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AnimusArcana / Lightning Storm

Ball Lightning

AOE, Energy · Energy

You fire a highly charged ball of electrical energy that erupts on hitting its target. This deals energy damage over time to all affected targets and drains some of their endurance. Targets may also suffer from a reduced recovery rate.

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1
Range: 80 ft
Cast Time: 1.07 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 1.32 sec
Root Time: 1.07 sec
Animation Time: 1.067 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.6 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 8 sec
Endurance Cost: 9 endurance
Attack Types: Area$1 Energy
Effect Area: AoE
Radius: 15 ft
Arc: —
Max Targets Hit: 16
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit: —
Target: Foe (Alive)
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Ball_Lightning\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P2138267515\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "80",
  "EnduranceCost": "9",
  "PreferenceMultiplier": "4",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.07",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.07",
  "RechargeTime": "8",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "15",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\V_AnimusArcana_Lightning_BallLightning.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\V_AnimusArcana_Lightning_BallLightning.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"P743718736\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"P659887587\"",
  "IconName": "\"ElectricalBolt_BallLightning.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "16",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P1299169841\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P1857563944\""
}

Effects (4)

Player character Archetype (AT) Player level 50

Target enemy Enemy level 50

Enemy rank AV Purple Triangles are up (+50 mez protection for 50 sec of each 75 sec cycle)

Choose a player archetype to resolve effects. Enemy level 50.

Damage estimates are before enemy resistance and assume the attack hits. Mez duration is before target-specific mez resistance; rank settings show protection thresholds. Damage over time totals use listed duration, initial delay, tick interval, and per-tick chance.

Effect 1 · Energy Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Energy Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.3
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 3.1 sec
Period: 1 sec
Delay: 0.5 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.3000",
  "Duration": "3.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.5000",
  "Period": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Endurance Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.05
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Ones"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "-0.0500",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · Recovery Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Recovery
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.15
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Ones"
Target: Target
Duration: 10 sec
Period: 67 sec
Flags: CancelOnMiss

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kRecovery",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "-0.1500",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "67.0000",
  "TickChance": "0.3000",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "CancelOnMiss"
}