Penetration

Not to be confused with Penetrate.

Penetration is the ability for hits that do elemental damage to ignore a proportion of the target's resistance to a specific element. It comes in fire, cold, or lightning. A source that offers elemental penetration gives all three.

Mechanics

Penetration causes the specified amount to be subtracted from the target's corresponding resistance when determining the damage they take from a hit, to a minimum of 0% resistance. Since penetration only affects hits and applies to the target's defensive stats rather than your own offensive stats, it does not affect damage with ailments.

Related gems

Gem	Tier
Lightning Penetration	2
Cold Penetration	2
Fire Penetration	2

Related unique items

Item	Base item	Item class		Stats
Leopold's Applause	Embroidered Gloves	Gloves	51	(60–100)% increased Energy Shield +(60–100) to maximum Mana (10–15)% increased Rarity of Items found Damage Penetrates 10% Elemental Resistances Your Hits can Penetrate Elemental Resistances down to a minimum of -50%
The Pandemonius	Lapis Amulet	Amulet	52	+(10-15) to Intelligence+(20-30)% to Cold Resistance Damage Penetrates 75% Cold Resistance Blind Chilled enemies on Hit

Version history

Version	Changes
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.