True Damage

True Damage is a hidden, unique damage type which has no damage modifier against any health (including shields) or armor type and ignores the damage reduction from Armor, therefore it will cause the same amount of damage against any enemy. It is primarily available through most melee finishers, but also used by Bleed and a few Warframe abilities.

• True Damage is not innately available on any weapon and can also not be added through mods.
• Does not produce any kind of status effect.
• Is not increased by buffs to physical or elemental damage.
• Due to armor-ignoring properties very useful against high-level Grineer and most Bosses.
• As example, an unmodded Skana against a level 10 Bombard:
  • Normal Attack: 35 × complicated calculation here = 7.76
  • If that damage were dealt as True Damage: 35 = 35

Status EffectsEdit

True Damage does not possess any applicable status procs on its own.

Type EffectivenessEdit

Grineer Health	True Modifier	Corpus Health	True Modifier	Infested Health	True Modifier
Cloned Flesh		Flesh		Infested
Ferrite Armor	(Ignored)	Shield		Infested Flesh
Alloy Armor	(Ignored)	Proto Shield		Fossilized
Machinery		Robotic		Sinew

Sources of True DamageEdit

• Stealth Finisher as well as Front- and Back-Finishers
  • This is independent of the weapon's original damage spread or mods.
  • This includes Ash's Blade Storm ability.
• Inaros' Devour
• Mag's Polarize
  • If the enemy has armor, the armor value gets reduced and deals True Damage equal to the armor removed.
• Bleed, the status effect of Slash Damage
  • Damage from Slash procs also bypasses shields.
• Trinity's Energy Vampire and Hydroid's Tentacle Swarm
  • Damage from these abilities also bypasses shields.

Abilities dealing True DamageEdit

	ENERGY 0 KEY 4	Blade Storm Project fierce shadow clones of Ash upon groups of distant enemies. Join the fray using Teleport. Energy per Mark: 12 Energy per Mark (while invisible): 6	Strength:750 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 (damage)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:50 m
			Misc:3 (max. marks per enemy) 2 (number of Shadow Clones)

	ENERGY 50 KEY 2	Devour Hold power to trap target in quicksand and draw them in for devouring; this steals health and ultimately creates a friendly Sand Shadow.	Strength:25 / 50 / 75 / 125 (initial damage) 50 / 100 / 150 / 250 (max damage)
			Duration:15 / 20 / 25 / 30 s
			Range:20 / 30 / 40 / 50 m (cast and tether range)
			Misc:2 s (damage ramp-up) 5 (damage ticks per second) ≥ 15 s (Sand Shadow duration)

	ENERGY 75 KEY 3	Polarize Emit an energy pulse that depletes enemy shields and armor, creating shards which become deadly when mixed with Magnetize. Shields of allies touched by the pulse are restored.	Strength:250 / 300 / 350 / 400 (damage) 1x / 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x (damage multiplier)
			Duration:2 / 3 / 4 / 5 s (pulse travel time)
			Range:5 / 6 / 7 / 8 m (initial and explosion radius)
			Misc:5.9 m/s (pulse travel speed)

	ENERGY 50-100 KEY 4	Tentacle Swarm Tap to spawn watery tentacles from all nearby surfaces to wreak havoc. Charge to increase the number of tentacles and spawn area. Use while in Undertow to have the tentacles emerge from the pool.	Strength:75 / 150 / 225 / 300 (contact damage) 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 (capture damage per second)
			Duration:10 / 13 / 18 / 20 s
			Range:3 / 3 / 5 / 5 m (base radius) 9 / 9 / 15 / 15 m (charged radius)
			Misc:∞ (cast range) 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 (tentacles) 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 (charged tentacles)

	ENERGY 50 KEY 2	Energy Vampire Allies will gain energy over time when enemies are marked with Energy Vampire.	Strength:15 / 17 / 20 / 25 (restored energy) 6.25% (damage percentage)
			Duration:5 / 6 / 7 / 9 s
			Range:100 m (cast range) 15 / 17 / 20 / 25 m (pulse radius)

	ENERGY 50 KEY 3	Snow Globe Frost deep freezes any vapor and moisture in the area, creating a protective sphere with brief invulnerability to boost its strength.	Strength:5x (armor multiplier) 3000 / 4000 / 4500 / 5000 (base health) ? / ? / ? / 150 (explosion damage)
			Duration:N/A
			Range:5m radius
			Misc:1 / 2 / 3 / 4 s (invulnerability duration) 40% / 50% / 60% / 67% (slow)

NotesEdit

• The term "True Damage" is player-created and not used in the game.
  • Previously, the term "Finishing Damage" was used, often leading to confusion with Finisher attacks.
• While not specifically stated anywhere in the game, most Eximus enemies will resist this damage type, causing it to do less damage compared to most enemies. This in turn makes reliance on slash procs to deal heavy damage less reliable.

See AlsoEdit

Damage Mechanics
Offense	Critical Hit • Damage • Enemy Body Parts • Multishot • Punch Through
Defense	Armor • Health • Shield
Damage Types
Physical	Impact • Puncture • Slash
Elemental	Cold • Electricity • Heat • Toxin
Combined	Blast • Corrosive • Gas • Magnetic • Radiation • Viral
Unique	Tau • True • Void