Learning goals
- Understand Slash bleed.
- Understand Impact stagger and Mercy synergy.
- Understand Puncture weakening.
- Understand why physical weighting and forced procs matter.
- Avoid overvaluing or ignoring IPS statuses.
Explanation
Physical status effects come from Impact, Puncture, and Slash. Slash creates Bleed damage over time and is valued because Bleed can bypass armor damage reduction. Impact can stagger enemies and interact with Mercy or Parazon-style kill opportunities in some contexts. Puncture weakens affected enemies and reduces threat. Physical weighting affects which physical status is more likely when physical procs occur unless forced procs override it.
What should I do?
When evaluating IPS status, check which physical type is highest, check status chance, check if the weapon has forced Slash, Impact, or Puncture, and decide whether the weapon needs armor-bypassing damage, control, or weakening.
Common mistakes
Avoid these status mistakes before spending Forma, Rivens, arcanes, or expensive mod upgrades.
- Thinking Slash damage automatically means Slash procs.
- Ignoring Impact and Puncture completely.
- Building Slash on weapons with no realistic Slash application.
- Ignoring forced Slash on stances or weapons.
- Assuming all physical procs are equal.
- Forgetting that bosses may limit status behavior.
Key Takeaways
- IPS statuses are not equal, but each has a role. Slash bleeds, Impact can control and enable executions, and Puncture can reduce enemy threat.
Practical task
Physical status value depends on weighting, status chance, and forced procs.
- Pick one weapon with IPS damage.
- Write the highest physical damage type.
- Check status chance.
- Check whether it has forced physical procs.
- Predict which physical status it applies most often.
- Decide whether that status supports the weapon's role.
You can explain whether the weapon naturally supports Slash, Impact, Puncture, or none strongly.