I think I'm missing the point of Wither damage

[luntacarsus]

I mean, why would I want to do 100 grey health when I can do 100 red health instead? Does wither give you additional damage or something?

[dustin1280]

Couple of things.

1. Wither damage is it's own resistance, so something that heavily resists physical will likely be fully susceptible (or more susceptible) to wither..

2. It makes getting ruins easier, because if any enemy gets fully withered you can lamp kill them for a guaranteed rune drop.

[Zer0]

I've not really experimented with it much, but withered damage can't be healed outside of hitting an enemy (or I guess hitting you in this instance) so it stops enemys that have means of healing you.

Though aye not sure myself.

[Majere]

The best way I've found to use Wither is on a left-hand weapon when dual-wielding. That way, when you do a light attack the left weapon hits first and applies the Wither, then the right one follows up and immediately confirms it into full damage.

I'm using the Abiding Defender sword and it gets its Wither damage from its Radiant scaling, which is a nice way to do more damage to things that resist Holy with a Radiant build.

[Dark Moon Felis]

Originally posted by Majere:

The best way I've found to use Wither is on a left-hand weapon when dual-wielding. That way, when you do a light attack the left weapon hits first and applies the Wither, then the right one follows up and immediately confirms it into full damage.

I'm using the Abiding Defender sword and it gets its Wither damage from its Radiant scaling, which is a nice way to do more damage to things that resist Holy with a Radiant build.

Actually, huh, that's really interesting. No wonder the right Bringer of Stillness sword is a pure physical weapon. I didn't think of that.

High Wither damage resistance actually seems pretty uncommon, so it tends to absolutely merk bosses, too. Not sure why, seeing as Harrower armor has tons of wither resistance, but putting Umbral Weapon on Pieta's Sword oddly destroyed Harrower Dervla when I fought her... Maybe it's the Smite procs stacking.

Oh, also, since Wither is Umbral damage it scales insanely high due to generally getting double Radiance+Inferno. The Lost Berescu catalyst is bonkers.