Elements

Elements are a game mechanic that alter the type of damage a weapon deals. They have the ability to accrew great power and can be flexibly upgraded and changes by each class' perks. The three types of element are Burn, Cryo and Shock. Element damage can be directly increased through the Chemistry neutral perk.

Burn
Deals damage over time. Burn adds an additional percentage of burn damage over time on top of the damage of your weapon, ability or perk. The burn damage is dealt over 3.5s.

Elemental weapons with a non rerollable burn affix by default have 0.7 burn application rate. Essentially, 70% additional damage is added to it's base damage as burn over time.

Weapons with the burn affix have 0.3 burn application rate.

Weapons affected by the Elemental Weapon perk with burn have 0.35 burn application rate.

Abilities and perks converted into burn will have 0.7 burn application rate.

+10% burn damage over time adds 0.1 to burn application rate.

Cryo
Freezes enemies for 6s once enough damage has been dealt. Enemies have an inherent impact resistance. The higher the resistance, the more cryo you will have to apply to an enemy for it to freeze.

Freezing slows enemies attack and movement speed by 60%. Enemies are progressively slowed down as cryo is applied until they freeze.

Freezing a boss will only slow them down by 14%. Cryo slowly disspates from enemies if it is not reapplied within Xs. This does not apply to bosses.

Unlike burn, all things with the cryo element has a 0.9 application rate, which can be increased by elemental application rate upgrades.

Shock
Stuns enemies for 3.5s once enough damage has been dealt. Enemies have an inherent impact resistance. The higher the resistance, the more shock you will have to apply to an enemy for it to be stunned.

Stunning immobilizes enemies for a brief time, making them unable to either attack or move.

Shock slowly dissipates from enemies if it is not reapplied within Xs. This does not apply to bosses.

Unlike burn, all things with the shock element has a 0.9 application rate, which can be increased by elemental application rate upgrades. ​