WEAPON ELEMENTAL DAMAGE VS ELEMENTAL DAMAGE

hello

am new to forum and have following question concerning dmg calculation:

what are the differences between weapon elemental dmg and elemental dmg?

to exemplify my problem: lets assume i would have a marauder using molten strike and the marauder would wield a weapon with a property adding fire dmg to attacks. would there be any difference in terms of dps [of molten strike] if i had either weapon elemental dmg or elemental dmg modifier of same percentual increase?

i hope my question is clear as well as help :D

Weapon elemental damage only applies to attacks performed with a weapon (not spells, not unarmed combat). Plain elemental damage applies to all elemental damage.

In your example it would not matter which modifier you choose, as long as the numerical values are the same.

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databeaver wrote:

In your example it would not matter which modifier you choose, as long as the numerical values are the same.

unless he wants to use for example emberwake ignite, which is not that likely, right, but it would suit well the molten strike playstyle I think.

just wanted to add that elemental damage is a generic modifier, that applies to all four base damage types (attack, spell, secondary, DoT), while WED is specific to damage with weapons (=attacks)

First of all, thanks for replies. I really appreciate the help :)

Due to my newbieness, 2 more questions concerning molten strike occured to me.

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Weapon elemental damage only applies to attacks performed with a weapon (not spells, not unarmed combat).

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just wanted to add that elemental damage is a generic modifier, that applies to all four base damage types (attack, spell, secondary, DoT), while WED is specific to damage with weapons (=attacks)

1. Thus the weapon fire dmg increasement is only applied to the melee hit magma but not the projectiles if I had just a weapon dmg increasement? Or is fire dmg of both components raised?

2. Is the property-based dmg bonus also increased by modifiers ("adds 20-100 fire to attacks"), or just the physical dmg converted to fire?

1) projectiles are also based on your weapon damage (=attacks). if it is not specified (melee or projectile) then it works on both

2) all fire damage (or damage converted from fire) you do with weapons is affected by WED no matter the source

Thanks a lot for the fast helpful reply :D