Monster Weaknesses

I've been wondering this for a while and has recently been brought up by lansid_drakken in the gw.wiki section of this forum. I was thinking of creating a list of weakness here.



Afflicted - None i think -_- (so use sundering) - all elemental dmg is the same
Wardens - same as above
Giants - Fire
Undead - Fire/Holy
Ice Golem - Fire
Plants - Fire
Gargoyles - Cold
Devourers - Cold

Wouldn't that be depending on the boss class? for instance, warrior bosses are weak to elemental damage just like warriors are? and ranger bosses have + armor against elemental. fire eles woudl be weak against all but fire damage.. and.. I dunno... I honestly haven't tested this.

Well im guessing afflicted is weak against holy damage. Also heard somewhere avicara are weak against shocking. Also guessing oni are weak against holy dmg. Pretty sure stone enemies in the forest are weak against water.

That's not quite what he means. Yes, ranger PvE enemies have added armor against elemental damage and warriors have added armor against physical as well as a high base AL.
However, certain damage is known to cause double damage against certain types of enemies (in chapter 1 and chapter 2). Try using a fire spell/sword against a plant type monster or a icy monster and you'll see you do much more damage then against say, a troll at the same level.

well u can still tell even if one has mroe armor if u use all the attacks and see the dmg output

the only thing with mad weakness is undead vs holy.. that i know of... and the obvious -> ice golems vs fire is a given. unless you've never went outside?

Undead are pretty weak against Fire dmg too I've noticed, not as much as Fire vs plants, mind you.

Everybody knows about Fire Imps and Titans are weak against water. I found a type of Warden which its weak against water too but I dont remember which one.


Dunno but it looks like Blessed Griffons are weak against Lightning too.

I think all bird type enemies are weak against lightning. Also, I think wardens are weak against fire.

Gargoyles and Devourers take heavy damage from cold. (I one-shotted 3 Devourers with a single level 10 Death Swarm )

Charr are weak against water too (Hate so much)

Just a thought about the thread above

If stone monsters takes hvy dmg against waters, did the guardians temple and Stone Golems in Arborstone have the same thing?

Edit
You forget Titan and Fire Imps in your list, Unknown1

Charr are weak against water? I always thought they'd be weak to fire since there flesh and fur.

Well, think about the Charr. They are fire based, fire worshipping creatures All of their elementals are fire ele's, the brought the searing to ascalon, and they worship the titans.

Stone Summit have a real aversion to shocking, as do Tengu/Avicara. The exceptions being rangers, but the tradeoff on extra damage on the Summit Carvers and casters outweighs the reduced damage to the rangers.
Ettins to fire.
Trolls to fire as well. They aslo have a strong resistance to slashing damage.

I realized when I brought my Ritualist to LA that the undead creatures (dont remember the names, you know the ones in the swamp ) are VERY vulnerable to lightning. Did 195 dmg on one with Gaze from Beyond.

Yeah, I can confirm this, I used to farm them when fur squares were worth something. Doesn't matter now, but go to Nolani Academy, setup EoE, open gate, wait til' about 6-7 warriors rush you, use Frozen Burst at top Water level, and rinse and repeat.

Wind Riders are vunerable to lightning damage. Was doing Aurora Glade mission and I used lightning strike and it halved their health in one shot.

I'm pretty sure they aren't vulnerable to lightning. I think you just hit a guy who was using Frenzy.

That undead beast creature look (I call them bone dogs) use frenzy. Kappa are weak against Critical Hit.... and IW

I find that believable, seeing as how they're birds and.. poor birds. :'(

Thats what you get for messing with teh uber SHOCKING PLASMA BLADE!