You can’t knockdown an enemy which has physical armor left and you can’t poison an enemy with magic resistance. They will also be protected from harmful status effects.
You can’t damage their health until you deplete one of the bars with the relative kind of damage. Enemies will have two bars above their health bar, one for magical protection and one for physical armor. One of the biggest contradictions of Divinity: Original Sin is in its armor system. Mix your team combat skills with moderation Give it to the character with the highest persuasion stat for the best result. It’s the only talent in the game that should be always picked. While sometimes this will only give you access to some extra dialogue and fun comments (which would be worthwhile anyway), it will also allow your party to access extra intel on missions, loot locations, and also have access to otherwise unobtainable quests. Just like the first game, the talent will allow the character who has it to communicate with animals. Pet Pal was one of the fan-favorite talents in the original Divinity: Original Sin and it’s back in the sequel. Keep your friends close and your animal friends closer