Talk:Damage/Magnetic Damage/@comment-217.19.24.158-20190908141427/@comment-76.167.169.195-20190915105712

Well, it gives the highest RAW damage across the board with the exception of alloy armor. Not only that but it does give a significant bonus to shield damage.

Not all weapons are good for inflicting status nor are those damage types good in a vast array when compared to mag damage. Toxin does -25% to robotic and machinery and -50% to fossilized (just about anything that's not a person or non leap/runnner infested), so magnetic as infact BETTER at dealing damage to those things. Similar story with other damage types like gas and slash.

Because magnetic is combined with cold you can have a primary (non-shotgun) take advantage of primed-cryo and have the LARGEST RAW damage across the board for everything. The exceptions maining being bosses, Bursas, and heavy grineer units (like Nox and Bombard).

It's basically a way to have an extreme high-damage primary that's great at "trash clearing" mobs regardless of faction.