Conversion

Not to be confused with Damage taken as.

Damage conversion is a mechanic that changes the damage type of a hit into another damage type. Damage conversions do not apply to damage over time.

Mechanics

Damage conversion changes the damage types of a hit. It can occur in two forms:

• #% of [Damage Type] Converted to [Damage Type]
• Gain #% of [Damage Type] as Extra [Damage Type]

The difference between these forms is the effect they have on the source damage: Converted to removes the damage from the source type, while Gain as Extra leaves it intact.

Conversion is calculated after combining any sources of additional damage to base damage but before any damage modifiers (e.g. increased or more damage).

Damage can be converted from any damage type to any other damage type, with no restrictions on order. This differs from the corresponding mechanic in Path of Exile 1, which had a strict order of damage conversion.

Converted damage does not retain its original damage type; only the final damage type is used for scaling. For example, if a percentage of physical damage is converted to fire damage, the converted fire damage no longer scales with #% increased physical damage.

All sources of conversion apply simultaneously; damage cannot be converted more than once, preventing a loop.

Gained as extra

Because conversion cannot be recursive, it is possible to gain a percentage of a certain damage type as extra damage of the same damage type.

For example, Gain 20% of Damage as extra Fire Damage simply causes base damage of 50 phys, 50 fire to become 50 phys, 70 fire.

Overconversion

Skill conversion takes priority, including conversion from skills, support gems, or skill-specific stats or modifiers. Other sources of conversion, such as items or passives, apply afterward. If Converted to modifiers exceed a sum of 100% conversion from any source damage type, the modifiers will be scaled down to equal 100%.

For example:

• 100% phys to fire skill conversion, 50% phys to cold item modifier: 100 phys → 0 phys, 100 fire, 0 cold
• 75% phys to cold item modifier, 75% phys to lightning item modifier: 100 phys → 0 phys, 50 cold, 50 lightning

Sources

Skills

Converted to

Main page: List of skill gems converting damage

List of skill gems converting damage

Gained as extra

Main page: List of skill gems adding a percentage of base damage

List of skill gems adding a percentage of base damage

Passive skills

The following passives convert damage or add damage as another type