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DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage is a hidden, unique damage type which has no damage modifier against any health or armor type. This damage type only applies to health and overguard, and bypasses armor's damage reduction. It is primarily available through some Warframe abilities.

Mechanics[]

  • DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage can not be directly added to a weapon through mods.
    • The Basmu Basmu is currently the only weapon that deal it innately: fully depleting the weapon's magazine produces three 10-meter pulses that deals up to 10 DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage, staggers nearby enemies and heals the user's health by 10x the damage done to each enemy per pulse.
  • Does not produce any kind of status effect.
  • Is not increased by buffs to physical or elemental damage.
  • Due to its armor-ignoring properties, DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage is very useful against high-level Grineer and most Bosses.
    • Sentient enemies do not adapt to DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage.
  • DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage does not bypass damage reduction provided by sources that are not armor.
  • As example, an unmodded Shaku Shaku against a level 4 Bombard would deal:
    • DmgImpactSmall64 180 × (1 + -25%) × 300/(500 + 300) = DmgImpactSmall64 50.625
    • However, it would deal 180 damage if it were True Damage.

Status Effects[]

DmgTrueSmall64 True Damage does not possess any applicable status procs on its own.

Type Effectiveness[]

IconGrineerOn Grineer Health True Modifier IconCorpusOn Corpus Health True Modifier Infestation w Infested Health True Modifier MurmurIcon The Murmur Health True Modifier
Cloned Flesh Flesh Infested Indifferent Facade
Ferrite Armor N/A Shield Infested Flesh Machinery
Alloy Armor N/A Proto Shield Fossilized Ferrite Armor N/A
Machinery Robotic Infested Sinew N/A

Sources of True Damage[]

Abilities dealing True Damage[]

BladeStormModx256 BladeStorm130xWhite
4
EnergyOrb0
+6-12/mark
Blade Storm

Project fierce shadow clones of Ash upon groups of distant enemies. Join the fray using Teleport.


Introduced in Vanilla (2012-10-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:750 / 1000 / 1500 / 2000 (DmgTrueSmall64 True damage)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:50 m

Misc: 3 (number of hits per mark)
2 (number of Shadow Clones)
DmgSlashSmall64 Slash status per hit
50 % (invisible mark discount)
100 % (energy discount for Teleport on marked enemy)

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SnowGlobeModx256 SnowGlobe130xWhite
3
EnergyOrb50
Snow Globe

Frost deep freezes any vapor and moisture in the area, creating a protective sphere with brief invulnerability to boost its strength.


Introduced in Update 6.0 (2013-01-29)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:5x (armor multiplier)
1500 / 2500 / 3000 / 3500 (base health)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:N/A
AbilityRangeBuff Range:5m (radius)

Misc: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 s (invulnerability duration)
3s (frozen duration)
40% / 50% / 60% / 67% (slow)
4 (globe limit)
1,000,000 (health cap)

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TentacleSwarmModx256 TentacleSwarm130xWhite
4
EnergyOrb50
Tentacle Swarm

Summon a creature from the depths. Its watery tentacles emergy from nearby surfaces to wreak havoc.


Introduced in Update 13.0 (2014-04-09)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:50 / 100 / 150 / 200 (DmgCorrosiveSmall64 Corrosive capture damage per second)
? / ? / ? / 200 (DmgTrueSmall64 True contact damage against Overguarded targets)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:10 / 13 / 18 / 20 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:9 / 9 / 15 / 15 m (spawn radius)

Misc: ∞ (cast range)
8 / 12 / 16 / 20 (tentacles)
Ragdoll b Ragdoll during capture
100% (DmgCorrosiveSmall64 Corrosive status chance)

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DesiccationModx256 Desiccation130xWhite
1
EnergyOrb25
Desiccation

Blast enemies with a wave of cursed sand that blinds them and steals their health.


Introduced in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:75 / 100 / 125 / 150 (initial DmgTrueSmall64 True damage)
2 / 4 / 6 / 8 (DmgTrueSmall64 True damage/sec)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:3 / 5 / 6 / 8 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:10 / 12 / 13 / 15 m

Misc: 100 % (stagger on hit)
25 % (lifesteal)
180° cone

Subsumable to Helminth
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DevourModx256 Devour130xWhite
2
EnergyOrb50
Devour

Hold power to trap target in quicksand and draw them in for devouring; this steals health and ultimately creates a friendly Sand Shadow.


Introduced in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:50-100 / 100-200 / 150-300 / 250-500 (DmgTrueSmall64 True damage per second)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:15 / 20 / 25 / 30 s (quicksand)
≥ 15 s (Sand Shadow)
AbilityRangeBuff Range:20 / 30 / 40 / 50 m (cast and tether range)

Misc: 2 s (damage ramp-up)
10 (damage ticks per second)
Heals 400 health per second

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CollectiveCurse CollectiveCurseIcon
3
EnergyOrb75
Collective Curse

Kullervo sends forth a curse that binds enemies. When a cursed enemy takes damage from him, every other cursed enemy also suffers a portion of that damage.


Introduced in Update 33.5 (2023-06-21)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:20 / 30 / 40 / 50 % damage redirection
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:10 / 15 / 20 / 25 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:20 / 22 / 23 / 25 m wave distance

Misc: 65° cone angle
RollingDroneAvatar Stagger and DmgImpactSmall64 Knockback on hit
100% dmg redirection cap
+1 melee combo per melee attack or dagger hit via spread

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PolarizeModx256 Polarize130xWhite
3
EnergyOrb75
Polarize

Emit an energy pulse that depletes enemy shields and armor as it restores ally shields. Debris left over from the pulse becomes Polarize Shards. Nearby Polarize Shards orbit Mag and cut enemies, inflicting bleed status.


Introduced in Vanilla (2012-10-25)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:250 / 300 / 350 / 400 (DmgTrueSmall64 True damage and shield restoration)
1x / 1.5x / 2x / 2.5x (explosion damage multiplier as DmgMagneticSmall64 Magnetic damage)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:5 s (pulse travel time)
AbilityRangeBuff Range:8 m (initial pulse radius)

Misc: 5.9 m/s (pulse travel speed)
3 m (Shard pickup radius)
1 m (Shard damage radius)

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ReaveModx256 Reave130xWhite
3
EnergyOrb50
Reave

Dash through enemies as a wall of Sentient energy, leeching shields and health from any encountered, enhanced for thralls.


Introduced in Update 23.5 (2018-08-24)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:2 / 4 / 6 / 8 % (hitpoints drain/restore)
10 / 20 / 30 / 40 % (thrall hitpoints drain/restore)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:0.25 / 0.5 / 0.75 / 1 s (duration)
AbilityRangeBuff Range:3 / 4 / 5 / 6 m (current width)

Misc: 25 m/s (travel speed)
100 % (status effects transfer)
1 (Mesmer Skin ally buff charge)

Subsumable to Helminth
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SowModx256 Sow130xWhite
2
EnergyOrb50
Sow

Plant a death seed in nearby targets to drain their lifeforce. Reap what has been sown to detonate afflicted enemies, dealing a percentage of their health as radial damage. The souls of the dead fill the Death Well.


Introduced in Update 30.0 (2021-04-13)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:100 / 150 / 200 / 250 (DmgTrueSmall64 True damage per second)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:5 / 8 / 11 / 10 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:10 / 12 / 14 / 16 m

Misc: 100 - 25 % (damage falloff)
25% (enemy health done as DmgBlastSmall64 Blast)
4 m (radial damage range)
5 % (Death Well gain per enemy)

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EnergyVampireModx256 EnergyVampire130xWhite
2
EnergyOrb50
Energy Vampire

Allies will gain energy over time when enemies are marked with Energy Vampire.


Introduced in Update 4 (2012-11-02)

AbilityStrengthBuff Strength:15 / 17 / 20 / 25 (energy restored per pulse)
6.25% (damage percentage)
≥25% (damage health threshold)
AbilityDurationBuff Duration:5 / 6 / 7 / 9 s
AbilityRangeBuff Range:100 m (cast range)
15 / 17 / 20 / 25 m (pulse radius)

Misc: 4 (number of pulses)
5 (min DmgTrueSmall64 True damage)
1 (max target limit)

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Notes[]

  • 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.


  1. "Shards within 3m of Mag now orbit her, inflicting the Slash or Puncture Status Effect to nearby enemies." - Update 32.0
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