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Mission Pets / Thunderhead

Short Circuit

AOE, Energy · Energy

Enhancement Sets Allowed

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. Damage: Moderate

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.3
Range: 0 ft
Cast Time: 3 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 3.168 sec
Root Time: 3 sec
Animation Time: 3 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 2.067 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 20 sec
Endurance Cost: 21 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
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Short_Circuit\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P2973226331\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.3",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kCaster",
  "EnduranceCost": "21",
  "TimeToActivate": "3",
  "TimeToRoot": "3",
  "RechargeTime": "20",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "20",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\ELECTRICAL_BOLT_Short_Circut.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\ELECTRICAL_BOLT_Short_Circut.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"P1862125547\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"P3669035082\"",
  "IconName": "\"ElectricalBolt_ShortCircuit.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "16",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P2867007302\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P4145186101\""
}

Effects (4)

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

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.18
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 4.1 sec
Period: 1 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1800",
  "Duration": "4.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Endurance Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Absolute
Scale: -30
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-30.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Recovery Stacks per caster

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

Raw effect fields

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

Effect 4 · Energy Stacks per caster

group target> Freakshow eq group target> Turrets eq || group target> Siege eq || group target> Nightstar eq || group target> RogueRobots eq || 5thColumn_Fifth_Mek_Man target.VillainName> || 5thColumn_Fifth_Hoverbot target.VillainName> || 5thColumn_Fifth_Wolfpack_Lt target.VillainName> || 5thColumn_Fifth_Wolfpack_Boss target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Mech target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Mech target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Hoverbot target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Hoverbot target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Warcry_Lt target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Warcry_Boss target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Warcry_Lt target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Warcry_Boss target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_Flame_Jumpbot target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_Gun_Jumpbot target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_Sky_Skiff target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_ForceGenerator target.VillainName> || Malta_Hercules_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Zeus_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Zeus_Merged_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Kronos_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Mission_Kronos_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Turret target.VillainName> ||

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

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "group target> Freakshow eq group target> Turrets eq || group target> Siege eq || group target> Nightstar eq || group target> RogueRobots eq || 5thColumn_Fifth_Mek_Man target.VillainName> || 5thColumn_Fifth_Hoverbot target.VillainName> || 5thColumn_Fifth_Wolfpack_Lt target.VillainName> || 5thColumn_Fifth_Wolfpack_Boss target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Mech target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Mech target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Hoverbot target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Hoverbot target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Warcry_Lt target.VillainName> || Council_Zenith_Warcry_Boss target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Warcry_Lt target.VillainName> || Council_Striga_Zenith_Warcry_Boss target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_Flame_Jumpbot target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_Gun_Jumpbot target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_Sky_Skiff target.VillainName> || SkyRaiders_ForceGenerator target.VillainName> || Malta_Hercules_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Zeus_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Zeus_Merged_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Kronos_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Mission_Kronos_Titan target.VillainName> || Malta_Turret target.VillainName> ||",
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.5000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}