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Brute Melee / Staff Fighting

Guarded Spin

AoE, Smashing · Smashing

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

You spin your staff like a propeller in front of you dealing Smashing damage to enemies in your frontal arc and deflecting any incoming attacks, thus boosting your Melee and Lethal defense briefly. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Activation Details

Available Level: 2
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.05
Range: 9 ft
Cast Time: 1.83 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 1.98 sec
Root Time: 1.83 sec
Animation Time: 1.833 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.2 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 8 sec
Endurance Cost: 8.528 endurance
Attack Types: AoE, Smashing
Effect Area: Cone
Radius: 9 ft
Arc: 90
Max Targets Hit: 5
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": "\"Guarded_Spin\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P484186458\"",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.05",
  "AttackTypes": "kAoE_Attack, kSmashing_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "9",
  "EnduranceCost": "8.528",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.83",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.83",
  "RechargeTime": "8",
  "EffectArea": "kCone",
  "Radius": "9",
  "Arc": "90",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kBuff_Defense_Boost, kTaunt_Boost",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRange",
  "HighlightEval": "Temporary_Powers.Temporary_Powers.Combo_Level_3",
  "HighlightRing": "255 127 0 255",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu/Powers/AnimFX/PlayerPowers/ScrapperMelee_LongStaff_GuardSpin.PFX\"",
  "include": "menu/Powers/AnimFX/PlayerPowers/ScrapperMelee_LongStaff_GuardSpin.PFX",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"3Y9QTHUKJGLMWTXG3WXCNBUUXZ\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"6TD6JMF8UXHPYPCRX63W3WAUEW\"",
  "IconName": "\"StaffFighting_GuardedSpin.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "5",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P2646575536\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P3381731766\""
}

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

ExecutePower · Cur● Redirects.Staff_Melee.Perfection_Level

Effect 1 · Smashing Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.2417
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 1.5 sec
Period: 0.3 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.2417",
  "Duration": "1.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.3000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Fire Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Fire
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.1043
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 1.5 sec
Period: 0.3 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kFire",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1043",
  "Duration": "1.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.3000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Smashing Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.2949
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Duration: 1.5 sec
Period: 0.3 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.2949",
  "Duration": "1.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.3000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · Smashing Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.1053
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Duration: 1.5 sec
Period: 0.3 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1053",
  "Duration": "1.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.3000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · Melee, Lethal Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Melee, Lethal
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1.5
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Buff_Def"
Target: Self
Duration: 10 sec
Flags: IgnoreResistance IgnoreCombatMods

Raw effect fields

{
  "Flags": "IgnoreResistance IgnoreCombatMods",
  "Attrib": "kMelee_Attack kLethal_Attack",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Buff_Def\"",
  "Scale": "1.5000",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}