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Brute Melee / Staff Fighting

Mercurial Blow

Melee, Smashing · Smashing

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

Melee Damage Powers

You strike your foe with a lightning fast blow from your staff dealing Smashing damage. The attack is so unexpected that the target's defenses are reduced slightly for a short time. While a form is active, this power will build one level of Perfection.

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.05
Range: 9 ft
Cast Time: 1 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 1.188 sec
Root Time: 1 sec
Animation Time: 1 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.367 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 3 sec
Endurance Cost: 4.368 endurance
Attack Types: Melee, Smashing
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": "\"Mercurial_Blow\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P4212191260\"",
  "BuyRequires": "Brute_Defense.Shield_Defense !",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.05",
  "AttackTypes": "kMelee_Attack, kSmashing_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "9",
  "EnduranceCost": "4.368",
  "TimeToActivate": "1",
  "TimeToRoot": "1",
  "RechargeTime": "3",
  "EffectArea": "kCharacter",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kDebuff_Defense_Boost, kTaunt_Boost",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRange",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu/Powers/AnimFX/PlayerPowers/ScrapperMelee_LongStaff_MercurialBlow.PFX\"",
  "include": "menu/Powers/AnimFX/PlayerPowers/ScrapperMelee_LongStaff_MercurialBlow.PFX",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"3G5P9GS6XMMRWVCXL2V8KRXGU2\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"GL6FNUZSMG9WY8X9X87N5ZE3M3\"",
  "IconName": "\"StaffFighting_MercurialBlow.tga\"",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P3100956268\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P3627445229\""
}

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: 0.84
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.8400",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Defense Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Defense
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Debuff_Def"
Target: Target
Duration: 8 sec
Flags: CancelOnMiss

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kDefense",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Debuff_Def\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "8.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack",
  "Flags": "CancelOnMiss"
}

Effect 3 · Fire Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Fire
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.378
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kFire",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.3780",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · Smashing Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 1.22
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_PvPDamage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "1.2200",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · Defense Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Defense
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Debuff_Def"
Target: Target
Duration: 8 sec
Flags: CancelOnMiss

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kDefense",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Debuff_Def\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "8.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack",
  "Flags": "CancelOnMiss"
}