diff --git a/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.spec.ts
index a5a2c4e..122f493 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.spec.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@ describe('calculateDamage', () => {
     // raw = 9; 9 * 60 / (60 + 5) = 8.307... -> rounds to 8
     expect(calculateDamage({ attack: 9 }, 5)).toBe(8);
   });
+
+  it('applies a damage multiplier before the minimum-1 floor', () => {
+    // raw = 27; mitigated = 20.25; *1.6 = 32.4 -> rounds to 32
+    expect(calculateDamage({ attack: 12, weaponDamage: 15 }, 20, 1.6)).toBe(32);
+  });
+
+  it('still floors at 1 damage even with a small multiplier', () => {
+    expect(calculateDamage({ attack: 1, weaponDamage: 0 }, 100_000, 0.5)).toBe(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.ts b/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.ts
index a8d8810..0f6a6f6 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/combat/combat-damage.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ export interface DamageAttacker {
 
 const ARMOR_MITIGATION_CONSTANT = 60;
 
-export function calculateDamage(attacker: DamageAttacker, targetArmor: number): number {
+export function calculateDamage(
+  attacker: DamageAttacker,
+  targetArmor: number,
+  multiplier = 1,
+): number {
   const rawDamage = attacker.attack + (attacker.weaponDamage ?? 0);
   const mitigatedDamage =
     (rawDamage * ARMOR_MITIGATION_CONSTANT) / (ARMOR_MITIGATION_CONSTANT + targetArmor);
-  return Math.max(1, Math.round(mitigatedDamage));
+  return Math.max(1, Math.round(mitigatedDamage * multiplier));
 }