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Defender Ranged / Beam Rifle

Cutting Beam

AOE, Energy · Energy

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

You fire a constant stream of energy from your weapon and sweep it in a broad arc blasting all foes in a wide cone in front of you. Cutting beam deals Moderate Energy damage and reduces the targets' Defense. This power will cause Minor Energy damage over time if the target is suffering from the Disintegrating effect.

Activation Details

Available Level: 4
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.05
Range: 50 ft
Cast Time: 1.9 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 2.112 sec
Root Time: 1.9 sec
Animation Time: 1.9 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 1.333 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 10 sec
Endurance Cost: 10.192 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": "\"Cutting_Beam\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P290039893\"",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.05",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "50",
  "EnduranceCost": "10.192",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.9",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.9",
  "RechargeTime": "10",
  "EffectArea": "kCone",
  "Radius": "50",
  "Arc": "30",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kRange_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kDebuff_Defense_Boost",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFx\\BeamRifle_CuttingBeam.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFx\\BeamRifle_CuttingBeam.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"952ZUMWJR7KRWWZ7YYUBXHHUGA\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"HQMRLJ83FY3PY9ZWUYDTXQPPBW\"",
  "IconName": "\"BeamRifle_CuttingBeam.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "10",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P3100956268\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P52378253\""
}

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.

Effect 1 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.919
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target
Delay: 0.5 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.9190",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.5000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.8693
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Delay: 0.5 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.8693",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.5000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.101
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 2.1 sec
Period: 1 sec
Delay: 1 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq Temporary_Powers.Temporary_Powers.Beam_Rifle_Debuff target.ownPower? &&",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1010",
  "Duration": "2.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "1.0000",
  "Period": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.0956
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Duration: 2.1 sec
Period: 1 sec
Delay: 1 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq Temporary_Powers.Temporary_Powers.Beam_Rifle_Debuff target.ownPower? &&",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.0956",
  "Duration": "2.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "1.0000",
  "Period": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · Defense Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Defense
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Debuff_Def"
Target: Target
Duration: 10 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kDefense",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Debuff_Def\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}