Physical damage

Physical damage is any type of damage that relies on physical impact. In Guild Wars, this refers specifically to three types of damage: Blunt damage, Slashing damage and Piercing damage.

These types of damage are caused by Axes, Hammers, Swords, Arrows, Daggers, and Necromancer Minions.

Absorption effects are a way of mitigating health loss from physical damage.

Related Skills

 * Greater Conflagration converts physical damage to fire damage.
 * Symbiotic Bond redirects physical damage from your animal companion to you
 * Winnowing does extra damage whenever a creature takes physical damage.
 * Essence Bond grants the caster energy whenever a target ally takes physical damage.
 * Barbs does extra damage whenever a target foe takes physical damage.
 * Mark of Pain does extra damage to adjacent foes whenever a target foe takes physical damage.
 * Order of Pain does extra damage whenever a party member deals physical damage.
 * Order of the Vampire causes health steal whenever a party member deals physical damage.
 * Weaken Armor reduces a foe's armor against physical damage.
 * Elemental Resistance reduces caster armor against physical damage.
 * Physical Resistance increases caster armor against physical damage.
 * Armor of Frost increases caster armor against physical damage.
 * Grasping Earth increases foes' armor against physical damage.

Known creatures with resistances to physical damage
Jade Armor, Jade Bow, Ice Golem, Siege Ice Golem, Crystal Spider, Crystal Guardian, Brrrl, Frost Golem, Tower Golem