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# Attack Effect

## Creation

To create an attack effect, find (or create) the *GameName/Resources/GameName/AbilityEffect* folder (or any subfolder) in the project tab and right click.  Choose *Create > AnyRPG > Abilities > Effects > AttackEffect*.

## Properties

In addition to all the properties of its parent class, [Amount Effect](/scriptable-objects/ability-effects.md#amount-effect-properties), attack effects have the following properties.

| Name                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Weapon Attack        | If true, this attack will be considered to have been landed by the equipped [Weapon](/scriptable-objects/items/weapon.md).  It will play [Weapon](/scriptable-objects/items/weapon.md) sounds, as well as trigger [Weapon](/scriptable-objects/items/weapon.md) effects and active [Status Effect](/scriptable-objects/ability-effects/status-effect.md) on-hit effects. |
| Damage Type          | <p>An enumeration of damage types.<br><strong>Physical</strong><br><a href="/pages/rjLIgO3ynzdkPJJsaV0f">Weapon</a> damage and physical power will be added to the damage amounts.<br><strong>Ability</strong><br>Spell power will be added to the damage amounts.</p>                                                                                                   |
| Ignore Armor Percent | If the *Damage Type* is *Physical*, the percentage of the target armor to ignore when dealing damage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

## Next steps

* Add an attack effect to an [Ability](/scriptable-objects/abilities.md).
* Add an attack effect to another [Ability Effect](/scriptable-objects/ability-effects.md) to chain them together.