Elemental damage and hit locations - Guild Wars Forums

Cataclysm2000 · Jul 28, 2009, 06:31 AM // 06:31

Physical attacks have a certain chance to hit a certain part of the body, 3/8 to hit the chest, 2/8 to the legs, and 1/8 to the hands, head and feet. After using the calculator here on the Guru I figured it would be a good idea to upgrade my Dreadnought's Insignia to a Sentinel's Insignia. Before I do though I want to know if elemental damage from magical sources follows the rules for hit chances or always hits a certain part of the body. Does anybody know?

Desert Rose · Jul 28, 2009, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Yes, any kind of armor dependent damage have a chance to hit a certain body part.
Rumors like meteor always hits the head or AoE-skills like firestorm always hits the chest are wrong.

Ben-A-BoO · Jul 28, 2009, 12:18 PM // 12:18

Another (old) rumor that was around for a while was that spells never hit the "gloves" or "hands" (see unofficial wiki discussion on hit research for reference).

New research suggests that this is no longer in line with current game mechanics (see unofficial wiki discussion on New research about Hit Locations)

Jul 28, 2009, 06:31 AM // 06:31	#1
Cataclysm2000 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: W/Mo	Elemental damage and hit locations Physical attacks have a certain chance to hit a certain part of the body, 3/8 to hit the chest, 2/8 to the legs, and 1/8 to the hands, head and feet. After using the calculator here on the Guru I figured it would be a good idea to upgrade my Dreadnought's Insignia to a Sentinel's Insignia. Before I do though I want to know if elemental damage from magical sources follows the rules for hit chances or always hits a certain part of the body. Does anybody know?

Jul 28, 2009, 12:18 PM // 12:18	#3
Ben-A-BoO Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Europe	Another (old) rumor that was around for a while was that spells never hit the "gloves" or "hands" (see unofficial wiki discussion on hit research for reference). New research suggests that this is no longer in line with current game mechanics (see unofficial wiki discussion on New research about Hit Locations) Last edited by Ben-A-BoO; Jul 28, 2009 at 12:21 PM // 12:21.. Reason: included second link

Jul 28, 2009, 10:04 AM // 10:04	#2
Desert Rose Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2007	Yes, any kind of armor dependent damage have a chance to hit a certain body part. Rumors like meteor always hits the head or AoE-skills like firestorm always hits the chest are wrong.