Brittle During Element

Internal engine status effect. This is a conditional variant of Brittle that only activates when the affected unit is hit by a specific element. The unit accumulates Brittle stacks exclusively from elemental attacks of a particular type.

The shatter damage triggers only from that specific element, meaning non-matching attacks will not detonate the accumulated stacks. Used internally to implement element-specific Brittle interactions on certain abilities or enemies that have conditional vulnerabilities. See the main Brittle entry for how the base mechanic works.

Against enemies with element-conditional Brittle, identify the triggering element and focus attacks of that type to build and detonate stacks. If fighting alongside allies that deal the wrong element, be aware that their attacks will not contribute to the Brittle buildup. The related Fragile During Element status functions similarly but for damage amplification instead of shatter damage.