Chaos Front Guide
Beam Coating and Damage Type Matchups
30% beam reduction — check enemy coating, swap to physical/kinetic, coat your own units vs beam-heavy squads.
Last updated: September 10, 2026
Quick Answer
Beam Coating = −30% beam damage. Coated enemy → physical. Uncoated → beam. Recruit Gus carries coating for beam-heavy fights.
Beam into Beam Coating and you lose 30% damage silently — no popup, just a target that should be dead and is not.
Hub: Phase V combat.
Check before first shot
- Open enemy ability panel.
- Look for Beam Coating.
- Coated → physical / kinetic weapon.
- Not coated → beam freely.
Do this turn one, not after the third wasted attack.
| Target coated? | Use |
|---|---|
| Yes | Physical |
| No | Beam |
| Yes, you only have beams | Swap unit or reposition |
On your own mechs
Enemy beam-heavy? Coat your front line — their beams become 70% damage. Use physical attackers to punch through their coated units.
Recruit Gus ships with Beam Coating — cheap answer to beam spam. Early roster: items and recruits.
Common mistake
One damage type on autopilot until a coated mech appears and the fight doubles in length. One menu glance per new enemy type — that is the whole habit.
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