Corrosive
Updated: Mar 18, 2022
Corrosive

Element
Corrosive

Description:
Effective against armored enemies. Ineffective against flesh enemies and very ineffective against shielded enemies.

Corrosive Damage in Borderlands

Borderlands 2

Corrosive Damage is very effective against Armored Targets.
Recognizable by their yellow Health Bar.

Normal Mode:
+50% Damage against Armored Targets.
-10% Damage against Flesh Targets.
-25% Damage against Shielded Targets.

True / Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode:
+75% Damage against Armored Targets.
-40% Damage against Flesh Targets.
-60% Damage against Shielded Targets.

A Loader (Shielded) in UVHM, would get 175 Damage with 100 Damage Weapon.
A Stalker (Shielded) would get 40 Damage, after the shield his shield is depleted he will receive 60 Damage.

The Corrosive Status Effect lasts for 8 Seconds.
It deals damage (1/3 ( ±5% ) of its Status Effect Damage) 3 times per second.

Corrosive Specific Weapons: Stinkpot, Dahlminator, Gub, Hornet, Infection, Hive, Retcher, Bad Touch

Other Corrosive Specific Items: Pandemic, Impaler, Bone of the Ancients

Borderlands 3

Normal Mode:
+50% Damage against Armored Targets.
-20% Damage against Flesh Targets.
-30% Damage against Shielded Targets.

True Vault Hunter & Mayhem Mode:
+75% Damage against Armored Targets.
-35% Damage against Flesh Targets.
-50% Damage against Shielded Targets.

Can cause the Melt Status Effect that lasts for 7 Seconds.
It deals damage (1/3 ( ±5% ) of its Status Effect Damage) 3 times per second.

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Slag

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Shock

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Shock is effective against shielded enemies. Ineffective (Neutral in Borderlands 2) against flesh and armored enemies.
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Fire is effective against flesh enemies. Very Ineffective against shielded and armored enemies.
Non-Elemental

Non-Elemental

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Explosive

Explosive

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