Damage types

Damage types are a game mechanic in Shovel Knight Dig.

Game information

Enemies and some hazards can have their attacks classified as a certain elemental type, which can have additional interactions with other game components on the basis of this type. Ring accessories can lower or negate damage received from attacks of a certain damage type.

Damage types

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Name	Entities	Resisted by	Interactivity	Notes
Fire	Bombs Blazorb fire attack Pyroporter fireball Sploder horizontal, vertical, or X-shaped explosion Rotating flames Fire that permeates through volcanic dirt in Smeltworks Lava Flaming rocks thrown from lava Flame Wizzem fireball Hive Knight's green fire bombs Fire stage effect that causes a flame to appear where Shovel Knight last jumped. Black Knight's purple fireballs Black Knight's diagonal fireballs	Flameo Ring	Wooden Keys and Eggs if dropped can be destroyed by fire attacks. Flameo Wand fireballs and Griffoth pet fireballs can also burn up dropped Wooden Keys.	Firedrake fireballs do not inflict Fire damage, likely due to a glitch.
Lightning	Electrified water. Water can be electrified by blue Floatsomes and Tadvolts. Electricity attack from Tadvolts inside bubble blocks.	Bolteo Ring
Ice	Frost Wizzem projectile	Blizzeo Ring
Wind	Wind Wizzem gust	Gusteo Ring
Explosive	Mines Pyroporter fireball Tinker Knight's drill plane bombs Tinker Knight's boat missiles Bright yellow head Sploder explosion	Blast Ring	Wooden Keys if dropped can be destroyed by explosions from mines.