originally posted in:Einherjar Draugr
There are four types damage types:
Kinetic Damage - White - The default damage type on most weapons. Will do base damage on any enemy.
Solar Light - Red - Causes thermal damage
Arc Light - Blue - Causes shock damage
Void Light - Purple - Causes void damage
Elemental damage does bonus damage against certain types of enemies. The most obvious way to tell if an enemy is weak to a certain damage type is to see what color shield they have; for example, Fallen Captains with blue Absorption shields are weak to Arc attacks.
Guardian subclasses typically focus on one type of elemental damage. This extends to melee attacks, grenades, and supers.
xHunter
Gunslinger - Solar
Bladedancer - Arc
xTitan
Striker - Arc
Defender - Void
xWarlock
Sunsinger - Solar
Voidwalker - Void