damage type scaling entries that link a stat to damage types. Each scaling entry specifies:

Field	Description
Damage Type	Which damage type this scaling applies to.
Scaling Mode	Flat (add fixed amount per stat point), Percentage (add percentage per stat point), Formula (custom nCalc formula), or None.
Flat Scaling	For Flat mode: damage bonus per point of this stat.
Percentage Scaling	For Percentage mode: percentage bonus per point of this stat.
Scaling Formula	For Formula mode: a formula entry for custom scaling logic.

For example, a "Strength" stat might have a Flat scaling of 0.5 for Physical damage — meaning every point of Strength adds 0.5 to Physical damage abilities.

Damage Calculation Flow

When a damage effect executes:

1. Start with Base Damage × Stack Multiplier.

2. If a Calculation Formula is set, evaluate it with caster/target stats as variables.

3. If a Main Damage Type is set, apply damage type scaling from all caster stats that have scaling for that type.

4. If Status Condition Modifiers are configured, apply bonus damage based on active statuses on the target (flat or percentage, optionally per-stack).

5. The final damage is applied to the Target Stat (typically Health).