Elemental Resistance

A piece of equipment with Elemental Resistance on it reduces the amount of Acid, Cold, Electricity, & Fire damage the wearer takes by a fixed amount, e.g. -5 or -30, etc.

Compare to Energy Absorption.

Found On

 * Named items:
 * Category:Elemental Resistance items
 * Here are a few examples:
 * Jeweled Cloak

Reducing resistance / bypassing immunity
Some monsters are able to resist a portion of elemental damage, or they are straight out immune to an element. Fortunately, players have access to several ways how to reduce monster resistances or even make immune enemies vulnerable to a certain element:

Acid

 * Sorcerer Earth Savant enhancements: Pierce Fire Resistance, Awaken Elemental Weakness: Acid, Elemental Apotheosis: Earth

Cold:

 * Druid Quench spell
 * Druid: Mantle of the Icy Soul spell, Season's Herald enhancements T5
 * Sorcerer Water Savant enhancements: Pierce Cold Resistance, Awaken Elemental Weakness: Cold, Elemental Apotheosis: Water

Fire

 * Druid: Anger of the Noonday Sun spell, Season's Herald enhancements T5
 * Sorcerer Fire Savant enhancements: Pierce Fire Resistance, Awaken Elemental Weakness: Fire, Elemental Apotheosis: Fire
 * Tiefling enhancements: Improved Scorch

Lightning

 * Druid Quench spell
 * Sorcerer Fire Savant enhancements: Pierce Electric Resistance, Awaken Elemental Weakness: Electric, Elemental Apotheosis: Air

Poison

 * Alchemist: TBD

Inherent Resistances
These are competence or insight bonuses which both stack with enhancement bonuses from items above or spells such as Resist Energy.