# Confused on some of the ratio bonuses
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PlayStation 4/Xbox One)
**Created:** [September 26, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498 "2018-09-26T10:13:52Z")
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### Author:  [@wiiswitch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/wiiswitch)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498/1 "2018-09-26T10:13:52Z")
So i’ve been noticing this for a while and it’s not making a lot of sense. So for the multiplier boost ration like the Thorindin class weapon for the hero as a ice giant. Does like 20 splash damage x6 for x amount of giants on the board. if theres 2 giants for example should the multiplier be x12 which 20x12=240 splash damage or there’s another factor to consider here.
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### Author:  [@Gouki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Gouki)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498/2 "2018-09-26T10:29:02Z")
I’ll admit it can be confusing, the ‘X’ does not refer to the damage directly but to the amount of boost conditions met. So 2 giants would mean 2x6 bonus damage from the boost.
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### Author:  [@fishinia](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/fishinia)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498/3 "2018-09-26T12:06:30Z")
it would be 20+12 damage. So in your scenario it would do 32 damage to your main target and 16 damage to the 2 targets next to it.
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### Author:  [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498/4 "2018-09-26T15:30:51Z")
The way to unravel it is a little unintuitive, but you get the hang of it.
It usually says, “Boosted by {something}”. That means the boost ratio is multiplied by the something.
So let’s set the stage. Suppose there are 2 giants, and it says “20 damage, boosted by the number of giants” with a ratio of 6x. The damage formula is:
`20 + (number of giants) * 6 = 20 + 2 * 6 = 32`
I can’t think of a situation where the actual damage is multiplied from memory. I know godslayers/siegebreakers do it, but that’s inside the ability text, not a boost ratio. I _think_ every case uses the “boosted by {something}” terminology.
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### Author:  [@wiiswitch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/wiiswitch)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498/5 "2018-10-02T17:32:12Z")
I Think that make sense with your explanation. Because I knew something was off the way how the game interpreted it. “1:1, 1:2, etc” \
### Author:  [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/confused-on-some-of-the-ratio-bonuses/46498/6 "2018-10-02T18:13:39Z")
I feel like there’s one more form that’s sort of confusing but despite it being almost a week I’ve had to think about it, I haven’t figured out which one it is.