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Armor-Piercing - Armor-Piercing attacks ignore the target enemy's Armor.

Type: effect - Category: Damage, Damage Reduction

See also: | Armor-Piercing | Boosted Damage | Chaos Damage | Chaos Damage Reduction | Damage Reduction | Extra Attacks | Health Loss | Splash Damage | Unhealable Damage


The attack ignores any armour protection. For example, an Armour-Piercing shot will ignore the 25% Damage Reduction from an  Armored trait.

Heroes

The following heroes have or can inflict/apply Armor-Piercing:

 Chaos Missile (Basic Attack): Basic Ranged Chaos attack on a single target. Chaos Damage is shield and armor-piercing and it cannot be dodged or parried. It ignores the five Elemental Resistances as well as Damage Reduction. But never scores a CRIT.


 Soulrend (Basic Attack): A Basic Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack.


 Purging Cleave (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that purges 3 Buffs on hit, and also purges 3 Buffs from all other enemies on a killing blow. Starts Powered.


 Wounding Cleave (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack with a chance to Wound. Rage adds additional hits on random enemies.


 Wildfire Breath (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing Ranged Fire attack with a chance to inflict Wildfire Burn. Purges all debuffs on Ferno.


 Iaijutsu Strike (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack with a chance to Wound, and purges Taunt on the target enemy (if any).


 Tooth And Nail (Special Attack): 3 Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy, then gains Unbreakable Heart for 3 turns. Switches to 'To War!: Cavalry'.


 Arcane Bolts (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing and Shield-Piercing Ranged Spirit attack on all enemies.


 Chaos Missile (Basic Attack): Basic Ranged Chaos attack on a single target. Chaos Damage is shield and armor-piercing and it cannot be dodged or parried. It ignores the five Elemental Resistances as well as Damage Reduction. But never scores a CRIT.


 Demolishing Smash (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing and Shield-Piercing Melee Physical attack on target that Wounds target enemy. Starts Powered.


 Frost Katana (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing Melee Water attack on target enemy with splash damage, chance to apply Frostbite on all enemies hit.


 Double Daggers (Basic Attack): Two Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy with a 100% base chance to purge a buff


 From the Shadows (Special Attack): Critical Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attack that purges 1 buff and grants self Evasion.


 Impaling Barrage (Special Attack): 3 Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy. If target dies, Astrid gains Haste.


 Feet of Fury (Special Attack): 5 Armor-Piercing Melee Physical attacks on target enemy.


 Infernal Blaze (Special Attack): Ranged Armor-Piercing Fire attack with 90% splash damage and a 100% base chance to inflict Demonfire Burn. When dealing a death blow, the corpse is removed.


 Demolitionist (Trait): Attacks ignore Armor and deal 2x damage to Construct enemies.


 Evasive Shot (Special Attack): Armor-Piercing Ranged Physical attack that grants self Evasion.
 Sniper Shot (Special Attack): Critical Armor-Piercing Ranged Physical attack that purges 1 Buff.


Immunity

There is no known immunity.