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Chords of Despair

AOE, Psionic · Held

Enhancement types allowed

Your audience falls into deep despair, incapacitating them.

Notes: Chords of Despair is unaffected by Recharge Time changes.

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 0.8
Range: 80 ft
Cast Time: 2.67 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 2.904 sec
Root Time: 2.67 sec
Animation Time: 2.667 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 1.333 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 120 sec
Endurance Cost: 7.872 endurance
Attack Types: Area$1 Psionic
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: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Chords_of_Despair\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"ZHRAZR5WX9EZW5XUZS8YBPYJTA\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "0.8",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kPsionic_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "80",
  "EnduranceCost": "7.872",
  "PreferenceMultiplier": "4",
  "TimeToActivate": "2.67",
  "TimeToRoot": "2.67",
  "RechargeTime": "120",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "20",
  "LifeTimeInGame": "118",
  "StackingUsage": "kTrue",
  "MaxLifeTimeInGame": "236",
  "BoostsAllowed": "kAccuracy_Boost, kRange_Boost, kEnduranceDiscount_Boost, kHold_Boost",
  "GlobalStrengthsDisallowed": "kRechargeTime",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\Symphony_Control_Chords_of_Despair.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\Symphony_Control_Chords_of_Despair.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"PSXY5T6APED6YRLQYJ7JDMMY32\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"DF2HHTVLR2MVY7CHD4SCC2UV63\"",
  "IconName": "\"SymphonyControl_HoldAoE\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "5",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P3220742713\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"CMASGXGFUEDXWNCNAT5BGJTJLQ\"",
  "NumAllowed": "1"
}

Effects (2)

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 · Held Stacks per caster

PvE targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Held
Effect: Cur
Scale: 4
Magnitude: 2.0000
Table: "Ranged_Immobilize"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> critter eq",
  "Attrib": "kHeld",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Type": "kDuration",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Immobilize\"",
  "Scale": "4.0000",
  "Magnitude": "2.0000",
  "StackType": "kReplace"
}

Effect 2 · Held Stacks per caster

PvP targets only

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Held
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 2.0000
Table: "Ranged_PvPMez"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Requires": "enttype target> player eq",
  "Attrib": "kHeld",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Type": "kDuration",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_PvPMez\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Magnitude": "2.0000",
  "StackType": "kReplace",
  "Suppress": [
    "Stunned 15 WhenInactive",
    "Immobilized 15 WhenInactive",
    "Held 15 WhenInactive",
    "Sleep 15 WhenInactive",
    "Terrorized 15 WhenInactive"
  ]
}