Acid Burst the missing Weapon type?

[Xanstrollinoax]

I see flaming, icy and whole bunch of burst weapons but has anyone seen an Acid burst other than the Iron Cleaver from Stormcleave?

[Ziggy]

devs gave us an answer a LONG time ago. Since acid is one of the best elements to have(since its hard to have a natural resistance to it) they did not create a burst for acid except for that 1 named item.

[DemonMage]

Why shocking burst then? Shock/Acid are the more rare types of resistance, but at the same time you can't exploit elemental weakness with them really.

Conversely Fire/Ice are pretty commonly resisted, but can also be used to exploit a mobs elemental weakness.

[Conejo]

Fire/Ice/Electricity are the most common types of resistances.
creatures can even be naturally resistant, aside from just preparing spells.

Acid and Sonic are the rare ones.

[DemonMage]

Ahh yeah, true, sonic is definitely more rarely resisted, always forget about it. Since there's no normal damage weapon of it's type, and not too many damage spells for it.

[ArkoHighStar]

Ahh yeah, true, sonic is definitely more rarely resisted, always forget about it. Since there's no normal damage weapon of it's type, and not too many damage spells for it.

Sonic on random items usually applies only to a crit(thundering), so it is even rarer than acid which appears in the non burst form on many weapons.

[Tanka]

Correct. Windlasher (Crucible) and Whirlwind (Desert chests) are the only on-hit Sonic effects on melee weapons (the Screaming Amythest Arrows from Threnal as well). Thundering is only an on-crit effect.

[DemonMage]

Hence no normal damage of it's type, only crit types. Thundering weapons are pretty meh, even if it's not resisted much. Might as well get an acid.

[Kynn]

What abut force? I have a weapon that specifically does force damage, i think it even gets though DR...

[DemonMage]

Force is only on one weapon that I know of, the Greenblade Kukri. It's generally considered the ultimate unresistable damage type, but is only found with a few lower powered spells (that are useful due to their never miss, never resist qualities).

[Tanka]

What abut force? I have a weapon that specifically does force damage, i think it even gets though DR...

I recall there being a Force weapon besides the Greenblade. I may be wrong on that.

There are no Resist: Force spells in the game. Shield does not stop it.

However, IIRC, Iron Golems and Iron Dogs are immune to it. Aside from that, no creature resists force damage (except from MM/FM, which is negated by Shield/Nightshield).

[DemonMage]

Ahh, so there is another weapon now.

Maul of Might - +2 Maul, 1d6 Force dmg/hit

[Gimpster]

devs gave us an answer a LONG time ago. Since acid is one of the best elements to have

The bigger part of the reason is that since the Dungeon Master's Guide doesn't have Acid Burst in the random treasure lists, neither does DDO.

[Tanka]

Ahh, so there is another weapon now.

Maul of Might - +2 Maul, 1d6 Force dmg/hit

I actually haven't seen that in ages. I can't even be certain it still drops. Force damage is incredibly, incredibly powerful, and should be more rare than Acid Burst (which it seems to be now, and is a very good thing).

[Pwesiela]

I actually haven't seen that in ages. I can't even be certain it still drops. Force damage is incredibly, incredibly powerful, and should be more rare than Acid Burst (which it seems to be now, and is a very good thing).

Last time I saw that maul drop was back when I was level 4 the first time. Now it's Mwetida's toy

[Kynn]

"Maul of Might - +2 Maul, 1d6 Force dmg/hit"

Thats it, and I picked it up within the last few months(3 max, but thinking 2). The ML is low on it too.

Kynn

[Vanda]

The bigger part of the reason is that since the Dungeon Master's Guide doesn't have Acid Burst in the random treasure lists, neither does DDO.

Its in the Magic Item Compendium. Some of the new stuff like Transumuting is from there as well (well originally I don't know, but its all in one neat book now)

[Kire]

"Maul of Might - +2 Maul, 1d6 Force dmg/hit"

Thats it, and I picked it up within the last few months(3 max, but thinking 2). The ML is low on it too.

Kynn

anyone knwo where ti drops?

[Morgoth_the_Enemy]

nm

[Bloodmech]

No holy burst in PnP list eather...thair in DDO