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Hero Corps Sig / Crosswind

Ablating Strike

Melee, Lethal ยท Lethal

You Slash at your foe with your blades, dealing a good amount of lethal damage. This attack can reduce a target's Defense, making him easier to hit. This power is needed for the Empower and Weaken combination attacks, and is the beginning of the Attack Vitals combination attack. Damage: Moderate

Activation Details

Available Level
1
Type
Click
Accuracy
1
Range
5 ft
Cast Time
1.03 sec
Cast Arcanatime
1.188 sec
Root Time
1.03 sec
Animation Time
1.033 sec
Animation Time Before Effect
0.4 sec
Interrupt Time
โ€”
Activate Period
0 sec
Recharge Time
6 sec
Endurance Cost
9.24 endurance
Attack Types
Melee, Lethal
Effect Area
Single Target
Radius
โ€”
Arc
โ€”
Max Targets Hit
0
Cast When
AliveOnly
Near Ground
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Entities Affected
Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit
โ€”
Target
Foe (Alive)
Target Requires
โ€”
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed
Strengths Disallowed
Range
Ignore Strength
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Raw source fields
{
  "Name": "\"Ablating_Strike\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P3075271842\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1",
  "AttackTypes": "kMelee_Attack, kLethal_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "5",
  "EnduranceCost": "9.24",
  "PreferenceMultiplier": "6",
  "DontSetStance": "1",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.03",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.03",
  "RechargeTime": "6",
  "EffectArea": "kCharacter",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRange",
  "HighlightEval": "kDD_DebuffMode_1 Mode? kDD_StatusMode_1 Mode? ||",
  "HighlightRing": "255 127 0 255",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\Hero_Corps_Sig_Crosswind_Ablating_Strike.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\Hero_Corps_Sig_Crosswind_Ablating_Strike.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"P3465884966\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"P1775364203\"",
  "IconName": "\"DualBlades_ModerateBridge.tga\"",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P373215750\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P3419932451\"",
  "PointValue": "60"
}

Effects (2)

Player character
Target enemy

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 ยท LethalStacks per casterPvP or PvEStacks with existing effect
Resolved effect
โ€” (select an archetype)
Attribute
Lethal
Effect
Absolute
Scale
0.66
Magnitude
1.0000
Table
"Melee_Tempdamage"
Target
Target
Duration
0.6 sec
Period
0.4 sec
Delay
0.125 sec
Raw effect fields
{
  "Attrib": "kLethal",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Tempdamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.6600",
  "Duration": "0.6000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.1250",
  "Period": "0.4000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}
Effect 2 ยท DefenseStacks per casterPvP or PvEStacks with existing effect
Resolved effect
โ€” (select an archetype)
Attribute
Defense
Effect
Cur
Scale
1
Magnitude
1.0000
Table
"Melee_Debuff_Def"
Target
Target
Duration
10 sec
Raw effect fields
{
  "Attrib": "kDefense",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Debuff_Def\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}