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Defender Ranged / Electrical Blast

Short Circuit

AOE, Energy · Energy

Enhancement types allowed

Recovery

Enhancement Sets Allowed

EndMod Powers

Releases a burst of electrical energy around you, shocking all nearby foes. This highly accurate discharge deals Moderate damage over time, drains a lot of Endurance from the targets and renders them unable to recover Endurance for quite a while. Additionally, Short Circuit deals extra damage to most robots and mechanical foes. Short Circuit is very effective when used with your other Endurance draining powers.

Activation Details

Available Level: 10
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.3
Range: 0 ft
Cast Time: 2.5 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 2.64 sec
Root Time: 2.5 sec
Animation Time: 2.5 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 0.767 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 20 sec
Endurance Cost: 15.6 endurance
Attack Types: Area$1 Energy
Effect Area: AoE
Radius: 20 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": "\"Short_Circuit\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P2973226331\"",
  "ModesDisallowed": "kDisable_All",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.3",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kCaster",
  "EnduranceCost": "15.6",
  "TimeToActivate": "2.5",
  "TimeToRoot": "2.5",
  "RechargeTime": "20",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "20",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRecharge_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kDamage_Boost, kRecovery_Boost",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_ElectricalBlast_ShortCircuit.PFX\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_ElectricalBlast_ShortCircuit.PFX",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"VNYVSTV85F4HW9BVF3YUR637QQ\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"U837W2Y2RTJ3YWC3BGXBJQCDXS\"",
  "IconName": "\"ElectricalBolt_ShortCircuit.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "16",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P2867007302\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P4145186101\""
}

Created / redirected powers

StaticRedirects / Shock_Therapy

Effects (13)

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: 0.18
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 1.5 sec
Period: 0.35 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1800",
  "Duration": "1.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.3500",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Endurance Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.35
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-0.3500",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

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

Raw effect fields

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

Effect 4 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.18
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1800",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · Endurance Stacks per caster

New effect is ignored if one already exists

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 3.9
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Self
Flags: IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "3.9000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kIgnore",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance"
}

Effect 6 · Recovery Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Recovery
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.4
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target
Duration: 5 sec
Flags: IgnoreStrength

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kRecovery",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-0.4000",
  "Duration": "5.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength"
}

Effect 7 · Endurance Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Absolute
Scale: -10
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 8 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.1475
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target
Duration: 1.5 sec
Period: 0.35 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1475",
  "Duration": "1.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.3500",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 9 · Energy Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.1573
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPDamage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPDamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1573",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 10 · Endurance Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 3.9
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Self
Flags: IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "3.9000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kIgnore",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance"
}

Effect 11 · Recovery Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Recovery
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.4
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target
Duration: 5 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kRecovery",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-0.4000",
  "Duration": "5.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 12 · Recovery Stacks per caster

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

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kRecovery",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-1.0000",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 13 · GrantPower Stacks per caster

Defender_Ranged.Electrical_Blast.Tesla_Cage source.ownPower? Defender_Buff.Shock_Therapy source.ownPower? ||

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: GrantPower
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Ones"
Target: Self
Flags: IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance
Parameters: Power

Raw effect fields

{
  "Tag": "\"BuildStatic\"",
  "Requires": "Defender_Ranged.Electrical_Blast.Tesla_Cage source.ownPower? Defender_Buff.Shock_Therapy source.ownPower? ||",
  "Attrib": "kGrantPower",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kSelf",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kIgnore",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance",
  "Params": {
    "Power": {
      "Power": "Redirects.Shock_Therapy.Shock_Therapy_Static"
    }
  }
}