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Blaster Ranged / Sonic

Howl

AOE, Energy · Smashing

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

A short ranged sonic attack that can hit multiple enemies in an arc in front of you.

Activation Details

Available Level: 2
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1
Range: 50 ft
Cast Time: 1.6 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 1.848 sec
Root Time: 1.6 sec
Animation Time: 1.6 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.833 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 8 sec
Endurance Cost: 8.528 endurance
Attack Types: Area$1 Energy
Effect Area: Cone
Radius: 50 ft
Arc: 30
Max Targets Hit: 10
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit: —
Target: Foe (Alive)
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed: Disable All
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Howl\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P404087185\"",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "50",
  "EnduranceCost": "8.528",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.6",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.6",
  "RechargeTime": "8",
  "EffectArea": "kCone",
  "Radius": "50",
  "Arc": "30",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kRange_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\BlasterRanged_SonicAttack_Howl.PFX\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\BlasterRanged_SonicAttack_Howl.PFX",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"B3UUWYNLMSURYNMHL4N6VNMGRS\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"TXBWQH74GU5YWZBG4EBHX5PHTS\"",
  "IconName": "\"SonicBlast_Cone.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "10",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P1315223086\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P3090719689\""
}

Effects (5)

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.

Activation Effects

Activation100% chance

Smashing, Lethal, Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, Psionic, Toxic · StrengthMagnitude expression: .066 activatetime power.base> * areafactor power.base> / · Duration expression: activatetime power.base> 7.5 +

Effect 1 · Smashing Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.3347
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.3347",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.3347
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.3347",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.7511
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Flags: SecondaryTargetsOnly

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Flags": "SecondaryTargetsOnly",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.7511",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 1.84
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Flags: MainTargetOnly

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Flags": "MainTargetOnly",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "1.8400",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · Smashing, Lethal, Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, Psionic, Toxic Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing, Lethal, Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, Psionic, Toxic
Effect: Res
Scale: -1.5
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Debuff_Res_Dmg"
Target: Target
Duration: 8 sec
Flags: IgnoreStrength

Raw effect fields

{
  "Tag": "\"Sonic Vibrations\"",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing kLethal kFire kCold kEnergy kNegative_Energy kPsionic kToxic",
  "Aspect": "kRes",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Debuff_Res_Dmg\"",
  "Scale": "-1.5000",
  "Duration": "8.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength"
}