Elemental System

Calamity’s **elemental system** assigns elements to monsters and weapons. Elements can be resistant against, neutral to, or more vulnerable to others. Additionally, weapons inflict effects characteristic of their element.

## Elements

The primary elements are as follows:

* Cold, inflicted by various ice-themed weapons. Cold weapons slow enemies down in speed and attack frequency, and weaken their damage.

Fandom is bugging out and won’t let me add the lists. Elements’ weapon lists are available in their respective pages.
* Fire, inflicted by various fire and brimstone-themed weapons. Fire weapons set enemies on fire and reduce enemy defense.

Fire weapons
* Wind, inflicted by various air and wind-themed weapons. Wind weapons send enemies flying away, hurting them when they land.

Wind weapons
* Water, inflicted by various water-themed weapons. Water weapons slow enemies slightly and make them begin to drown from aspiration.

Water weapons
* Poison, inflicted by various nature-themed weapons. Poison weapons poison enemies and reduce their damage.

Poison weapons
* Acid, inflicted by various acid-themed weapons. Acid weapons corrode enemies and reduce their speed, damage, and defense.

Acid weapons
* Radioactive, inflicted by various radiation-themed weapons. Radioactive weapons irradiate enemies, dealing heavy damage as well as reducing their defense and preventing regeneration.

Radioactive weapons
* Stab, primarily inflicted by spears. Stab weapons slow enemies and puncture their organs.

Stab weapons
* Slash, primarily inflicted by swords. Slash weapons make enemies bleed heavily.

Slash weapons
* Magic, inflicted by various magic-themed weapons. Magic weapons hex enemies, damaging them and weakening their attacks.

Magic weapons
* Dark, inflicted by various dark-colored weapons. Dark weapons incapacitate enemies, slowing their attacks and making them miss.

Dark weapons
* Holy, inflicted by various light-themed weapons. Holy weapons smite enemies, dealing massive damage.

Holy weapons
* Unholy, inflicted by various evil-themed weapons. Unholy weapons curse their enemies, dealing massive damage.

Unholy weapons
Each of these elements has its own unique characteristics and properties.

## Elemental Attributes

* Resistant: Enemies that are resistant to a specific element take 50% damage from attacks of that element. They are also immune to its effect.
* Neutral: Enemies with neutral affinity do not have any special resistance or vulnerability to any specific element. They take standard damage from the element in question.
* Vulnerable: Enemies vulnerable to a specific element take 200% damage from attacks of that element.

Enemies can have varying elemental affinities. Some examples include:

* A fire-based enemy like the Impious Immolator may be resistant to fire but vulnerable to water.
* An aquatic creature like the Reaper Shark could be resistant to water and vulnerable to fire.

Understanding the elemental affinities of enemies is helpful in combat.

## Tips

* When choosing weapons, consider the elemental affinities of the enemies you want to fight.
* Create elemental combos for maximum damage.
* Take advantage of elemental status effects.
* Adapt your tactics based on you and your enemies’ strengths and weaknesses