IS ACID USELESS ?

[Knarea]

The effect of acid is reducing amour class by 2 which is the most useless thing in this game because every enemy is immune to it even rats.It would been cool if u can like combine it with fire damage to create a poison clouds something like in Divinity 2.

[butbka]

It's not effect of Acid, it's condition effect of Acid Surface. Acid itself does Acid Damage.

[ackadia]

Acid attacks generally do 1d4 damage and is particularly, tenaciously nasty in honour mode, I found.

There is also a ring that adds +2 acid to damage stacks

[Ironwu]

If I don't miss my guess, there are TWO effects of the Acid. One is damage, which the enemy might be immune to. The other is the AC reduction, which should take effect.

Don't know for sure as I have not tested. Just a theory.

[Mike Garrison]

Direct acid damage is just as good as any other kind of elemental damage.

Acid surfaces are pretty nearly harmless to both you and the enemies.

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by Mike Garrison:

Direct acid damage is just as good as any other kind of elemental damage.

Acid surfaces are pretty nearly harmless to both you and the enemies.

I dunno, -2 AC isn't negligible.

But yeah it requires you be attacked and it's not as obvious as standing in a fire for sure

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Generally speaking, acid damage overall is kind of underwhelming in D&D, however Larian added the AC reduction from standing in an acid surface which is only marginally better (and kind of weird, I think they should have just added a one turn DoT to it).

The Acid Splash cantrip is sorta cool in that it's the only AoE cantrip, however it requires a Dex save instead if an attack roll, which is the second easiest save in the game, and it's AoE isn't that big.

Melf's Acid Arrow isn't terrible. It's an attack roll and it deals damage over two turns, making it good against concentration casters.

My favorite acid damage dealing spell is actually Hunger of Hadar. It deals acid and cold damage (which can be doubled with Wet), is a medium AoE, also creates a Darkness field, and impairs movement.

[Knarea]

the acid death animations is so cool that scream of agony as their flesh melts

[nod for kiss]

2AC is massive difference for me.

[アンジェル]

The ring in combo with the gloves which cause the fumes is nice with hordes.

[jonnin]

acid should only affect metal & possibly 'bonelike' natural armors for the -ac. It should not reduce the AC of something like a rat or a guy in leathers. (leather is affected by acid, but not as quickly, and it would struggle to damage proper leather armor which has a lot of wax). It certainly shouldn't reduce AC gained from dex.

2ac is 10% better chance to hit unless its so armored that a 20 is required after the -2, which is rare.

[old.school]

Originally posted by Knarea:

It would been cool if u can like combine it with fire damage to create a poison clouds something like in Divinity 2.

Stepping into the acid cloud does 6d9 damage and causes you to trip balls

[Quillithe]

Originally posted by jonnin:

acid should only affect metal & possibly 'bonelike' natural armors for the -ac. It should not reduce the AC of something like a rat or a guy in leathers. (leather is affected by acid, but not as quickly, and it would struggle to damage proper leather armor which has a lot of wax). It certainly shouldn't reduce AC gained from dex.

2ac is 10% better chance to hit unless its so armored that a 20 is required after the -2, which is rare.

Maybe you're just too busy having your feet suffer acid burns to dodge effectively!

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Originally posted by jonnin:

acid should only affect metal & possibly 'bonelike' natural armors for the -ac. It should not reduce the AC of something like a rat or a guy in leathers. (leather is affected by acid, but not as quickly, and it would struggle to damage proper leather armor which has a lot of wax). It certainly shouldn't reduce AC gained from dex.

2ac is 10% better chance to hit unless its so armored that a 20 is required after the -2, which is rare.

Maybe you're just too busy having your feet suffer acid burns to dodge effectively!

Ok, but what if you're wearing plate and have zero Dex bonus?

[Heu, Iterum Id Feci]

Originally posted by Pan Darius Loveless:

Originally posted by Quillithe:

Maybe you're just too busy having your feet suffer acid burns to dodge effectively!

Ok, but what if you're wearing plate and have zero Dex bonus?

I mean, moving in full plate with all those acid burns on your skin certainly isn't comfortable....I can easily see someone moving way more careful in that case...:P