What exactly is chaos damage in Path of Exile? Does it bypass all resistances? Is it poison damage?
Path of Exile – Understanding Chaos Damage
path-of-exile
Related Topic
- Can a full damage Ranger survive in the late game
- Do secret doors exist (like in Diablo)
- In Path of Exile, do secondary weapons help when equipped, but not used
- Path of Exile – Optimal Party Tanker Build Guide
- Path of Exile Performance – Tips to Improve Your Game Performance in Path of Exile
- path-of-exile – Meaning of ‘Shocks/Chills Enemies as Though Dealing X% More Damage’ in Path of Exile
- path-of-exile – Can DoT Inflict Poison with the Boots Beacon of Madness in Path of Exile?
- Path of Exile – How Converted Damage is Calculated
Best Answer
Chaos damage is poison in some cases, but not always. Chaos damage ignores armour, elemental resistances and energy shield. The only way so far to have resistance (in this case immunity) to chaos damage is by getting Chaos Inoculation from passive skills tree. If you have high evasion you can dodge some chaos attacks (like the "Viper Strike").
With the release of Open Beta, several forms of chaos resistance now exist in addition to Chaos Inoculation, including several nodes, armor affixes, and chaos resistance flasks.
Sources: Official forum , PoE wiki