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Magisterium / Black Swan

Throw Quills

AOE, Lethal · Lethal

You can throw dozens of Spines in a wide cone in front of you, impaling foes caught within the range. Spine throwing deals moderate damage, and poisons any targets it hits. Spine poison deals additional Toxic damage and Slows affected foes. Note that Throw Quills is unaffected by Recharge Time changes. Damage: Moderate

Activation Details

Available Level
1
Type
Click
Accuracy
1
Range
120 ft
Cast Time
1.63 sec
Cast Arcanatime
1.848 sec
Root Time
1.63 sec
Animation Time
1.633 sec
Animation Time Before Effect
0.567 sec
Interrupt Time
—
Activate Period
0 sec
Recharge Time
20 sec
Endurance Cost
17.5 endurance
Attack Types
Area$1 Lethal
Effect Area
AoE
Radius
20 ft
Arc
—
Max Targets Hit
5
Cast When
AliveOnly
Near Ground
—
Entities Affected
Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit
—
Target
Foe (Alive)
Target Requires
kInfected_03 target.mode? !
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed
Strengths Disallowed
RechargeTime
Ignore Strength
—
Raw source fields
{
  "Name": "\"Throw_Quills\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P1203130537\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kLethal_Attack",
  "AIGroups": "kSecondaryTarget",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "120",
  "EnduranceCost": "17.5",
  "PreferenceMultiplier": "6",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.63",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.63",
  "RechargeTime": "20",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "20",
  "TargetRequires": "kInfected_03 target.mode? !",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRechargeTime",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Quils_Throwing.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Quils_Throwing.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"P1980736357\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"P965778250\"",
  "IconName": "\"Quills_QuillThrowing.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "5",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P1532280954\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P3565152256\""
}

Effects (4)

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 · LethalStacks per casterPvP or PvEStacks with existing effect
Resolved effect
— (select an archetype)
Attribute
Lethal
Effect
Absolute
Scale
1.09
Magnitude
1.0000
Table
"Melee_Tempdamage"
Target
Target
Raw effect fields
{
  "Attrib": "kLethal",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Tempdamage\"",
  "Scale": "1.0900",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}
Effect 2 · ToxicStacks per casterPvP or PvEStacks with existing effect
Resolved effect
— (select an archetype)
Attribute
Toxic
Effect
Absolute
Scale
0.1
Magnitude
1.0000
Table
"Melee_Tempdamage"
Target
Target
Duration
4.1 sec
Period
1 sec
Delay
0.5 sec
Flags
CancelOnMiss
Raw effect fields
{
  "Attrib": "kToxic",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Tempdamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1000",
  "Duration": "4.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "0.5000",
  "Period": "1.0000",
  "TickChance": "0.8000",
  "StackType": "kStack",
  "Flags": "CancelOnMiss"
}
Effect 3 · SetModeStacks per casterPvP or PvEReplaces existing effectIgnores enhancements and other boostsIgnores resistance
Attribute
SetMode
Effect
Cur
Scale
1
Magnitude
Disable Epic
Table
"Melee_Ones"
Target
Target
Duration
20 sec
Flags
IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance
Raw effect fields
{
  "Tag": "\"Disable\"",
  "Attrib": "kSetMode",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Type": "kConstant",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "20.0000",
  "Magnitude": "kDisable_Epic",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance"
}
Effect 4 · SetModeStacks per casterPvP or PvEReplaces existing effectIgnores enhancements and other boostsIgnores resistance
Attribute
SetMode
Effect
Cur
Scale
1
Magnitude
Infected 03
Table
"Melee_Ones"
Target
Target
Duration
60 sec
Flags
IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance
Raw effect fields
{
  "Tag": "\"Disable\"",
  "Attrib": "kSetMode",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Type": "kConstant",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "60.0000",
  "Magnitude": "kInfected_03",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength IgnoreResistance"
}