diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java b/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java
index 07843424da..c2acf3841f 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class Vars implements Loadable{
     /** turns needed to destroy a sector completely */
     public static final float sectorDestructionTurns = 3f;
     /** min armor fraction damage; e.g. 0.05 = at least 5% damage */
-    public static final float minArmorDamage = 0.05f;
+    public static final float minArmorDamage = 0.1f;
     /** launch animation duration */
     public static final float launchDuration = 140f;
     /** size of tiles in units */
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ai/Pathfinder.java b/core/src/mindustry/ai/Pathfinder.java
index cc9762ba01..c81b3b53cc 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ai/Pathfinder.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ai/Pathfinder.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public class Pathfinder implements Runnable{
             PathTile.health(tile) * 5 +
             (PathTile.nearSolid(tile) ? 2 : 0) +
             (PathTile.nearLiquid(tile) ? 6 : 0) +
-            (PathTile.deep(tile) ? 70 : 0),
+            (PathTile.deep(tile) ? 70 : 0) +
+            (PathTile.damages(tile) ? 30 : 0),
 
         //legs
         (team, tile) -> PathTile.legSolid(tile) ? impassable : 1 +
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ public class Pathfinder implements Runnable{
         //water
         (team, tile) -> PathTile.solid(tile) || !PathTile.liquid(tile) ? 200 : 2 + //TODO cannot go through blocks - pathfinding isn't great
             (PathTile.nearGround(tile) || PathTile.nearSolid(tile) ? 14 : 0) +
-            (PathTile.deep(tile) ? -1 : 0)
+            (PathTile.deep(tile) ? -1 : 0) +
+            (PathTile.damages(tile) ? 35 : 0)
     );
 
     //maps team, cost, type to flow field
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ public class Pathfinder implements Runnable{
             nearLiquid,
             nearGround,
             nearSolid,
-            tile.floor().isDeep()
+            tile.floor().isDeep(),
+            tile.floor().damageTaken > 0.00001f
         );
     }
 
@@ -514,5 +517,7 @@ public class Pathfinder implements Runnable{
         boolean nearSolid;
         //whether this block is deep / drownable
         boolean deep;
+        //whether the floor damages
+        boolean damages;
     }
 }