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Blaster Ranged / Storm Blast

Category Five

— · EntCreate

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

Summons a severe storm that begins light, but grows in power until it becomes a raging engine of destruction. Left on its own, the Category Five storm is capable of delivering moderate damage. As it grows in power, foes may begin to fling through the air.

Activation Details

Available Level: 26
Type: Click
Accuracy: 2
Range: 60 ft
Cast Time: 2.5 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 2.64 sec
Root Time: 2.5 sec
Animation Time: 2.5 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.833 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 170 sec
Endurance Cost: 27.716 endurance
Attack Types: —
Effect Area: Location
Radius: —
Arc: —
Max Targets Hit: 0
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Self (Alive)
Entities Autohit: Self (Alive)
Target: Location
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed: Disable All
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Category_Five\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"NWM8XM8EG8T7YSCD76QFWG4NP3\"",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "2",
  "EntsAffected": "kCaster",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kCaster",
  "Target": "kLocation",
  "Range": "60",
  "EnduranceCost": "27.716",
  "TimeToActivate": "2.5",
  "TimeToRoot": "2.5",
  "RechargeTime": "170",
  "EffectArea": "kLocation",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kRange_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kKnockback_Boost",
  "TargetNearGround": "kTrue",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_StormBlast_CategoryFive.PFX\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_StormBlast_CategoryFive.PFX",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"KCW79JPHRBZEYXMATV2E7X3F5Z\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"TJPSL3JH69J3W9BQB52AVG92BS\"",
  "IconName": "\"StormBlast_CategoryFive.tga\""
}

Created / redirected powers

ResistAllPets / ResistAll_NoFly
Category FiveRedirects / Storm_Blast
Category Five LightningRedirects / Storm_Blast
Category Five Eye WallRedirects / Storm_Blast
Self DestructRedirects / Storm_Blast
Storm EyeRedirects / Storm_Blast

Effects (2)

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

Defiance

100% 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 +

Activation100% chance

GrantPower · Absolute · Scale 1.0000● Temporary_Powers.Temporary_Powers.StormBlast_StormBrewing

Effect 1 · EntCreate Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: EntCreate
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Level"
Target: Self
Duration: 20 sec
Flags: CopyBoosts CopyCreatorMods PseudoPet
Parameters: EntCreate

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEntCreate",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Level\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "20.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "CopyBoosts CopyCreatorMods PseudoPet",
  "Params": {
    "EntCreate": {
      "DisplayName": "\"Category Five\"",
      "PriorityList": "\"PL_StaticObject\"",
      "Power": [
        "Pets.ResistAll_NoFly.ResistAll",
        "Redirects.Storm_Blast.Category_Five"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Effect 2 · EntCreate Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: EntCreate
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Level"
Target: Self
Duration: 17 sec
Delay: 2 sec
Flags: CopyBoosts CopyCreatorMods PseudoPet
Parameters: EntCreate

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEntCreate",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Level\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "17.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "2.0000",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "CopyBoosts CopyCreatorMods PseudoPet",
  "Params": {
    "EntCreate": {
      "DisplayName": "\"Category Five Eye\"",
      "PriorityList": "\"PL_StaticObject\"",
      "Power": [
        "Pets.ResistAll_NoFly.ResistAll",
        "Redirects.Storm_Blast.Nukenado_Skin",
        "Redirects.Storm_Blast.Nukenado_Pulse",
        "Redirects.Storm_Blast.Category_Five_Lightning",
        "Redirects.Storm_Blast.Nukenado_SelfDestruct"
      ]
    }
  }
}