Combat
Damage
There are several different damage types in Heroes of Hammerwatch
Physical
Physical damage (
) is the most general type of damage. The majority of enemies and weapons in the game inflict physical damage. It is a primary element for certain Wizard, Rogue, Ranger, and Warrior builds.
Physical damage can be increased via 
Armor Penetration effects and Physical Damage % increases from equipment.
Physical damage is reduced by 
Armor.
Fire
Fire damage (
) is usually inflicted by magic and traps. It is a primary element for certain Wizard, Paladin, and Sorcerer builds.
Fire damage can be increased via 
Fire Penetration effects and Fire Damage % increases from equipment.
Fire damage is reduced by 
Fire Resistance.
Ice
Ice damage (
) is usually inflicted by magic and towers. It is a a primary element for certain Sorcerer and Ranger builds.
Ice damage can be increased via 
Ice Penetration effects and Ice Damage % increases from equipment.
Ice damage is reduced by 
Ice Resistance.
Lightning
Lightning damage (
) is usually inflicted by magic attacks. It is a a primary element for certain Sorcerer and Warlock builds.
Lightning damage can be increased via 
Lightning Penetration effects and Lightning Damage % increases from equipment.
Lightning damage is reduced by 
Lightning Resistance.
Poison
Poison damage (
) is the rarest element, only inflicted Beetles and Plants. It is a a primary element for certain Rogue builds.
Poison damage can be increased via 
Poison Penetration effects and Poison Damage % increases from equipment.
Poison damage is reduced by 
Poison Resistance.
Unlike every other element, Poison Damage from weapons will apply a damage over time effect to the enemy.
Pools
Health
Health (
) represents the players's life points. When reaching 0, you die. In multiplayer, an ally can revive a dead player by sacrificing a portion of their Max HP (15%?).
The amount of base health varies per character class, as they start with different Vitality scores.
Maximum Health can be increased by:
- 5 points per Vitality
- Certain Accomplishments
- 3 points per level of your highest Warrior via Title
- The Stout Prefix on equipment
- Various Trinkets and Trinket set bonuses
Health Regeneration (
) starts at a base of 1 per second. It can be increased by:
Mana
Mana (
) is the player's resource for using Spells.
The amount of base mana varies per character class, as they start with different Focus scores.
Maximum Mana can be increased by:
- 5 points per Focus
- Certain Accomplishments
- The Astute Prefix on equipment
- Various Trinkets and Trinket set bonuses
Mana Regeneration (
) starts at a base of 1 per second. It can be increased by:
- 0.1 per Focus
- 0.1 per level of your highest Sorcerer via Title
- The Rejuvenating Prefix on equipment
- Various Trinkets and Trinket set bonuses
Misc
Movement Speed
Movement Speed determines how fast the player character can move around with basic movement. It does not affect Dash speed, dash distance, skills, or spells.
Movement Speed can be increased by:
Evasion
Evasion (
) is a percentage chance to completely nullify one instance of incoming damage. It does not work against damage over time effects, but otherwise works against any damage types.
It is a primary damage mitigation source for Rogue and Ranger.
Parry
Parry (
) is a chance to block incoming physical damage from sources the player is facing. It does not work against magic.
Parry chance is sourced primarily as a Weapon stat. It can be increased by:
- The of Deflection weapon tag
- Various Trinkets and Trinket sets
Parry Chance increases are multiplicative rather than additive.
Shadow Curse Gain
Weapon Stats
Mainhand and Offhand Damage
These are static numbers that represent the base power of weapon damage that are then increased by all other effects.
This is only increased by the item level of the weapon and the Crushing Prefix.
Weapon Power
Weapon Power (
) is a damage multiplier that applies to all Weapon Attacks and Weapon Skills.
It scales at a rate of +0.5% per weapon power.
Weapon Power is increased by:
- Upgrading Weapon Level at the Blacksmith, up to a maximum of +90
- 3 points per level of your highest Ranger via Title
Weapon Speed
Weapon Speed (
) affects how fast the character can repeatedly attack with their weapon.
Weapon Speed starts at 100% base and is increased cumulatively by:
- Upgrading Weapon Speed at the Blacksmith, up to a maximum of +15%
- The of Celerity Suffix on equipment
- Various Trinkets and Trinket Sets
Weapon Crit
Weapon Crit Chance (
) is a chance for a large damage multiplier that is rolled against each enemy struck by a weapon attack.
Weapon Crit Chance is increased by:
- 0.33% per Dexterity
- The of Celerity Suffix on Equipment
- Dexterity-based head armor (up to 5%)
- Various Trinkets and Trinket Sets
Weapon Crit Damage (
)starts at a base of 150%. It is increased by:
- 1% per Dexterity
- The of Precision Suffix on Equipment
- Dexterity-based head armor (up to 40%)
- Various Trinkets and Trinket Sets
Spell Stats
Spell Power
Spell Power (
) is a damage multiplier that applies to all damaging Spells.
It scales at a rate of +0.5% per Spell Power.
Spell Power is increased by:
- Upgrading Spell Power at the Magic Shop, up to a maximum of +60
- 3 points per level of your highest Wizard via Title
Spell Cooldown
Spell Cooldown modifies the initial cooldown time before Cast Speed is accounted for.
For example, if a 10 second spell has a -50% spell cooldown total, it will become a 5 second cooldown spell.
Spell cooldown starts at 0% and is increased cumulatively by:
Cast Speed
Cast Speed (
) affects how fast the character recovers a spell's cooldown, as well as the animation and charge speeds of casting the spell.
Cast Speed starts at 100% base and is increased cumulatively by:
- The of Alacrity Suffix on equipment
- Intelligence-based chest armor (up to 40%)
- Various Trinkets and Trinket Sets
Spell Crit
Spell Crit Chance (
) is a chance for a large damage multiplier that is rolled against each enemy struck by a spell.
Spell Crit Chance is increased by:
- 0.33% per Intelligence
- The of Destruction Suffix on Equipment
- Various Trinkets and Trinket Sets
Spell Crit Damage (
) starts at a base of 150%. It is increased by:
- 1% per Intelligence
- The Deadly Prefix on Equipment
- Intelligence-based head armor (up to 40%)
- Various Trinkets and Trinket Sets
Multipliers
Status Effects
Buffs
Debuffs
Shadow Curse
Shadow curse (
) is a stacking permanent debuff that is inflicted by selecting trinkets and ability upgrades from Rifts.
In NG+1 and beyond, enemies gain new attack properties that can inflict one or more stacks of Shadow Curse when hitting the player.
| NG+ Level | Armor and Resistance |
|---|---|
| 0 | -4 Per stack |
| 1 | -? Per stack |
| 2 | -? Per stack |
| 3 | -? Per stack |
| 4 | -? Per stack |
| 5 | -? Per stack |
| 6 | -? Per stack |
| 7 | -? Per stack |