Vital Strike vs. Creatures immune to critical hits


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Will a vital strike work against a creature that is immune to criitical hits hits such as a golem, plant, ooze, undead etc? As it says vital andas these creatures have no vital points are they immune to the extra damage it would cause?

Scarab Sages

Vital Strike is not precision damage nor is it critical damage. There is not an exception to the damage done by vital strike saying it does not apply to creatures immune to critical hits, so it applies.


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Also, Golems and undead aren't immune to critical hits in Pathfinder.


Among these boards, it's somewhat well established that Vital Strike is purely mechanical, and has nothing to do with vitals, despite the name.

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