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V GenericHeroes / Yellow Electric Blaster

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: 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: 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": "2.5",
  "TimeToRoot": "2.5",
  "RechargeTime": "20",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "20",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Enemies\\ParagonHeroes\\Yellow_ElectricalBlast_ShortCircuit.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Enemies\\ParagonHeroes\\Yellow_ElectricalBlast_ShortCircuit.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"P1862125547\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"P3669035082\"",
  "IconName": "\"ElectricalBolt_ShortCircuit.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "16",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P2867007302\""
}

Effects (3)

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: Cur
Scale: -0.35
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-0.3500",
  "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"
}