Damage Types

Damage Types are a fundamental mechanic in Titan Quest 2 (TQ2) that define how attacks interact with enemies, resistances, and inflicted Ailments. Each damage type has unique interactions, associated ailments, and can be enhanced by specific Skills, Modifiers, and Feats. Each damage type is commonly associated with specific Masteries, such as  Earth Mastery ,  Storm Mastery ,  Rogue Mastery , and  Warfare Mastery .

List of Damage Types

Damage Types Overview

Category	Damage Type	Ailment	Effect	Associated Mastery
Physical Damage
	Strike Damage	Stagger	Reduces movement and attack speed.	Earth Mastery  Warfare Mastery
	Pierce Damage	Bleeding	Damage over Time (DoT).	Rogue Mastery  Warfare Mastery
Thermal Damage
	Fire Damage	Burning	Damage over Time (DoT).	Earth Mastery
	Cold Damage	Chilled	Damage over Time (DoT) and Slow.	Storm Mastery
Nature Damage
	Lightning Damage	Shocked	Damage over Time (DoT) and chance of disruption.	Storm Mastery
	Poison Damage	Plagued	Damage over Time (DoT).	Rogue Mastery
Other
	Vitality Damage	TBD	Affects life-force directly.	TBD
	Spirit Damage	TBD	Affects spiritual essence.	TBD
	Energy Drain Damage	TBD	Affects Mana.	TBD

Damage and Ailments Interaction

Each attack has an Ailment-Chance determining whether an Ailments is applied. The type of ailment applied depends directly on the damage type inflicted. Higher amounts of a specific damage type increase the likelihood of applying the corresponding ailment.

For example, the skill  Flame Volley deals primarily Fire Damage, and has a high chance to apply the Burning ailment to enemies it hits. If the attack's Ailment-Chance exceeds 100%, it may apply additional stacks.

Critical Strikes and Damage Types

Critical Strikes significantly impact damage types, increasing both damage dealt and ailment application chance. Each attack calculates critical strikes based on base chance, weapon critical strike modifiers, gear bonuses, and skills. Attacks with a critical strike chance above 100% can achieve Supercrits, greatly amplifying effects and ailment application probability.