"Physical Damage" Mod on Weapon...

applies to weapon / attack only, or can apply to spells as well?

tyty :-)

Its local, its called global physical damage if its the general one that applies to spells/skills.

General rule of thumb: If the mod can impact a BLANK weapon, it applies to the weapon. If it can't, it applies globally.

thanks for the responses!

I realize that I maybe should've phrased my question differently / more clearly:

if I use a (spell) skill gem in my weapon, that gem is not considered 'local' and thus unaffected by any 'phys dmg' mod on the weapon, correct?

or to phrase it from yet a different angle:

any 'phys dmg' mod on a weapon will not have any effect on any spell(s), yes?


thanks again!

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helmutb wrote:

if I use a (spell) skill gem in my weapon, that gem is not considered 'local' and thus unaffected by any 'phys dmg' mod on the weapon, correct?

Local in this context means "to the item". Increased physical damage-mods on weapons (or increased armour/evasion/energy shield on an armour) only affect that item.

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helmutb wrote:

any 'phys dmg' mod on a weapon will not have any effect on any spell(s), yes?

As draegnar mentioned, if there would be a "global physical damage"-mod on a weapon (or anywhere), it would affect (physical) spells as well (not that there is such a weapon i know of tbh, but rather take that as a rule of thumb lol).

got it.

thanks again! :-)