Elements

Four elements, each with its own effect. Every enemy is weak to one and resists another, so the right element makes a fight much shorter.

FireFire sets enemies alight for extra damage over time, and the most common enemies in the horde are weak to it.FrostFrost slows enemies by half. It turns the fastest threats into easy targets and buys the squad breathing room.ShockShock stuns enemies for a moment, and it’s the element every boss is weak to.ToxicToxic corrodes enemies so they take extra damage from every source, not just the toxic hit, which makes it the squad’s damage multiplier.

What each element does

Element	Effect
Fire	Sets enemies ablaze for 40% of the hit as extra damage over 2s.
Frost	Chills enemies, slowing them by half for 2s.
Shock	Jolts enemies, stunning them for 0.4s.
Toxic	Corrodes enemies so they take 25% more damage for 3s.

Weakness chart

Damage taken from each element (green: weak, red: resists).

Enemy	Fire	Frost	Shock	Toxic
Grunt	150%	100%	100%	50%
Runner	100%	150%	75%	100%
Spitter	50%	100%	150%	100%
Brute	100%	50%	100%	150%
Bloater	150%	75%	100%	100%
Shieldbearer	100%	100%	150%	60%
Sniper	100%	150%	60%	100%
Broodmother	150%	100%	70%	100%
Splitter	75%	100%	100%	150%
Mender	100%	70%	100%	150%
Bosses	60%	60%	125%	100%

Elemental guns

These guns have an element built in; any other gun can get one with the Elemental Core upgrade. The Arcanist’s Empower makes every shot trigger its element.

Resisting elements

The Hazard Suit has fire, shock and toxic resistance built in.
Every suit can take Fire Lining, Insulation and Hazmat Filters upgrades.
The Hardened elite skill adds resistance to all three.

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