Direct hit

A direct hit in Soulstone Survivors refers to any instance of damage that is applied immediately upon impact from a skill, as opposed to damage that ticks over time (like Poison, Bleed or Burn). This includes damage from any active skills, attacks from ascension ability, or certain Artifact Powers. Direct hits are the primary source of burst damage and are crucial for quickly eliminating enemies.

Direct damage skills are indicated by the stats "Damage" or "Base Damage" within their description. Other damage types, such as Doom | Total Damage or Poison | Total Damage, are not classified as direct damage. See the table below for excluded list.

Interactions

Debuffs

• Exposed: Increases direct damage taken by 4% per stack for 6 seconds. Its bonus is proportional to the base damage (pre-damage modifier) caused by each attack, with intermediate values scaling linearly.
• Condemned: Modifies critical damage caused by direct hits. Consumes 10 stacks to increase the damage caused by 500%. Lasts for 8 seconds or until consumed.

Traits

• Brutal: Direct damage caused by this skill is increased by up to 50% based on how close the player is to the target.
• Devastating: Direct damage caused by this skill is multiplied by 3 on critical strikes.
• Impactful: Direct damage caused by this skill is increased by up to 50% based on how close the target is to the point of impact.
• Piercing: Projectiles launched by this skill will deal 20% extra damage for each target they hit directly.
• Precise: Direct damage caused by this skill is increased by up to 100% based on how far the player is from the target.

Excluded skills

Below is a list of skills that don't do direct damage at all:

Image	Name	Description	Skill Types	Stats
	Acid Rain	Throw a projectile in the target direction, raining acid on enemies in its trajectory, applying Poison.	Nature, Area, Frontal, Physical	Poison | Total Damage: 340 Cooldown: 6.0s
	Ammo Box	Leaves an ammo box at your position for a few seconds that grants Ammunition every 1.0 seconds to you and nearby allies.	Blast, Static, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Duration: 20s Ammunition | Stacks Applied: 1 Cooldown: 10.0s
	Ammo Devourer	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Dazed granting Aptitude to both itself and you. Traits: Brutal, Impactful and Cunning.	Projectile, Lasting, Burst, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Ancestral Empowerment	Conjures a totem at your position that grants Radiance every 0.5 seconds to you and nearby allies. Gain Ancestry and Radiance.	Arcane, Static, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Duration: 30s Radiance | Stacks Applied: 1 Ancestry | Stacks Applied: 1 Cooldown: 10.0s
	Arcane Power	Temporarily increases the multi cast chance of both you and nearby allies.	Arcane, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Magical	Multi Cast Chance: +50% Duration: 10.0s Cooldown: 30.0s
	Arcane Shield	Creates an arcane shield that absorbs damage. When the shield expires, it causes the damage based on the amount absorbed to nearby enemies.	Arcane, Empowering, Lasting, Magical	Duration: 15.0s Shield Health: 30 Damage per Health: 30 Cooldown: 30.0s
	Arcane Staff	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Brittle and granting Radiance to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Arcane, Area, Burst, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Barbaric Cleavers	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage and granting Finesse and Bulwark to both itself and you. Traits: Piercing and Cunning.	Swing, Area, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Bestial Wrath	Temporarily increases the movement speed and multi cast chance of your nearby allies.	Nature, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Physical	Movement Speed: +40% Multi Cast Chance: +70% Duration: 10.0s Cooldown: 20.0s
	Blacksmith's Surge	Grants Electrified to you and nearby allies.	Electric, Slam, Empowering, Area, Physical	Electrified | Stacks Applied: 4 Cooldown: 8.0s
	Bloodbane Crossbow	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage and applying Disarray. Traits: Cunning.	Chaos, Missile, Summon, Magical, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Bloodlust	Temporarily increases the movement speed and cast frequency of both you and nearby allies.	Chaos, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Physical	Movement Speed: +20% Cast Frequency: +40% Duration: 10.0s Cooldown: 30.0s
	Chaotic Surge	Increases your critical damage and causes all your other skills to have a chance to apply Disarray temporarily.	Chaos, Empowering, Lasting, Physical	Duration: 10.0s Chance: 50.0% Critical Damage: +35% Disarray | Extra Damage: –2.0% ↔ 10.0% Cooldown: 17.0s
	Combustion	Emits an aura of fire that applies Burn to nearby enemies every 0.5 seconds.	Fire, Lasting, Aura, Magical	Duration: 6s Burn | Total Damage: 375 Cooldown: 7.0s
	Dark Swarm	Releases dark projectiles that move randomly for a certain distance, causing damage and applying Disoriented and Doom.	Shadow, Missile, Frontal, Magical	Projectiles: 5 Distance: 80m Disoriented | Critical Damage: 2% Doom | Total Damage: 80 Cooldown: 3.0s
	Death Vortex	Conjures a dark vortex over a random enemy that moves randomly, applying Doom every 0.5 seconds.	Shadow, Lasting, Area, Magical	Duration: 8s Doom | Total Damage: 90 Cooldown: 8.0s
	Fire Walk	Leaves a trail of fire behind you, applying Burn every 0.5 seconds to enemies standing on it.	Fire, Lasting, Area, Magical	Duration: 6s Burn | Total Damage: 140 Cooldown: 12.0s
	Fire Wall	Conjures a wall of fire under a random enemy, applying Burn and Weakness every 0.5 seconds in an area.	Fire, Lasting, Area, Magical	Duration: 10s Burn | Total Damage: 100 Weakness | NegEff Damage: 2.4% Cooldown: 8.0s
	Flamethrower	Launches a continuous pillar of flames in the target direction that causes damage and applies Burn every 0.25 seconds.	Fire, Lasting, Frontal, Magical	Number of Hits: 24 Burn | Total Damage: 240 Cooldown: 7.0s
	Gathering Shadows	Conjures pillars of shadow away from you that quickly converge to your position, applying Doom.	Shadow, Area, Magical	Quantity: 6 Doom | Total Damage: 300 Cooldown: 8.0s
	Glacial Affinity	Temporarily increases your damage modifier based on the number of stacks of Slow on nearby enemies.	Ice, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Physical	Base Bonus: +10% Bonus per Stack: +0.5% Maximum Bonus: 200% Duration: 8.0s Cooldown: 30.0s
	Heat Explosion	Summons a large fire explosion at your position, causing all stacks of Burn in the area to deal a percentage of their damage instantly, removing the effects in the process.	Fire, Area, Burst, Magical	Instant Damage Done: 200% Cooldown: 7.0s
	Huntress Bow	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Aptitude and granting Aptitude to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Projectile, Lasting, Area, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Immortal's Staff	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Shattered, applying Shattered and granting Prowess to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Slam, Missile, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Iron Tide	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, granting Cursed and Ammunition to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Blast, Missile, Burst, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Kraken's Rum	Increases your damage and causes all your other skills to apply Fragility temporarily. Gain Cursed.	Projectile, Empowering, Lasting, Physical	Duration: 8.0s Chance: 50.0% Damage Modifier: +20% Fragility | Extra Damage: 1% Cursed | Stacks Applied: 5 Cooldown: 20.0s
	Light Spear	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage and granting Form and Resilience to both itself and you. Damage is multiplied based on your armor power. Traits: Cunning.	Thrust, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Lightning Surge	Increases your movement speed and causes all your other skills to apply Dazed temporarily.	Electric, Empowering, Lasting, Physical	Duration: 10.0s Movement Speed: +45% Dazed | Critical Chance: 4% Cooldown: 17.0s
	Might	Temporarily increases the damage modifier of both you and nearby allies.	Holy, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Physical	Damage Modifier: +50% Duration: 10.0s Cooldown: 25.0s
	Path of Decay	Leaves a trail of decay behind you, applying Poison every 0.5 seconds to enemies standing on it	Nature, Lasting, Area, Magical	Duration: 6s Poison | Total Damage: 100 Cooldown: 12.0s
	Pesticide Burst	Launches a continuous pillar of poisonous fragments in the target direction that applies Poison every 0.25 seconds.	Nature, Lasting, Frontal, Magical	Number of Hits: 24 Poison | Total Damage: 240 Cooldown: 7.0s
	Poison Bolt	Fires poisonous projectiles in the target direction, applying Poison in a large area.	Nature, Missile, Frontal, Magical, Physical	Projectiles: 5 Poison | Total Damage: 440 Cooldown: 3.5s
	Poison Cloud	Summons a moving poison cloud that applies Poison and Weakness every 0.5 seconds to enemies caught within.	Nature, Lasting, Area, Physical	Duration: 8s Poison | Total Damage: 255 Weakness | NegEff Damage: 4% Cooldown: 8.0s
	Precision Wave	Temporarily increases the critical chance of both you and nearby allies.	Thrust, Empowering, Lasting, Physical	Critical Chance: +50% Duration: 10.0s Cooldown: 25.0s
	Putrefy	Causes all your allies in a large area around you to release an explosion that applies Poison to nearby enemies.	Nature, Area, Burst, Magical	Poison | Total Damage: 880 Cooldown: 6.5s
	Pyromancer's Firestarter	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Burn and granting Haste to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Fire, Missile, Lasting, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Ray of Doom	Large shadow rays rotate around you applying Doom.	Shadow, Lasting, Aura, Magical	Quantity: 2 Duration: 6s Doom | Total Damage: 160 Cooldown: 10.0s
	Ray of Fire	Large fire rays rotate around you applying Burn. Gain Haste.	Fire, Lasting, Aura, Magical	Quantity: 2 Duration: 6s Burn | Total Damage: 200 Haste | Movement Speed: 7% Cooldown: 7.0s
	Reap	Slashes in the target direction, applying Doom. Ambush: causes all stacks of Doom in the area to deal a percentage of their damage instantly, removing the effects in the process.	Shadow, Swing, Frontal, Physical	Instant Damage Done: 250% Doom | Total Damage: 1000 Cooldown: 5.0s
	Rusted Blaster	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage and applying Bleed. Damage is multiplied based on your area modifier. Traits: Cunning.	Bomb, Area, Burst, Summon	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Ruthlessness	Temporarily increases your critical potency based on the number of stacks of Condemned on nearby enemies.	Shadow, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Physical	Base Bonus: +10% Bonus per Stack: +4.0% Maximum Bonus: 200% Duration: 8.0s Cooldown: 30.0s
	Sacred Warhammer	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Purity, granting Purity and Prowess to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Holy, Swing, Missile, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Scent of Blood	Temporarily increases your cast frequency based on how many stacks of Finesse are present on you.	Swing, Empowering, Lasting, Physical	Base Bonus: +10% Bonus per Stack: +0.2% Maximum Bonus: 50% Duration: 10.0s Cooldown: 38.0s
	Scepter of Thunder	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Dazed and granting Electrified to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Electric, Lasting, Area, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Shadow Bolt	Fires shadowy projectiles towards a random enemy, applying Doom. Gain Aptitude.	Shadow, Missile, Magical, Physical	Projectiles: 8 Doom | Total Damage: 480 Aptitude | Critical Damage: 16% Cooldown: 7.0s
	Shadow Nova	Creates a shadow nova around you, healing allies and applying Doom on enemies in a large area.	Shadow, Area, Burst, Magical	Heal Amount: 25 Doom | Total Damage: 480 Cooldown: 8.0s
	Shadow Slice	Slashes in the target direction, applying Doom and Condemned. Doom damage is multiplied based on your movement speed.	Shadow, Frontal, Physical	Damage Multiplier: 1.0x Doom | Total Damage: 360 Condemned | Stacks Applied: 5 Cooldown: 1.2s
	Shield Wall	Temporarily increases the armor power of both you and nearby allies.	Thrust, Empowering, Lasting, Area, Physical	Armor Power: +200 Duration: 4.0s Cooldown: 30.0s
	Shrapnel Mine	Leaves a mine on the ground that explodes when triggered, exploding into multiple fragments that fly in all directions, each applying Bleed.	Bomb, Lasting, Static, Physical	Projectiles: 12 Max Active Bombs: 30 Bleed | Total Damage: 1500 Cooldown: 5.0s
	Silver Spellblade	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, granting Radiance and Finesse to both itself and you. Damage is multiplied based on your multi cast chance. Traits: Cunning.	Arcane, Area, Summon, Magical, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Skull of Draxiz	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage and applying Disarray. Traits: Piercing and Cunning.	Chaos, Missile, Chain, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Smoke Bomb	Throws a bomb in an area in front of you, applying Disoriented and also causing all your attacks inside the area to be considered an Ambush.	Shadow, Bomb, Lasting, Frontal, Physical	Duration: 6s Disoriented | Critical Damage: 20% Cooldown: 10.0s
	Song of the Sirens	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Icy Veins, applying Slow and granting Icy Veins to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Ice, Thrust, Chain, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Soulcore MK-V	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Brittle, applying Brittle and granting Radiance to both itself and you. Traits: Piercing and Cunning.	Arcane, Lasting, Aura, Summon, Magical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Spinevine Whip	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Poison and granting Ancestry to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Nature, Swing, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Sugar Rush	Temporarily increases the movement speed of both you and nearby allies.	Thrust, Empowering, Lasting, Physical, Secret	Movement Speed: +60% Duration: 8.0s Cooldown: 20.0s
	Unholy Claymore	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Doom and granting Finesse to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Shadow, Lasting, Summon, Magical, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Veilpiercer	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage based on the amount of stacks of Finesse, applying Condemned and granting Finesse to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Swing, Missile, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Venomous Volley	Fires venomous arrows in an arc, applying Poison and Weakness in a large area.	Nature, Missile, Frontal, Burst, Physical	Projectiles: 6 Poison | Total Damage: 540 Weakness | NegEff Damage: 10% Cooldown: 2.7s
	Wild Cleaver	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Poison and Weakness and granting Finesse to both itself and you. Traits: Cunning.	Nature, Summon, Magical, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Wooden Scythe	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Doom and Crippled. Traits: Cunning.	Shadow, Area, Summon, Magical, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s
	Worn Daggers	Summons this weapon to fight for you, causing damage, applying Bleed and granting Form and Haste to both itself and you. Traits: Ambush and Cunning.	Thrust, Summon, Physical	Units per Cast (Max): 1(1) Cooldown: 20.0s

See also

• Critical strike
• Multi Cast