Lightning Strikes

[AeonsLegend]

hi, I haven't played monk in a while so I thought I'd give it a swing. When I activate Swift Strikes with Lightning Strikes the lighting damage is not applied. I also have turning wheel and burn damage is usually applied, but not when I only have 1 wound it seems.

 

Is monk broken now?

 

Sad....

Edited February 9, 2018 by AeonsLegend

[AeonsLegend]

Hm, seems there is a damage threshold for the extra damage from turning wheel and lightning strikes to apply maybe? There is no MIN damage for this extra damage. If the base damage (from a graze with low damage ie. 6 damage) is too low then the resulting calculation for extra damage is too low to be applied? 

 

I saw the extra damage applied on a hit over 10 damage after DR.

 

Or is the damage application dependent on the type of enemy?

Edited February 9, 2018 by AeonsLegend

[Boeroer]

No bug. Lashes don't have MIN damage and don't profit from DR bypass like Vulnerable Attack. So if your initial damage roll is too low you lash will get eaten up by enemies' DR.

 

Lashes only have to overcome 1/4th of DR by the way.

 

Things like Heart of the Storm will raise a 25% lash to 30% which helps.

 

A 5% lash from Turning Wheel will most likely never come through while a 50% lash (60% with Scion of Flame) is pretty powerful.

 

Also have a look here:

https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/95974-i-cant-understand-lash-dmg-and-dmg-as-typedmg-on-weapons/?do=findComment&comment=1976105

Edited February 9, 2018 by Boeroer