Physical Damage

Physical Damage
Type	Hybrid Damage
Related Attribute	Fitness
Ailment	Can cause Stagger or Bleeding
Resistance	Physical Resistance
Common Sources	Warfare Mastery ,  Rogue Mastery
Composition	Strike Damage and Pierce Damage

Physical Damage is a Damage Type in Titan Quest 2 (TQ2), composed of both Strike Damage and Pierce Damage. It is the most common source of weapon damage in the game, affecting many basic and advanced melee attacks. Physical Damage can apply Ailments such as Stagger and Bleeding depending on the composition of the attack.

Physical Damage Guide for TQ2

How Physical Damage Works

Physical Damage is a composite category that includes both blunt (Strike) and piercing (Pierce) sources. It is mitigated by the target's Physical Resistance and is influenced by your flat weapon damage. When attacks are hybrid or ambiguous, they often fall under Physical Damage as a catch-all.

Associated Masteries

•  Warfare Mastery contains many pure Physical and Strike-based skills such as  Sweeping Strike .
•  Rogue Mastery frequently uses  Pierce Damage , contributing to Physical total and causing Bleeding.
•  Earth Mastery includes  Concussive Force , which boosts Strike attacks and may cause Stagger.

Example Physical Attacks

•  Sweeping Strike is a Warfare skill that uses Strike Damage.
•  Piercing Thrust likely deals Pierce and thus contributes to Physical total.
•  Concussive Force enhances basic weapon attacks to deal stronger Physical effects.

Tips and Synergies

• Use Physical Damage builds with high Strength scaling and weapon-based skills.
• Physical builds benefit from dual-scaling Masteries like Warfare and Rogue.
• Combine with Critical modifiers to increase Ailment application rate.

Notes

• Physical builds benefit from increasing  Fitness

, which improves both Strike Damage and Pierce Damage.

• Most weapon-based skills deal at least partial Physical Damage.
• Physical Resistance reduces both Strike and Pierce components.
• Ailments are applied depending on which portion of the damage dominates (Strike or Pierce).

Ailments

Bleeding Burning Chilled Frozen Plagued Shocked Stagger Stunned

Damage Types

Cold Damage Fire Damage Lightning Damage Nature Damage Physical Damage Pierce Damage Poison Damage Spirit Damage Strike Damage Thermal Damage Vitality Damage