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* ' 'VideoGame/{{Arcanum}}'' has various weapons with elemental damage such as Bronwyck's Gun which uses a mithril reaction to inflict electrical and flame damage per shot and the Pyrotechnic Axe which is another {{Steampunk}} tech weapon which does massive fire damage through a modified battle-axe.

A SuperTrope to MagicalWeapon,

A SuperTrope to MagicalWeapon, FlamingSword, HotBlade, MatchstickWeapon, LaserBlade, FreezeRay, LightningGun, LightningLash, ThunderDrum and ThunderHammer.

A SuperTrope to FlamingSword, HotBlade, MatchstickWeapon, LaserBlade, FreezeRay, LightningGun, LightningLash, ThunderDrum and ThunderHammer.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Aqualad has two Water Bearers that when charged create "hard water constructs" usually in the form of [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]], maces, or [[DropTheHammer hammers]].

** [[DishingOutDirt Earth/Magma]]: Orange, used with [[DropTheHammer Dokotsui]] and Chigo.

* ''{{VideoGame/Zigfrak}}'':

* Each NamedWeapon in ''VideoGame/{{Blasphemous II}}'' has a unique elemental damage ability associated with it. Using a specific combination of equipped altarpieces can also alter that weapon's elemental damage.
** [[SerratedBladeOfPain Ruego al Alba]]: By taking the "Blood Pact" upgrade, the player gains access to a special "blood meter" that [[GainingSteam fills as the player hits enemies and depletes if they get hit]]. Once it's full, they can sacrifice their health to trigger Blood Pact, during which the sword does bonus [[SoulPower Mystic]] damage. Equipping the Punished One and Tempest altarpieces causes it to do [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]] damage instead.
** [[DualWielding Sarmiento & Centella]]: By taking the "Verdadera Destreza" upgrade, the player gains access to a special "shock meter" that [[GainingSteam fills as the player hits enemies and depletes if they get hit]]. Once it's full, the player's attacks automatically do bonus [[ShockAndAwe Lightning]] damage until they take a hit. The player can unlock up to two extra meters for this weapon. Equipping the Veteran One and Guide altarpieces causes Verdadera Destreza to imbue the blades with [[SoulPower Mystic]] damage instead.

* ''LightNovel/HighschoolDxD'': Early in the series, Kiba uses his [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation Sword Birth]] to create weapons with different elemental attributes as counters for specific opponents, such as an ice sword that dispels flames or a shadow sword that drinks light. This largely falls by the wayside after he gains the ability to create powerful YinYangBomb weapons, though as he becomes more experienced with his powers he slowly learns to imbue them with elements as well.

* * ''VideoGame/{{TAGAP}}'': The AMM10 rifle, the game's only firearm, is a SwissArmyGun that can switch between three different elemental cores: Heat, Frost and Electro. Heat attacks inflict good damage against all enemies, Frost attacks can freeze enemies in place and are more effective against organics, while Electro attacks inflict extra damage on robots and can stun them. There's also more subtle differences; for example, Heat rockets have higher knockback than the other two varieties.

* ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'': Mao [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-9-page-2/ sets his whip aflame]], and sends electricity through it to [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-2-page-37/ shock Yfa]] and [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-9-page-6/ Cadmium]].

* ''Manga/FairyTail'': Gray Fullbuster's speciality is making a variety of weapons out of his ice, which makes him an expert melee fighter.

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* In ''Fanfic/ObitoSensei'', Sakura combines her advanced chakra control, [[MakingASplash her water affinity]], and her sword (modified by Asuma to channel chakra) to create a water blade capable of cutting through wood and steel. [[spoiler:During the Chunin Exam finals, it's able to break through Gaara's attack and his default sand coating]].

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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'': It's possible to buff some weapons with resin, temporarily adding elemental damage to their attacks. Weapons can also be upgraded (or infused in later games) with elemental damage, at the cost of reducing their physical damage, and a few weapons are naturally able to inflict elemental damage.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': The pilot is a quest to get the four elemental weapons before the baddy does.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[spoiler: [[FusionDance Obsidian]]]] combines Amethyst's whip, Pearl's spear, Steven's shield, and Garnet's gauntlets into... a bladeless greatsword hilt. Then [[spoiler: she]] ''chomps down on it'' and forms a [[FlamingSword blade]] out of [[spoiler: her]] ''[[MagmaMan magma saliva]]''.

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'': In Mission 16, Dante acquires an upgraded version of the Cerberus Devil Arm called King Cerberus, a MorphWeapon that has three forms, each with their own element; a three-handled ice nunchaku like the original Cerberus, a fire-tipped bō staff and an electrified three-section staff.

* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'': Guns and grenade mods can have elemental damage. This gives them a damage bonus (with a chance for [[DamageOverTime DoT]]) and makes them more effective against certain targets. The first game has Corrosive (armour), Fire (flesh), Shock (shields) and Explosive (basically "non-elemental" bonus damage). The [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 sequel]] added Slag (no bonus damage on its own, but it applies a debuff which made the target weaker to everything else), the [[VideoGame/BorderlandsThePreSequel pre-sequel]] adds Cryo (freezes the enemy solid and decreases their damage resistance), and the [[VideoGame/Borderlands3 third game]] adds Radiation in place of Slag (increased vulnerability, DOT, and any irradiated enemies explode when they die, possibly irradiating others). Shields similarly have damage resistance, and some also have effects which deal elemental damage, such as harming enemies that used melee attacks.