Shadow damage

Properties

 * Shadow damage is a damage type caused by some necromancer and assassin skills.
 * Skills that cause shadow damage ignore armor.
 * Weapons don't cause shadow damage. Necromancer staves and wands inflict dark damage or cold damage.

Related Skills
These skills cause shadow damage:
 * Palm Strike
 * Dark Aura causes shadow damage when sacrificing health.
 * Dark Pact
 * Deathly Chill causes shadow damage if foe's health is above 50%.
 * Defile Enchantments
 * Desecrate Enchantments
 * Feast of Corruption
 * Lifebane Strike
 * Mark of Pain causes shadow damage to adjacent foes whenever target takes physical damage.
 * Shadow Strike
 * Spiteful Spirit causes shadow damage whenever the target attacks or uses a skill.
 * Touch of Agony
 * Wallow's Bite

Effects of Shadow Damage on Creatures
The following creatures are known to be resistant to shadow damage:
 * Risen Ashen Hulk