close to death doesnt work with conditions?
No. None of +% damage traits affect conditions and this is intended.
Why exactly is it working as intended when it states all damage? If +% damage traits aren’t meant to affect condition damage then the tooltip should clearly say so.
Only condition damage specific gear increases condition damage. Well, and the Might buff. Regular damage modifiers only benefit the direct damage you are doing.
Same reason % dmg reduction doesn’t reduce conditions.
Conditions are only affected by condition dmg.