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Brute Melee / Dual Blades

Nimble Slash

Melee, Lethal · Lethal

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

Melee Damage Powers

A quick swipe with your blades. Does minor lethal damage, but has a quick recharge rate. This attack begins both the Empower and Weaken combination attacks.

Empower: Nimble Slash > Ablating Strike > Blinding Feint.
Weaken: Nimble Slash > Ablating Strike > Typhoon's Edge.

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1
Range: 7 ft
Cast Time: 1.03 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 1.188 sec
Root Time: 1.03 sec
Animation Time: 1.033 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.467 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 3 sec
Endurance Cost: 4.368 endurance
Attack Types: Melee, Lethal
Effect Area: Single Target
Radius: —
Arc: —
Max Targets Hit: 0
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit: —
Target: Foe (Alive)
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed: Disable All
Strengths Disallowed: Range
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Light_Opening\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P2262393014\"",
  "BuyRequires": "Brute_Defense.Shield_Defense !",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1",
  "AttackTypes": "kMelee_Attack, kLethal_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "7",
  "EnduranceCost": "4.368",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.03",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.03",
  "RechargeTime": "3",
  "EffectArea": "kCharacter",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kTaunt_Boost",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRange",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\DualBlades_LightOpening_NoGeo.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\DualBlades_LightOpening_NoGeo.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"4R3HS6SGYQ4KW2NMFYFMJGEH2Q\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"33VH7YLKRNFCWYC9SRZAXSGTF3\"",
  "IconName": "\"DualBlades_LightOpening.tga\""
}

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

CancelMods · Strength · Scale 1.0000
CancelMods · Strength · Scale 1.0000
CancelMods · Strength · Scale 1.0000
CancelMods · Strength · Scale 1.0000
CancelMods · Strength · Scale 1.0000
CancelMods · Strength · Scale 1.0000
SetMode · Cur · Scale 1.0000
SetMode · Cur · Scale 1.0000

Effect 1 · Lethal Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Lethal
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.42
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 0.5 sec
Period: 0.33 sec
Delay: 0.125 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kLethal",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.4200",
  "Duration": "0.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.1250",
  "Period": "0.3300",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Lethal Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Lethal
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.6205
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Duration: 0.5 sec
Period: 0.3 sec
Delay: 0.13 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kLethal",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.6205",
  "Duration": "0.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.1300",
  "Period": "0.3000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Fire Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Fire
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.189
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 0.5 sec
Period: 0.33 sec
Delay: 0.13 sec
Chance: 0%

Raw effect fields

{
  "Tag": "\"FieryEmbrace\"",
  "Chance": "0.0000",
  "Attrib": "kFire",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1890",
  "Duration": "0.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.1300",
  "Period": "0.3300",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · SetMode Stacks per caster

Attribute: SetMode
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: DD StatusMode 1
Table: "Melee_Ones"
Target: Self
Duration: 6 sec
Flags: IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance IgnoreCombatMods

Raw effect fields

{
  "Tag": "\"DB_Status1\"",
  "Attrib": "kSetMode",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Type": "kConstant",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "6.0000",
  "Magnitude": "kDD_StatusMode_1",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance IgnoreCombatMods"
}

Effect 5 · SetMode Stacks per caster

Attribute: SetMode
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: DD DebuffMode 1
Table: "Melee_Ones"
Target: Self
Duration: 6 sec
Flags: IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance IgnoreCombatMods

Raw effect fields

{
  "Tag": "\"DB_Debuff1\"",
  "Attrib": "kSetMode",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Type": "kConstant",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "6.0000",
  "Magnitude": "kDD_DebuffMode_1",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance IgnoreCombatMods"
}