Element

An element is an attribute that is assigned to either a creature or to a damaging ability. Whenever a damaging ability with a certain element hits a creature with a certain element, the elements can affect the damage that is dealt to the creature.

Instead of having an elemental attribute, both spells and creatures can have a Non-Elemental attribute as well. If an attack has the Non-Elemental attribute, or the target has the Non-Elemental attribute, elemental modifiers do not apply to that attack's damage calculation.

Wu Xing[]

The elements in DOMO are the Wu Xing of Chinese tradition. However, as of Necromancer, two new elements were added via Yin and Yang.

Metal, also associated with snow, ice, and autumn
Wood, also associated with wind, air, and spring
Earth, also associated with mountains, earthquakes, and late summer
Water, also associated with rain, flows, and winter
Fire, also associated with heat, light, and summer

The cycle of destruction[]

Elements — Click for a larger version of this image.

Most monsters have an element, and because of this, they have a weakness against a different element, as determined by the Wu Xing cycle of destruction.

Metal chops Wood
Wood parts Earth
Earth dams Water
Water douses Fire
Fire melts Metal
Yin balances Yang
Yang balances Yin

For example, this means if you attack a Wood monster with Metal element, you will inflict more damage.

Elemental can also have a resistance to another element, as determined by the cycle of destruction in the reverse direction. For example, if you attack a Metal monster with Wood element, your damage will be decreased.

In the case of Yin and Yang, Yin attack will do more damage against Yang defense, and vise versa. There is currently a bug where this is not the case in PvP.

The cycle of creation[]

While element boosting, based on the Wu Xing cycle of creation, existed in the P2P version of DoMO, its only existence in the F2P version is in question form for the Level 30 Shaman Life Quest and in puzzle form for Hermione's quest.

Formulas[]

For more about damage calculation, see Damage.

The value of element attack and element defense is 1% per point.

Element Bonus Formula[]

The formula takes the sum of the user's element attack and the target's element defense. If the sum goes above 100 (100% bonus), then the game takes the difference of the sum and 100 and reduces it by 60%. The final result occurs once 100 is added back in.

bonus = (user's Elemental Attack + target's Element Defense)
if bonus > 100, then
(bonus - 100) * 0.4 + 100

Element Penalty Formula[]

The elemental penalty multiplier is floored at 20% of the original damage, or 0.2 in this formula. Therefore, 80 element defense is sufficient enough to minimize elemental damage, or if the opponent has 80 element attack. Obtaining more than 80 element defense would only make the enemy hit you harder with the advantageous element.

1 - (user's Elemental Attack / 100) - (target's Elemental Defense / 100)

Element Synergy Mechanics[]

The highest elemental attack and defense values are used for element bonuses & penalties. If you had 100 Earth attack and 60 Metal attack, only the Earth attack applies. The same can be said with 150 Earth defense and 90 Fire defense; only the 150 Earth defense would apply. This number will be colored black while the rest of the stats will be grayed out. In the event where elemental values are tied, it will prioritize Metal, then Wood, then Earth, then Water. Therefore, Fire can never be the primary element when elemental values are tied.

Normal attacks and physical skills all use your highest elemental attack.

Magic skills use their own element attack values. If a magical skill and your highest elemental attack match, the magical skill will get boosted. For example, using a normal Fiery Cloud Wand with Heatstroke Hex will boost its Fire power from 50 to 90. Non-elemental magic attacks stay non-elemental.

Element Values of Magic Skills and Monsters[]

The elemental skills in Fencer's Elemental Attacks, Dancer's Different Dances, Shaman's Seasonal Magic, Sorcerer's Spells of The Five Elements, and Wizard's Explosive Runes all have an elemental attack of 50.

Wizard's Scorching Scroll, Lightning Runes, Toppling Tremor, Acid Rain Scroll, Secret Charm of Searing Flame, and Secret Charm of Thorns have 25. Secret Charm of Rolling Thunder has 30.

All other magical skills have an elemental attack of 0, therefore being non-elemental.

Monsters usually have an elemental value of 1 in both attack and defense unless changed in some way. Bosses in D-typed Arena matches seem to have higher elemental values than 30.

Altering Elemental Values[]

Besides equipment, there are various items and skills that can alter yours and even enemies' elemental values. However, between each skill category, only one element can be active at a time. There are even further restrictions with asterisked (*) abilities.

Abilities that increase Elemental Attack are:

Self-buff:

Team-buff:

Abilities that increase Elemental Defense are:

Self-buff:

Team-buff:

Pet:

Enemy:

Items that increase Elemental Attack are:

Items that increase Elemental Defense are:

*Only one of these marked skills may be active at a time.
**Additionally, the debuff of the Seasonal Magic spells are ineffective against "important" boss monsters.

References[]

Wu Xing at Wikipedia