Veil Piercing

Veil Piercing is a weapon type enchantment in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. It is applied to all firearms, including arquebuses, blunderbusses, pistols, in addition to the sabre Beza's Toothed Blade.

Effects[]

Attacks ignore Arcane Veil

Items with Veil Piercing enchantment[]

Name	Item type	Enchantments
Beza's Toothed Blade (Unique)	Sabre	Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Biting Cuts: -1 Armor Rating for 10.0 sec on Critical Hit Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil
Arquebus	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil
Blightheart (Soulbound) (Chanter, Ranger, Wizard)	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Living Wood: 20% chance to cast Corrode Damage cone AoE from self and Hobble target on attack
Blunderbuss	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Multi-Shot: Fires multiple projectiles (4) Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil
Dragon's Dowry (Unique)	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Legendary: +60% Damage, +15 Accuracy, +4 Penetration Dragon's Breath: Grants Dragon's Breath (Hazard AoE: 4-7 per 1.0 sec \| Accuracy vs. Reflex) (1 per rest) Runelock: 10% chance for wielder to suffer 10 Burn Damage on launching attack, +20% Damage as Burn
Eccea's Arcane Blaster (Unique)	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Legendary: +60% Damage, +15 Accuracy, +4 Penetration Runestone Flint: Basic attack deals lesser Raw Damage Imbued Ammunition: Grants Imbued Ammunition (Modal, Attacks do additional 8-12 damage, +35% Reload Time with Arcane Blaster attacks)
Exceptional Arquebus	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration
Exceptional Blunderbuss	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Multi-Shot: Fires multiple projectiles (4) Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration
Exceptional Pistol	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration
Fine Arquebus	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Fine: +15% Damage, +4 Accuracy, +1 Penetration
Fine Pistol	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Fine: +15% Damage, +4 Accuracy, +1 Penetration
Fire in the Hole (Unique)	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Superb: +45% Damage, +12 Accuracy, +3 Penetration Explosive Shot: Basic attacks deal best of Pierce or Slash Damage in a small AoE (5-8 Damage in 1.5m Radius around target)
Hand Mortar (Unique)	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Fine: +15% Damage, +4 Accuracy, +1 Penetration Explosive Shot: Basic attacks deal best of Pierce or Slash Damage in a small AoE (5-8 Damage in 1.5m Radius around target)
Legendary Arquebus	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Legendary: +60% Damage, +15 Accuracy, +4 Penetration
Legendary Blunderbuss	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Multi-Shot: Fires multiple projectiles (4) Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Legendary: +60% Damage, +15 Accuracy, +4 Penetration
Legendary Pistol	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Legendary: +60% Damage, +15 Accuracy, +4 Penetration
Pistol	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil
Pistol	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Scaling: Weapon Accuracy, Damage, and Penetration increase with wielder's level; Gain +4 Accuracy, +15% Damage, and +1 Penetration at every 4 character levels over - but not including - level 1 (5, 9, 13, etc.) Faith Attuned: +20% Damage dealt as Burn (scales with disposition)
Scordeo's Trophy (Unique)	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Superb: +45% Damage, +12 Accuracy, +3 Penetration Opening Shot: Scoring Hits (includes Grazes and Crits) with this weapon grants a stacking -5% Recovery time with Melee weapons for 30.0 sec Critical Shot: +15% Crit damage
Superb Arquebus	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Superb: +45% Damage, +12 Accuracy, +3 Penetration
Superb Blunderbuss	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Multi-Shot: Fires multiple projectiles (4) Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Superb: +45% Damage, +12 Accuracy, +3 Penetration
Superb Pistol	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Superb: +45% Damage, +12 Accuracy, +3 Penetration
The Red Hand (Unique)	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Double Barrel: Fires two shots before reloading, but has a reduced range No Rest for the Wicked: +1% Damage dealt and received on Kill until Rest (Stacks 20 times)
Three Bells Through (Unique)	Arquebus	Inaccurate: -5 Ranged Accuracy with Arquebus attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Superb: +45% Damage, +12 Accuracy, +3 Penetration Unstoppable Shot: Reduced base Damage, Attacks in a line (maximum 3 targets) Armor Piercing: +1 Penetration
Thundercrack Pistol (Unique)	Pistol	Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Crackling Shots: +15% Damage dealt as Shock Conductive Blast: Grants Conductive Blast (Target: 15-19 , 15-20 \| Accuracy vs. Reflex)
Xefa's Empirical Explication (Unique)	Blunderbuss	Inaccurate: -10 Accuracy with Blunderbuss attacks Blunted Criticals: -15% Crit damage Multi-Shot: Fires multiple projectiles (4) Veil Piercing: Attacks ignore Arcane Veil Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Transmogrified Shot: +15% Damage as Raw Matter Repulsion: Target knocked back 2m on Crit