Damage Types/Decay

Decay is one of the six primary damage types in Outward, and is commonly associated with poison, and corruption. The inverse element to decay is Lightning.

Decay Skills

The following skills or skill combinations specifically relate to the Decay element.

• Alchemical Experiment
• Battle Rhythm
• Blood Bullet
• Blood Sigil
• Blood Tendrils
• Blood Turret
• Brains
• Call to Elements
• Curse Hex
• Elatt's Intervention
• Exalted
• Flamethrower
• Garg
• Gift of Blood
• Gong Strike
• Great Runic Blade (with Runic Prefix, sword comes imbued with Greater Decay Imbue)
• Infuse Blood
• Lockwell's Revelation
• Master of Motion
• Possessed (skill)
• Purified
• Runic Detonation (with Runic Prefix)
• Runic Protection (with Runic Prefix)
• Runic Trap (with Runic Prefix)
• Rupture
• Sacred Fumes
• Spiritual Communion
• Torment
• Weather Tolerance

Decay Effects

• Blood Bullet Imbue
• Corrupted
• Sleep: Corruption Totemic Lodge
• Craze
• Curse
• Decay Shield Imbue
• Defiled
• Elemental Immunity
• Elemental Resistance
• Elemental Vulnerability
• Extreme Poison
• Greater Decay Imbue
• Greater Poison Imbue
• Infuse Blood (Imbue)
• Kill Streak
• Marsh High Poison
• Marsh Poison
• Plague
• Poison Imbue
• Poison
• Possessed
• Sapped
• Shimmer
• Sleep: Harmattan
• Sulphur Poisoning
• Weather Defense

Enemies

Some notable decay-related enemies include:

• Plague Doctor
• Blade Dancer
• Jade-Lich Acolyte
• Hive
• Scourge
• Troglodytes
• Arcane Elemental (Decay)

Decay Enchantments

• Chaos and Creativity
• Forbidden Knowledge
• Formless Material
• Humiliation
• Irrepressible Anger
• Midnight Dance
• Rot
• Sanguine Flame
• Scourge's Outbreak
• Spirit of Harmattan

Items

Weapons

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Icon	Name	Damage		Resist		Speed	Damage Bonus%		Weight	Effects	Class
	Assassin Claymore	24  8	33	–	6.6	1.0	–	–	4.0	Slow Down Bleeding	2H Sword
	Assassin Sword	18.25  6.25	19	–	4.2	1.0	–	–	2.0	Slow Down Bleeding	1H Sword
	Astral Bow	35	20	–	3.22	1.0	10%  10%  10%  10%  10%	–	3.0	Scorched Curse	Bow
	Astral Claymore	36  9	15	–	7.7	1.2	7%  7%	–	6.0	Haunted Scorched	2H Sword
	Astral Dagger	32  8	10	–	–	1.0	7%  7%	–	1.0	Haunted Scorched	Dagger
	Astral Greataxe	38.4  9.6	15	–	7.7	1.2	7%  7%	–	5.0	Scorched Chill	2H Axe
	Astral Greatmace	37.6  9.4	15	–	7.7	1.2	7%  7%	–	5.0	Doomed Haunted	2H Mace
	Astral Knuckles	26.4  6.6	11	–	2.8	1.2	7%  7%	–	2.0	Scorched Haunted	2H Gauntlet
	Astral Mace	32.8  8.2	10	–	5.6	1.2	7%  7%	–	3.0	Chill Doomed	1H Mace
	Astral Pistol	72  18	10	–	–	1.0	7%  7%	–	1.0	Scorched Chill	Pistol
	Astral Spear	37.6  9.4	15	–	6.3	1.2	7%  7%	–	3.0	Doomed Chill	Spear
	Butcher Cleaver	13.7  13.7  13.7	33	–	5.6	1.0	–	–	8.0	–	1H Axe
	Distorted Experiment	7.2  7.2  7.2  7.2  7.2	45	–	–	1.0	–	–	0.1	-10% Status Resistance	Chakram
	Ghost Reaper	24  24	50	–	3	0.9	–	-15%	7.0	Haunted	Halberd
	Horror Axe	30.75  10.25	29	–	5.6	1.0	–	–	4.0	Extreme Poison	1H Axe
	Horror Chakram	34.5  11.5	45	–	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	Extreme Poison	Chakram
	Horror Fists	30  10	17	–	2.8	1.0	–	–	3.0	Extreme Poison	2H Gauntlet
	Horror Greataxe	40.5  13.5	43	–	7.7	1.0	–	–	6.0	Extreme Poison	2H Axe
	Horror Greatmace	37.5  12.5	56	–	7.7	1.0	–	–	7.0	Extreme Poison	2H Mace
	Horror Greatsword	39  13	47	–	7.7	1.0	–	–	6.0	Extreme Poison	2H Sword
	Horror Halberd	34.5  11.5	49	–	7	1.0	–	–	6.0	Extreme Poison	Halberd
	Horror Mace	36  12	45	–	5.6	1.0	–	–	5.0	Extreme Poison	1H Mace
	Horror Pistol	60  25	45	–	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	Extreme Poison	Pistol
	Horror Shield	10.2  23.8	56	18%	–	1.0	–	–	6.0	Extreme Poison	Shield
	Horror Spear	39  13	31	–	5.6	1.0	–	–	5.0	Extreme Poison	Spear
	Horror Sword	29.25  9.75	27	–	4.9	1.0	–	–	4.0	Extreme Poison	1H Sword
	Jade Scimitar	12.5  12.5	21	–	4.375	1.1	–	-10%	3.0	–	1H Sword
	Jade-Lich Mace	21.75  7.25	32	–	4.8	1.0	–	-10%	6.0	–	1H Mace
	Jade-Lich Staff	12  12	41	–	6.5	1.0	20%	-20%	6.0	–	Staff
	Manticore Dagger	30  10	44	–	–	1.0	–	–	1.0	Extreme Poison	Dagger
	Manticore Greatmace	24.5  24.5	60	–	7.7	1.1	–	–	5.0	Extreme Poison	2H Mace
	Mushroom Shield	8.4  5.6	33	10%	–	1.0	–	–	3.0	Poisoned	Shield
	Pathfinder Claymore	9.75  29.25	39	–	7.2	0.9	–	–	6.0	Elemental Vulnerability	2H Sword
	Rusted Spear	22.8  15.2	24	–	5.2	1.0	–	–	5.0	–	Spear
	Scepter of the Cruel Priest	55	28	–	5.6	0.9	13%	–	5.0	–	1H Mace
	Sealed Mace	21  14	28	–	5.2	0.9	–	–	5.0	–	1H Mace
	Shriek	35  35	33	–	5.6	1.0	–	–	5.0	Plague Poisoned	Spear
	Spore Shield	8.4  5.6	37	12%	–	1.0	–	–	3.0	Extreme Poison	Shield
	Worldedge Greataxe	24.5  24.5	48	–	6.7	1.1	–	–	6.0	–	2H Axe

Armors

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Icon	Name	Resistances					Damage Bonus%								Pouch Bonus	Weight	Class
	Arcane Robe	10%  20%  20%  20%	4%	–	–	–	10%	–	6	–	-15%	–	5%	–	–	4.0	Body Armor
	Ash Armor	13%  30%	8%	–	–	–	–	14	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	8.0	Body Armor
	Ash Boots	7%  20%	5%	–	–	–	–	7	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.0	Boots
	Ash-Filter Mask	7%  20%	5%	–	–	–	–	7	7	–	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	Helmets
	Blue Sand Armor	20%  20%  20%	19%	3	–	–	–	-10	–	6%	–	–	–	-6%	–	15.0	Body Armor
	Caged Armor Boots	20%  5%  5%	13%	2	–	–	–	–	–	5%	–	–	–	10%	–	12.0	Boots
	Caged Armor Chestplate	28%  10%  10%	23%	3	–	–	–	–	–	8%	–	–	–	5%	–	18.0	Body Armor
	Caged Armor Helm	20%  5%  5%	13%	2	–	–	–	–	–	5%	30%	–	–	5%	–	8.0	Helmets
	Elite Hood	13%  30%	9%	1	–	–	–	8	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	Helmets
	Entomber Armor	21%  30%  30%	14%	–	–	–	–	16	–	-5%	–	–	–	5%	–	7.0	Body Armor
	Entomber Boots	12%  15%  15%	10%	–	–	–	–	7	–	-5%	–	–	–	5%	–	3.0	Boots
	Entomber Hat	12%  15%  15%	10%	–	–	–	–	7	–	-5%	–	–	–	5%	–	2.0	Helmets
	GoulgGalog!	15%  60%	0%	–	–	–	100%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	1.0	Helmets
	Horror Armor	28%  -5%	23%	3	–	–	20%	–	–	6%	–	-5%	–	-6%	–	18.0	Body Armor
	Horror Greaves	20%  -5%	13%	2	–	–	10%	–	–	4%	–	-5%	–	-4%	–	12.0	Boots
	Horror Helm	20%  -5%	13%	2	–	–	10%	–	–	4%	30%	-5%	–	-4%	–	8.0	Helmets
	Jade Acolyte Boots	6%  10%  -10%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	2.0	Boots
	Jade Acolyte Cowl	6%  10%  -10%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	1.0	Helmets
	Jade Acolyte Robes	12%  20%  -20%	4%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	4.0	Body Armor
	Jade-Lich Boots	9%  20%  -10%	3%	–	–	–	10%	–	–	–	-15%	–	–	–	–	2.0	Boots
	Jade-Lich Mask	7%  30%  -20%	10%	–	–	–	10%	–	–	–	-25%	–	–	–	–	3.0	Helmets
	Jade-Lich Robes	15%  20%  -10%	5%	–	–	–	15%  10%	–	–	–	-15%	–	–	–	–	4.0	Body Armor
	Master Kazite Armor	21%  10%	17%	3	–	–	–	–	–	-4%	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	Body Armor
	Master Kazite Boots	12%  5%	12%	1	–	–	–	–	–	-6%	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	Boots
	Master Kazite Cat Mask	12%  5%	12%	1	–	–	–	–	–	-6%	10%	–	8%	–	–	3.0	Helmets
	Master Kazite Mask	12%  5%	12%	1	–	–	–	–	–	-16%	10%	–	–	–	–	3.0	Helmets
	Master Kazite Oni Mask	12%  5%	12%	1	–	–	10%	–	–	-6%	10%	–	–	–	–	3.0	Helmets
	Noble Clothes	9%  20%  20%  10%	5%	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	-10%	–	–	5%	–	4.0	Body Armor
	Noble Mask	4%  20%  10%  10%	3%	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	-5%	–	–	–	–	1.0	Helmets
	Noble Shoes	4%  10%  10%  20%	3%	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	-5%	–	–	10%	–	2.0	Boots
	Novice Hat	3%  25%  25%  25%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-5%	10%	–	–	–	1.0	Helmets
	Novice Robe	6%  25%  25%  25%	4%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-5%	15%	–	–	–	4.0	Body Armor
	Palladium Armor	26%  30%	20%	3	–	–	–	-10	–	4%	–	–	–	-4%	–	22.0	Body Armor
	Palladium Boots	18%  15%	12%	2	–	–	–	–	–	2%	–	–	–	-3%	–	15.0	Boots
	Palladium Helm	18%  15%	12%	2	–	–	–	–	–	2%	30%	–	–	-3%	–	11.0	Helmets
	Pathfinder Armor	20%  15%	12%	2	–	–	–	12	12	3%	–	–	–	-3%	–	12.0	Body Armor
	Pathfinder Boots	13%  15%	7%	1	–	–	–	6	6	2%	–	–	–	-2%	–	8.0	Boots
	Pathfinder Mask	13%  15%	7%	1	–	–	–	6	6	2%	15%	–	–	-2%	–	5.0	Helmets
	Red Wide Hat	8%	6%	–	–	–	10%  10%	10	–	-5%	-20%	–	–	–	–	1.0	Helmets
	Rust Lich Armor	22%	16%	2	–	–	-30%  25%  25%	–	–	3%	-15%	–	–	-3%	–	12.0	Body Armor
	Scaled Leather Attire	15%  10%	13%	–	–	–	15%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	9.0	Body Armor
	Scaled Leather Boots	8%  5%	11%	–	–	–	7%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5.0	Boots
	Scaled Leather Hat	8%  5%	11%	–	–	–	7%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4.0	Helmets
	Scarlet Robes	10%	5%	–	–	-15%	15%  15%  15%	–	–	–	-20%	–	–	–	–	4.0	Body Armor
	Silver Armor	19%  30%	13%	2	2	–	–	–	–	3%	–	–	–	-3%	–	12.0	Body Armor
	Silver Boots	13%  15%	8%	1	1	–	–	–	–	2%	–	–	–	-2%	–	8.0	Boots
	Silver Helm	13%  15%	8%	1	1	–	–	–	–	2%	15%	–	–	-2%	–	5.0	Helmets
	Squire Headband	13%  15%  15%	11%	–	–	–	–	–	–	-15%	–	–	–	5%	–	3.0	Helmets
	Tenebrous Armor	17%  15%  15%  15%	10%	–	–	–	10%  5%	–	10	–	-10%	8%	–	–	–	7.0	Body Armor
	Tenebrous Boots	9%  7%  7%  7%	7%	–	–	–	5%  10%	–	5	–	-10%	3%	–	–	–	3.0	Boots
	Tenebrous Helm	9%  7%  7%  7%	7%	–	–	–	5%  10%	–	5	–	-10%	4%	–	–	–	2.0	Helmets
	Tuanosaur Mask	10%  20%	5%	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	–	4.0	Helmets
	White Arcane Robe	14%  20%  20%  20%	4%	–	–	–	5%  5%  5%	–	6	–	-15%	–	10%	–	–	4.0	Body Armor
	White Priest Boots	7%  20%  20%  20%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	2.0	Boots
	White Priest Hood	8%  20%  20%  20%	3%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	15%	–	–	–	1.0	Helmets
	White Priest Mitre	20%  20%  20%	–	–	–	–	8%  8%  8%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2.0	Helmets
	White Priest Robes	15%  20%  20%  20%	5%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-10%	–	–	–	–	4.0	Body Armor

See Also

• Damage
• Elements