Weapon damage question

reefriednunt

How does weapon damage work?...if I have 1200-1500 weapon damage is that what I get when an artifact or feat procs? (Obviously if buffed number will be larger)......and on the black ice set bonus (with the warlock for example) that says 10% chance to do weapon damage on encounter use, is that a 10% chance on each encounter use or with dread theft or harrowstorm or other multi hit encounters will it give the 10% chance on every tic of dread theft etc???

dfnce

It is always ability-specific question.

Most of skills with weapon damage doesn't take into account damage multiplication values (buffs - power, players abilities, weapon enchantments). If ability doesn't say it produces piercing damage your penetration will be matched with target resistance, so it only can be lower.

Thorn roots feat of hunter is counter example where ability description says it deals fixed % weapon damage per tick while result damage depends on buffs.