Elements play a major role in Enotria: The Last Song. Early into your journey in the soulslike, you’ll meet enemies that have a bright red bar where their health would normally be. It’ll be accompanied by one of four symbols. If you don’t choose the right weapon or Mask Line to fight these foes, you won’t do much damage to them.
That’s because some enemies have resistances to certain Elements, and you’ll need to attack them with their counter if you want to chip away at their health more efficiently. There are four Elements—Vis, Gratia, Malanno, and Fatuo—in Enotria: The Last Song, and certain weapons and Mask Lines will do more damage in one type of Element compared to the others.
You can see what type of damage weapons do by looking at them in your inventory. Mask Lines indicate which Elemental damage they do (if any) in their description; some will only do Ardore damage. To make the most out of the Elements in Enotria: The Last Song, you need to know which elements counter and resist each other.
Here’s everything to know about elemental damage in Enotria: The Last Song.
Element chart – Resistances and counters in Enotria The Last Song
Elements in Enotria: The Last Song work like typings in Pokémon; each Element is strong against one but weak to another. There’s a graphic in the top left-hand corner of your screen that shows this cycle, but if you’re just starting out, it can be confusing to know which symbol represents which Element.
Each Element has a weakness, strength, and resistance. For example, Vis, represented by a purply wine glass symbol, is strong against Malanno, the green plague doctor symbol. But Vis is weak to Fatuo, and like the other Elements, it resists itself. So if you see an enemy who’s proficient in Vis, you’ll want to equip a weapon or Mask Line that specializes in Fatuo. If you try to attack it with a Vis weapon, it won’t do much damage.
Below is our elemental type chart for Enotria: The Last Song.
| Image | Name | Weak to | Resists | Strong against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fatuo | Gratia | Fatuo | Vis |
 | Vis | Fatuo | Vis | Malanno |
 | Malanno | Vis | Malanno | Gratia |
 | Gratia | Malanno | Gratia | Fatuo |
Weapons and Mask Lines for each Element type
There are tons of different Mask Lines and weapons in Enotria: The Last Song, and the ones you’ll want to equip are largely dependent on your build and playstyle. But if you’re looking for examples of which type of elemental damage, we’ve got you covered.
Here’s a list of weapons and Mask Lines to consider for each Element.
Fatuo
Weapons
- Vemilion Pastoral – Reward for defeating Vermiglio, the Red Prior, and unlocking his role.
Mask Lines
- Respiro D’Oltrevita – “Concentrate the power of Fatuo in your lungs and let it all out, dealing damage to anyone in its path.”
- Funereal Slash – “Summon an Ardore Polearm imbued with the power of Fatuo and perform a powerful heavy attack.”
- Funereal Blaze – “Summon the Red Prior’s scepter and perform a violent downward slam, unleashing a shockwave aligned with the Fatuo element.”
Vis
Weapons
- Grape Cutter – Found on a rooftop near the Field of Beginnings.
- Battle Hangover – Purchased from Mecenate at the Church of Zanni.
Mask Lines
- Drunken Sword – “Summon an Ardore Sword imbued with the power of Vis and perform a powerful heavy attack.”
- Hungover Strike – “Summon an Ardore Mace imbued with the power of Vis and perform a powerful heavy attack.”
- Wrathful Charge – “Summons an Ardore Shield imbued with the powers of Vis and starts charging forward, damaging enemies and knocking them backward.”
Malanno
Weapons
- Griso’s Betrayal – Purchased from Mecenate at the Church of Zanni.
- Black Cat’s Tail – On a cliff above the Old District Road knot.
Mask Lines
- Plagued Conquest – “Conjure an Ardore Greatsword and perform a chain of attacks imbued with the power of Malanno that release a ranged slash that travels forward.”
- Plagued Lights – “Summon a Gondolier’s Oar and conjure multiple Malanno orbs that relentlessly chase enemies.”
Gratia
Weapons
- Blessed Rapier – In the rom after defeating Curtis, the Prince of Laughter.
Mask Lines
- Falling Star – “Summon an Ardore Greatsword imbued with the power of Gratia and perform a powerful heavy attack.”
