Moadra Energy Guide: Plasma, Pulse, Explosive and Hyper Weaknesses

Which energy names are actually used?

Scan clue	Examples in the scan table	Ability text to compare
Emerald Plasma	Emerald Tunnel Barrier, Emerald Blockage	Alpha inventory entry
Pulse / Concussive Energy	Pulsating Blockage, Electric Jumper, Vaporoid, Blightoid	Protopulse inventory entry
High Explosive Energy	Armored Barrier, Armored Blockage	Protocannon inventory entry
Hyper-Energy	Hyper Blockage, Hyper Barrier, Octarmoda	Hyper Rush inventory entry

This is a cross-reference between two descriptions. It is not a measured effectiveness chart. Use the obstacle matcher to save a lead only after identifying the actual scan entry in your run.

Does aiming at the right part matter?

The Emerald Tunnel Barrier and Armored Blockage specifically name their luminous section. Alvus’s scan clue distinguishes a protected exterior from vulnerable tissue inside its mouth. The Armored Sporecaster description says its underside becomes exposed while airborne, at the same time it releases corrosive pellets.

The actionable lesson is to read body-part wording before testing a damage type. A correct energy fired into protected exterior may not reproduce the intended interaction. The scan text does not give animation timing or safe firing windows; those still need gameplay observation.

Are armor piercing and target penetration the same upgrade?

No. ArmorPiercingPickup says armor-piercing properties are fused to all Blasters. PhaserGist_inv instead says Blaster projectiles can pass through and penetrate targets. The Spire inventory entry separately describes a spike that pierces walls or obstacles.

Those three claims should not be collapsed into “every weapon passes through every shield and wall.” Protopulse and Protocannon explicitly name shield destruction in their own descriptions; that is separate evidence again.

Which environmental chain reactions are worth investigating?

The Blightwing scan describes volatile liquids in its eye sensitive to Concussive Energy. The Volatile Flight achievement names using a Blightwing to defeat other enemies. Together they suggest a testable chain reaction, without proving one exact setup. The achievement guide also lists exploding resource containers as a distinct kill condition.

Read the survival systems before testing around environmental damage. Keep target, body part, attack, result and current upgrade state together in your notes. A failed attempt without those details cannot distinguish a wrong energy from an inaccessible weak point.

What is still unmeasured?

Damage values, resistance multipliers, range breakpoints, hit counts and DPS remain unverified. No tier list is inferred from animation names or Blueprint variables. Every comparison above comes from a named databank record, and observations in your build should be tracked separately.