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Disease is one of the types of [[damage]] in Diablo III. It is greenish/brown in appearance. Diseased targets suffer a damage debuff, dealing less damage and taking more from incoming attacks.
Disease damage is not well understood. It's thought to be dealt Witch Doctor skills such as [[Haunt]] and [[Grasp of the Dead]] but that's not been confirmed. It may also be added to skills via [[runestone]]s or item modifiers.
Some monsters surely possess Disease damage, but none are yet confirmed. It' snot known if any [[boss modifier]]s impart it.
Disease damage can be [[resist]]ed with Poison resistance. It's not known if it can be [[reduce]]d or [[absorb]]ed, and it can not be [[block]]ed.
[[Critical hits]] scored with Disease damage impart an unknown bonus.
==Diablo III Damage Types==
Blizzard's [[@Diablo]] Twitter feed added some clarification about damage types in posts made in early December 2010.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-on-damage-types-and-resistances/]
<blockquote>any change in the range of damage types to include holy, shadow, voodoo or anything else to match the classes? —Scyberdragon<br>
Damage types will likely change some but are currently [[Physical]], [[Fire]], [[Lightning]], [[Cold]], [[Poison]], [[Disease]], [[Arcane]], and [[Holy]]. —Diablo
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Whats the difference between poison and disease damage?—WickedBubba<br>
Disease has a damage debuff (both intake and output), and poison has a health debuff (regen/heal). Subject to change of course.—Diablo
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Is there much difference between poison and disease? They’re both internal maladies that hurt over a period of time.—Grug<br>
Fairly significant in their difference, but both countered with a single resistance. Damage/resists aren’t design complete though.—Diablo</blockquote>
[[category:combat]]
[[category:damage]]
Disease damage is not well understood. It's thought to be dealt Witch Doctor skills such as [[Haunt]] and [[Grasp of the Dead]] but that's not been confirmed. It may also be added to skills via [[runestone]]s or item modifiers.
Some monsters surely possess Disease damage, but none are yet confirmed. It' snot known if any [[boss modifier]]s impart it.
Disease damage can be [[resist]]ed with Poison resistance. It's not known if it can be [[reduce]]d or [[absorb]]ed, and it can not be [[block]]ed.
[[Critical hits]] scored with Disease damage impart an unknown bonus.
==Diablo III Damage Types==
Blizzard's [[@Diablo]] Twitter feed added some clarification about damage types in posts made in early December 2010.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-on-damage-types-and-resistances/]
<blockquote>any change in the range of damage types to include holy, shadow, voodoo or anything else to match the classes? —Scyberdragon<br>
Damage types will likely change some but are currently [[Physical]], [[Fire]], [[Lightning]], [[Cold]], [[Poison]], [[Disease]], [[Arcane]], and [[Holy]]. —Diablo
<br><br>
Whats the difference between poison and disease damage?—WickedBubba<br>
Disease has a damage debuff (both intake and output), and poison has a health debuff (regen/heal). Subject to change of course.—Diablo
<br><br>
Is there much difference between poison and disease? They’re both internal maladies that hurt over a period of time.—Grug<br>
Fairly significant in their difference, but both countered with a single resistance. Damage/resists aren’t design complete though.—Diablo</blockquote>
[[category:combat]]
[[category:damage]]
