Lightning damage appearing as fire damage? - Guild Wars Forums

WhiteAsIce · Jun 12, 2009, 08:31 AM // 08:31

I have this staff, it says it deals lightning damage, but when attacking, it looks like fire:

Is this normal? How do I tell if it actually deals lightning and not fire damage?

LicensedLuny · Jun 12, 2009, 08:41 AM // 08:41

You could cast Conjure Flame and see if you get bonus damage numbers. You could get a friend to scrimmage you; wand them while they try using Mantra of Flame and Mantra of Lightning and see which one gives them energy.

MisterB · Jun 12, 2009, 09:22 AM // 09:22

Put Mark of Rodgort and Iron Mist on your bar, and go play.

Gill Halendt · Jun 12, 2009, 09:57 AM // 09:57

I noticed a similar effect with some EoTN universal staff skins when tied to Energy Storage, such as the Onyx Staff.

The projectile emitted by the staff is purple and looks exactly like a Chaos damage orb, yet it deals elemental damage (Fire, in my case, tested with Mark of Rodgort)

Bob Slydell · Jun 12, 2009, 06:11 PM // 18:11

Theres a lot of old staves/wands from prophecies that have, I'm guessing, wrong animations that they never went back and fixed or realized, outdated and such..

Jun 12, 2009, 08:31 AM // 08:31	#1
WhiteAsIce Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2008 Profession: R/	Lightning damage appearing as fire damage? I have this staff, it says it deals lightning damage, but when attacking, it looks like fire: Is this normal? How do I tell if it actually deals lightning and not fire damage?

Jun 12, 2009, 08:41 AM // 08:41	#2
LicensedLuny Badly Influenced Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Buying Humps! (No kidding! Check my buy thread) Guild: Hello Kitty Krewe [HKK] Forever!-ish	You could cast Conjure Flame and see if you get bonus damage numbers. You could get a friend to scrimmage you; wand them while they try using Mantra of Flame and Mantra of Lightning and see which one gives them energy.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:22 AM // 09:22	#3
MisterB Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy Guild: [ban] Profession: W/	Put Mark of Rodgort and Iron Mist on your bar, and go play.

Jun 12, 2009, 09:57 AM // 09:57	#4
Gill Halendt Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2008	I noticed a similar effect with some EoTN universal staff skins when tied to Energy Storage, such as the Onyx Staff. The projectile emitted by the staff is purple and looks exactly like a Chaos damage orb, yet it deals elemental damage (Fire, in my case, tested with Mark of Rodgort)

Jun 12, 2009, 06:11 PM // 18:11	#5
Bob Slydell Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2007	Theres a lot of old staves/wands from prophecies that have, I'm guessing, wrong animations that they never went back and fixed or realized, outdated and such..