Damage/Slash Damage

Slash damage is one of the three physical damage types. It increases damage against flesh and Infested enemies by 50%, but reduces damage against robotic by 50%. Slash damage is affected by armor when present. While common on melee weapons this type can also be found on primary weapons. The Soma, for example, has all three damage types, with Slash being the highest.

Slash damage it's unique status effect is Bleed, which deals roughly 37.5% of your base slash dmg 7 times during an approximate 5 seconds. This damage bypasses shields and deals full damage against armor, flesh, infected and robotic type enemies. However the it is affected by enemy body part damage multipliers.

Slash damage has a tendency to rip open enemies, cut them in half, or dismember them, regardless of the weapon dealing the damage.

Weapons with Slash as Highest Damage
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Rifle

 * Braton Prime
 * Braton Vandal
 * Flux Rifle
 * MK1-Braton
 * Soma

Shotgun

 * Tigris

Bow

 * Dread

Launcher

 * Miter

Single

 * Lato
 * Lato Prime
 * Lato Vandal
 * Vasto

Dual

 * Aklato
 * Dual Vastos

Short

 * Dark Dagger
 * Kama

Long

 * Cronus
 * Dark Sword
 * Dakra Prime
 * Ether Sword
 * Heat Sword
 * Machete
 * Machete Wraith
 * Mire
 * Pangolin Sword
 * Plasma Sword
 * Skana
 * Skana Prime

Dual

 * Dual Cleavers
 * Dual Ether
 * Dual Heat Swords
 * Dual Kamas
 * Dual Skana
 * Dual Zoren
 * Ether Daggers

Heavy

 * Ether Reaper
 * Gram
 * Galatine
 * Hate
 * Scindo
 * Orthos
 * Orthos Prime
 * Reaper Prime

Thrown

 * Glaive
 * Glaive Prime
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