Does +1 overwrite cold iron?

[Brian]

I'm not sure it says it anywhere, but it seems like the game assumes you understand that +1 replaces cold iron. I say that because I have yet to see a + weapon with cold iron as well.

[dataseer21]

I don't think so. Cold iron for the most part is just used to overcome damage reduction that some demons have. That is my thinking though.

[Shadow]

No. They are different attributes. There are in fact several + whatever weapons that are also cold iron.

[Brian]

So then do I just always have some random cold iron weapon as backup? Or don't worry about it and just get as high + value as possible?

[GunStarX]

It basically replaces the enhancement bonus from masterwork

[Shadow]

Originally posted by Brian:

So then do I just always have some random cold iron weapon as backup? Or don't worry about it and just get as high + value as possible?

I don't think you really need to worry about it all that much, IMO. Although after a certain unfortunate encounter in Kingmaker, I did get into the habit of always keeping a cold iron dagger or sword in one of my weapon slots.

[Hogarth]

+1 gives attack/damage and bypasses /magic DR. To get past /cold iron DR you need a cold iron weapon or a +3 or above enchantment. This makes cold iron weapons a necessity for your martial characters early on if you want them to do decent damage to demons.

[reidj062]

Get the Covenant of the Inheritor and you never have to worry about most DR.

[Regnier]

The scimitar, Abrupt Force, that drops from a Brimorak, is one such weapon. +1 Enhancement, Cold Iron. This item can be found in the house located near Ember when you first encounter, and save, her. The reason they are given these descriptors is so the weapon can be used to overcome DR without granting the benefits of a +X weapon. It is a little tricky to implement, from a DM perspective, in such a high power campaign as Wrath though. That said it is really only important in the Early game. Although, in the late game you will need methods to deal with DR/-. There are several viable abilities that do so, however.

Originally posted by reidj062:

Get the Covenant of the Inheritor and you never have to worry about most DR.

This is the overwhelmingly powerful solution during the early game. Sadly it is quite easy to miss. Worse is the fact that you will find yourself in a very difficult position if you do not acquire it immediately after unlocking your first Mythic Ability the second, and final, time you visit Gray Garrison in Act 1.

[Babbles]

Originally posted by Regnier:

The scimitar, Abrupt Force, that drops from a Brimorak, is one such weapon. +1 Enhancement, Cold Iron. This item can be found in the house located near Ember when you first encounter, and save, her. The reason they are given these descriptors is so the weapon can be used to overcome DR without granting the benefits of a +X weapon. It is a little tricky to implement, from a DM perspective, in such a high power campaign as Wrath though. That said it is really only important in the Early game. Although, in the late game you will need methods to deal with DR/-. There are several viable abilities that do so, however.

Originally posted by reidj062:

Get the Covenant of the Inheritor and you never have to worry about most DR.

This is the overwhelmingly powerful solution during the early game. Sadly it is quite easy to miss. Worse is the fact that you will find yourself in a very difficult position if you do not acquire it immediately after unlocking your first Mythic Ability the second, and final, time you visit Gray Garrison in Act 1.

There may be some language issues here, but this post is a bit misleading:

An enemy with 5/Cold Iron and 10/Magic hit by a solely Cold Iron weapon will still have 10 DR.

Every Character and Companion's first Mythic Level provides the ability to ignore DR/- , there is no DR/- you need to concern yourself with in the game.

You cannot find the Covenant immediately after beating Minagho the first time, the fact that you travelled to the Grey Garrison locks you from Kenabras. You need to find it *before* you head to the Grey Garrison or you will never find it.

[Brian]

Originally posted by Babbles:

Every Character and Companion's first Mythic Level provides the ability to ignore DR/- , there is no DR/- you need to concern yourself with in the game.

Yeah I was wondering about that. So this feature is completely useless?

[mk11]

Originally posted by Brian:

Originally posted by Babbles:

Every Character and Companion's first Mythic Level provides the ability to ignore DR/- , there is no DR/- you need to concern yourself with in the game.

Yeah I was wondering about that. So this feature is completely useless?

Explanation might be needed here because I don't see that. I can see ignoring DR/epic but not DR/-.

[Jiroa]

Originally posted by Brian:

Originally posted by Babbles:

Every Character and Companion's first Mythic Level provides the ability to ignore DR/- , there is no DR/- you need to concern yourself with in the game.

Yeah I was wondering about that. So this feature is completely useless?

It's mostly for flavor, it let's you bypass Epic damage resistance and that's probably how the game justify you being able to damage the few demigods you can fight in this game whit any weapon.

[Aranador]

IIRC, a +3 and higher weapon starts to ignore some types of DR, such as silver, cold iron, and eventually adamantine.

[mk11]

Originally posted by Babbles:

You cannot find the Covenant immediately after beating Minagho the first time, the fact that you travelled to the Grey Garrison locks you from Kenabras. You need to find it *before* you head to the Grey Garrison or you will never find it.

You need to make it immediately at the start of Act 2 or you won't be able to make it until Act 3.

[GunStarX]

DR/- is the most annoying. a +5 weapon doesn't ignore it. Brutality Incarnate doesn't ignore it (has to be a bug). Feats like Clustered Shots and Penetrating Strike can help bypass some of it