# Damage question for a new player **URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/damage-question-for-a-new-player/7250 **Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile) **Created:** [May 23, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/damage-question-for-a-new-player/7250 "2016-05-23T16:32:12Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![Lyya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyya/32/3650_2.png) [@Lyya](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyya) #### Post date: [May 23, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/damage-question-for-a-new-player/7250/3 "2016-05-23T16:40:11Z")
Troop Attack stat is determined by: - How leveled the troop is (via souls) - How ascended the troop is (via ascension) - How many +Attack kingdoms you’ve raised to level 10 (via gold) - How many level-10 +Attack kingdoms you’ve raised to power level 5 (via maxing troops) - What +Attack team bonuses a given team has (certain types/kingdoms) - What difficulty you are playing on (for enemy stats) Troop skull damage is based on the displayed Attack stat, which is modified by: - What +Attack buffs a troop has received during the course of the fight - What -Attack debuffs they’ve received in the course of the fight A given attack is further modified by: - Whether the attacking troop has a “slayer” attribute against the type of the target troop (x2 skull damage) - Whether the attacking troop has status-effect boosting traits (like [Pyromania](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops?filter=Pyromania)) that give it x2 or x3 skull damage - Whether the target troop has Hunter’s Mark (x2 skull damage) - Whether the target troop has a skull damage mitigation trait (Armored = -25%, Stoneskin = -50%, Granite Skin = -75% skull damage) In the case of [Mist Stalker](http://ashtender.com/gems/troops/mist-stalker), many of the above do not apply, so my immediate guess would be, you were up against a fully-ascended opponent with all the +damage kingdoms unlocked. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/damage-question-for-a-new-player/7250)._