Damage is applied when players or creatures are hit by attacks, causing the loss of Hitpoints (or Mana when protected by Magic Shield or an Energy Ring). Sources include weapon attacks, spells, runes, or environmental hazards like quest or boss mechanics. Understanding how damage is delivered and mitigated helps players choose optimal armor, shielding, and combat strategies.

Overview

There are three main categories of damage:

• Physical Damage: usually from melee attacks and Distance Weapons, but also from certain runes and spells.
• Magical Damage: caused by most offensive spells and many runes.
• Agony Damage: more rare, unmitigable ("true damage").

Blocking and Mitigation

• Shielding (block): some physical damage can be partially or completely blocked by a target’s Shielding. Magical damage cannot be blocked.
• Armor: always reduces physical damage. Magical damage is unaffected by armor.
• Mana protection: when Magic Shield or an Energy Ring is active, incoming damage is converted into mana loss instead.
• Immunities: many creatures are immune to certain types of magical or physical damage. Examples immune to physical damage include Ghost, Pirate Ghost, Spectre, Phantasm, and Dipthrah. Some creatures are immune to all damage types, like The Librarian.

Special Cases

Most offensive spells and runes deal magical damage. Exceptions that deal physical damage include the Explosion Runes and spells such as Physical Strike. Some runes and spells apply additional effects, such as Life Drain, Poison, or Agony.

Damage Colors

Each damage type appears with a distinct color in the game client, allowing quick identification. While Magic Shield or an Energy Ring is active, damage transferred to mana will use the mana/mana-drain color.

Color	Icon	Type	Reduced by Armor	Can Be Dealt by Players	Notes
Red		Physical Damage	✓	✓	Standard damage type from most weapon attacks.
Green		Earth Damage	✗	✓
Orange		Fire Damage	✗	✓
Purple		Energy Damage	✗	✓
Sea Blue		Ice Damage	✗	✓
Dark Red		Death Damage	✗	✓
Yellow		Holy Damage	✗	✓
Cyan		Drown Damage	✗	✗	Usually caused by environmental hazards or aquatic creatures; not normally usable by players.
Blue		Mana Drain	✗	✗	Indicates loss of mana, including when Magic Shield or Energy Ring absorbs damage.
Red		Life Drain	✗	✗	Removes hitpoints and often transfers them to the attacker.
Brown		Agony Damage	✗	✗	Can not be mitigated or reduced.

See Also

• Physical Damage
• Magical Damage
• Magic Shield
• Shielding
• Creatures Immune to all Damage Types
• Damage Types

Damage Types
Physical	Physical Damage
Magical	Earth Damage Fire Damage Energy Damage Ice Damage Death Damage Holy Damage Drown Damage
Special	Mana Drain Life Drain Agony Damage

Combat
Fighting Stances	Defensive Balanced Offensive
Skills	Fist Club Sword Axe Distance Magic Shielding
Stats	Level Stamina Health Mana
Miscellaneous	Damage Types Special Conditions Quest Conditions