Clarification: GR in PVM?

[GM-Ayu]

So how does it work?


In heRO, monster's regular attack is a special form of neutral attack such that your regular neutral resistance works against them (like Raydric card), but ghost armor does nothing against them.

Treat a monster's weapon's element to be this special "no element".

When a monster use a skill, they follow player rules for element as well. If the skill uses a weapon's element, then monster will use their element for the skill, which is "no element." If Ifrit uses sonic blow, then it'll be a sonic blow with the element of "no element."

There are some skills that are forced to be certain element, regardless of weapon. Famous examples are magnum break and asura strike. Monsters obey this as well. If they use magnum break, it's always fire. If they use asura strike, it is always neutral.

Some monster skills turn out to be forced neutral as well. Famous one is definitely Earthquake, which is clearly neutral.

Here are physical skills that are also forced elemental:


Stand Off (Neutral)
Selfdestruct (Fire)
Curse Attack (Neutral) [note: for some reason, the other status attacks are not forced elemental]
Blood Drain (Dark)
Dark Blessing/Coma (Dark)
Dark Cross (Dark)
Grand Cross of Darkness (Dark)
Stop (Neutral)
Earthquake (Neutral)
Pulse Strike (Neutral)
Hell's Judgment (Neutral)
Vampire's Gift (Neutral)
Wide Soul Drain (Neutral)
Hell's Dignity (Neutral)


Elemental Breaths and Elemental Attribute Attack are obviously forced to be their respective element.


So what about Spiral Pierce?

Spiral Pierce has a special property that when used by players, it takes the element of their weapon. However, it's forced neutral for monsters.


So when does GR work in PVM?

Anything forced neutral according to skills above, or any player skills (including 3rd class skills) that are forced neutral, will have their damage reduced by GR or any other way to change to ghost elemental armor. GR does nothing against monsters' regular attack, or any other skills.



Ghostring Corollary: Piamette's Esma

Esma is a special magic skill that takes the element of the weapon. Piamette MVP in heRO uses Esma, but her weapon element is "no element" and not neutral. Therefore, raydric garment and other neutral resist does nothing against her Esma. The only way to reduce her Esma's damage is mdef, and racial/size/boss resist.

We may nerf Piamette's INT score to make up for this unintended extra damage from Piamette