Staff - Physical Damage or Spell Damage

Jimboo84
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When using Fire, Frost or Shock Staffs; is this calculated as Magic Damage or Physical Damage?
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  • Lifsteinn
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    Sorry all my information was outdated.
    Edited by Lifsteinn on April 15, 2015 2:29PM
  • LameoveR
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    Lifsteinn wrote: »
    The damage from Destruction Staves is calculated based on your Max Magicka and Weapon Damage.
    Light Attacks, Heavy Attacks and Skills.
    You are wrong. Destro/Resto staves skills based on your Max Magicka and Spell Damage.
    Light and Heavy attacks scaled of your weapon damage.

    EDIT:ALL magicka based skills scaled of Spell Damage and Max Magicka.
    ALL stamina based skills scaled of Weapon Damage and Max Stamina.
    ALL light, heavy and medium attacks scaled of Weapon Damage.

    So, if you see in tooltip Cost X Magicka - spell damage.
    Cost X Stamina - Weapon Damage.
    Edited by LameoveR on April 15, 2015 2:15PM
  • MissBizz
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    Lifsteinn wrote: »
    The damage from SKILLs of Destruction Staves is calculated based on your Max Magicka and Weapon Damage. And the Critical Chance is based on Spell Critical.
    The damage from LIGHT and HEAVY ATTACKs are calculated based on your Max Stamina and Weapon Damage. And the Critical Chance is based on Weapon Critical.

    At least this is what I understood from this:
    http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Stats

    Edit: Fixed the difference between Light Attacks, Heavy Attacks and Skills.

    It was that way BEFORE 1.6 though, hence why you are finding that information :)
    It now works like this though....
    •Synergy abilities now scale off your highest stats that are either stamina or magicka based.
    •Ultimates and Synergy abilities now always scale of your highest Critical Strike stat instead of just your Spell Critical Strike.
    •Abilities that cost magicka will now always scale off your magicka, spell damage, and spell critical strike stats.
    •Abilities that cost stamina will now always scale off your stamina, weapon damage, and weapon critical strike stats.

    Source (Patch Notes)

    I can't find anything on light/heavy attacks though.. :/
    Edited by MissBizz on April 15, 2015 2:19PM
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  • Lifsteinn
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    What about Light and Heavy Attacks?
  • xMovingTarget
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    Lifsteinn wrote: »
    What about Light and Heavy Attacks?

    Magicka and spell damage/crit
  • Jimboo84
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    As this explanation below I understand that Magicka based skills and Light/Heavy attacks with Staves are all under "Spell Damage"..? Correct?
    MissBizz wrote: »
    Lifsteinn wrote: »
    The damage from SKILLs of Destruction Staves is calculated based on your Max Magicka and Weapon Damage. And the Critical Chance is based on Spell Critical.
    The damage from LIGHT and HEAVY ATTACKs are calculated based on your Max Stamina and Weapon Damage. And the Critical Chance is based on Weapon Critical.

    At least this is what I understood from this:
    http://elderscrollsonline.wiki.fextralife.com/Stats

    Edit: Fixed the difference between Light Attacks, Heavy Attacks and Skills.

    It was that way BEFORE 1.6 though, hence why you are finding that information :)
    It now works like this though....
    •Synergy abilities now scale off your highest stats that are either stamina or magicka based.
    •Ultimates and Synergy abilities now always scale of your highest Critical Strike stat instead of just your Spell Critical Strike.
    •Abilities that cost magicka will now always scale off your magicka, spell damage, and spell critical strike stats.
    •Abilities that cost stamina will now always scale off your stamina, weapon damage, and weapon critical strike stats.

    Source (Patch Notes)

    I can't find anything on light/heavy attacks though.. :/

    Jimerio / Magicka Sorcerer / PvP & PvE / Master Crafter(Woodworking, Blacksmithing, Alchemy, Provisioning, Enchanting, Clothing) / DD & Heal / CP560+ / Aldmeri Dominion / PC / EU
  • Max2497
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    Light and heavy attacks with stavs scale off of spell damage. Easy way to verify....do a fully charged heavy attack, then do another fully charged heavy after using Entropy (which increase spell power by 20 %). You should see the amount of damage done increase.
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