Such creatures’ natural weapons are also treated as epic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.ĭR works like a “whitelist”-it tells you what damage it allows through, and it blocks everything else. Such creatures’ natural weapons (but not their attacks with weapons) are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.Ī few very powerful monsters are vulnerable only to epic weapons-that is, magic weapons with at least a +6 enhancement bonus. Any weapon with at least a +1 magical enhancement bonus on attack and damage rolls overcomes the damage reduction of these monsters. Some monsters are vulnerable to magic weapons. Creatures with /magic damage reduction have their natural weapons count as magical: There is, however, one circumstance in which DR X/magic might be better than DR X/. Magical spells also usually bypass damage reduction, unless the damage they deal is specifically typed as physical damage - any damage called out as slashing, piercing, or bludgeoning must contend with the target's DR. Nor does it affect poisons or diseases delivered by inhalation, ingestion, or contact. However, you should remember that some kinds of damage - most usually energy damage, like that from a lightning bolt or the extra damage from a flaming sword - are never affected by damage reduction:ĭamage Reduction does not negate touch attacks, energy damage dealt along with an attack, or energy drains. Yes, DR X/- is only negated by attacks that ignore damage reduction.ĭR of the X/- kind is generally the most powerful kind of damage reduction you can get, because there's almost no kind of direct physical damage that overcomes it.