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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 4995709" data-attributes="member: 82106">Various damage types have their various niches. Some are overall better (radiant) or worse (poison) in the sense that they are more or less resisted by monsters in general. That being said many types evince a theme. Radiant works well against undead. Thunder often pushes, dazes, or stuns. Cold often slows or weakens. Acid and fire are often ongoing. Poison often imposes a variety of debilitating conditions and/or ongoing damage. There are specific feat paths that work well with specific damage types too, like frostcheese (Wintertouched and Lasting Frost). Its hard to say which types overall are "best". Radiant in isolation is probably better than the others, but remember that radiant powers take this into account (or should at least) and are presumably overall a bit weaker.I agree with CapnZapp, variety is worth the price of an occasional difficulty formulating a good challenging encounter vs a specific party. The DM can take this into account though. Plus undead tend to be fairly nasty opponents in their own right, so its not clear its a problem.</blockquote>