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Defender Ranged / Dark Blast

Blackstar

AOE, Negative Energy · Negative Energy

Enhancement types allowed

Enhancement Sets Allowed

Accurate ToHit Debuff PowersToHit Debuff Powers

You can unleash a devastating blast of Negative Energy around yourself, dealing massive Negative Energy and Smashing damage and severely reducing affected foes' chance to hit.

Activation Details

Available Level: 30
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.4
Range: 0 ft
Cast Time: 3 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 3.168 sec
Root Time: 3 sec
Animation Time: 3 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 1.833 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 145 sec
Endurance Cost: 27.716 endurance
Attack Types: Area$1 Negative Energy
Effect Area: AoE
Radius: 25 ft
Arc: —
Max Targets Hit: 16
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit: —
Target: Self (Alive)
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed: Disable All
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Blackstar\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P888501034\"",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.4",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kNegative_Energy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kCaster",
  "EnduranceCost": "27.716",
  "TimeToActivate": "3",
  "TimeToRoot": "3",
  "RechargeTime": "145",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "25",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kDebuff_ToHit_Boost",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_DarkBlast_Blackstar.PFX\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_DarkBlast_Blackstar.PFX",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"GGT2RGJ6AWC4Y2Z3CL4BTBN6VZ\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"NFUGUJABTTDTYFZYSDF54SRUU2\"",
  "IconName": "\"DarkCast_Blackstar.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "16",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P2190949330\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P1620961953\""
}

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 · Negative Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Negative Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

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

Effect 2 · Negative Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Negative Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 3
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kNegative_Energy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "3.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Smashing Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Smashing
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.5766
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kSmashing",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.5766",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 4 · Negative Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Negative Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 1.1707
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kNegative_Energy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "1.1707",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · ToHit Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: ToHit
Effect: Cur
Scale: 5
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_DeBuff_ToHit"
Target: Target
Duration: 20 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kToHit",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_DeBuff_ToHit\"",
  "Scale": "5.0000",
  "Duration": "20.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}