Spirit/ Mob Damage/ Things to do

Hello My Commando is now Level 51 and killed Loghorean.

  1. I have likd 200ish spirit. Now I have rings that require around 230ish spirit. Now I tried to cheat it with my +27 spirit yellow pants. but the ring does not grant the 20% Aether resist. I look at my stat page and it lists 0% Aether Resists.
    If I have less requirements than what is currently equipped, I assume thqt the equipped “cheated” item becomes muted ? So equipped items do not work unless I meet requirements all the time?

  2. What enemies deal which damage? For example Cthonics, they deal chaos damage right? Does this mean their “punches” deal Chaos or only their “Red glowy abilities” deal chaos? Or mixed?
    ( I am currently under the assumption that if it looks like a punch it deals physical, and if it has visual effects it is non-physical. I assume glowy punches deal mixed.)

  3. Which Enemies deal damage? Please correct my wrong assumptions

All enemy - “Punches” deal physical Right?
Fire - Burning Zombies, Fire spells, Cronleys
Cold - Undead, Adarkar People, Cold Spells
Lightning - “Gazer”/ Arcanists/
Piercing - Enemies with guns and bows.
Vitality - “Human Cthons”, “Falmer”
Bleeding - Ghouls, Enemies with ranged weapon?
Poison - “Blackreach” and Insects?
Chaos - Cthons
Aether - Aetherials

  1. What do I do before going Elite? I am now tryng to get as much devotion (I have 22) before I go Elite. What else to do?