What does piercing damage do in Darksiders 2?

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Ok, so i am building a Possessed Weapon in Darksiders 2, I am playing on Apocolyptic, and I wanna build the best possessed weapon i can. So it is between piercing damage and elemental damage. My question is basically, what does piercing damage do, and is it more beneficial than elemental damage?
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