Kinetic

Overview

Kinetic is the default, non-elemental damage type. Kinetic weapons are equipped in the first weapon slot, the Kinetic slot. Kinetic-slot weapons deal Kinetic, Stasis, or Strand damage, so the slot and the damage type are separate properties. Check an individual weapon's page for its damage type and perks.

Damage

Kinetic weapons deal more damage to unshielded targets than Energy weapons do. Energy weapons deal more damage to elemental shields, and the most when the weapon's element matches the shield.

Related perks

The Osmosis perk on a Kinetic weapon converts its damage to the subclass's element when a grenade is used, until the weapon is swapped. Tessellation is a Kinetic Fusion Rifle whose damage type changes to match the equipped grenade's element.