| Acid | The corrosive spray of a black dragon's breath and the dissolving enzymes secreted by a black pudding deal acid damage. |
| Bludgeoning | Blunt force attacks—hammers, falling, constriction, and the like—deal bludgeoning damage. |
| Cold | The infernal chill radiating from an ice devil's spear and the frigid blast of a white dragon's breath deal cold damage. |
| Fire | Red dragons breathe fire, and many spells conjure flames to deal fire damage. |
| Force | Force is pure magical energy focused into a damaging form. Most effects that deal force damage are spells, including magic missile and spiritual weapon. |
| Lightning | A lightning bolt spell and a blue dragon's breath deal lightning damage. |
| Necrotic | Necrotic damage, dealt by certain undead and some spells, withers matter and even the soul. |
| Piercing | Puncturing and impaling attacks, including spears and monsters' bites, deal piercing damage. |
| Poison | Venomous stings and the toxic gas of a green dragon's breath deal poison damage. |
| Psychic | Mental abilities such as a mind flayer's psionic blast deal psychic damage. |
| Radiant | Radiant damage, dealt by a cleric's flame strike spell or an angel's smiting weapon, sears the flesh like fire and overloads the spirit with power. |
| Slashing | Swords, axes, and monsters' claws deal slashing damage. |
| Thunder | A concussive burst of sound, such as the effect of the thunderwave spell, deals thunder damage. |
Damage Types
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