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V Scrapyarders / Sea Witch ZTF

Chain Lightning

AOE, Energy · Endurance

Calls a bolt of lightning from the clouds to strike your target, which then chains outward to additional enemies. Creatures unfortunate enough to be struck will be dealt Energy damage and be sapped of some endurance.

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.15
Range: 80 ft
Cast Time: 1.17 sec
Cast Arcanatime: 1.32 sec
Root Time: 1.17 sec
Animation Time: 1.167 sec
Animation Time Before Effect: 1.667 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 4 sec
Endurance Cost: 7 endurance
Attack Types: Area$1 Energy
Effect Area: Chain
Radius: 12 ft
Arc: —
Max Targets Hit: 16
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit: —
Target: Foe (Alive)
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed
Strengths Disallowed
Ignore Strength: —

Chain Attributes

Delay: 0.3
Fork: 1, 1, 1, 1, 2
Eff: 1 0.18 @ChainJump 1 - * - 0.64 1 minmax
Target: enttype maintarget> enttype target> eq 99 * 1 + 1 prevdistance / +

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Chain_Lightning\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P2097240269\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.15",
  "AttackTypes": "kAOE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "80",
  "EnduranceCost": "7",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.17",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.17",
  "RechargeTime": "4",
  "EffectArea": "kChain",
  "Radius": "12",
  "ChainDelay": "0.3",
  "ChainFork": "1, 1, 1, 1, 2",
  "ChainEff": "1 0.18 @ChainJump 1 - * - 0.64 1 minmax",
  "ChainTarget": "enttype maintarget> enttype target> eq 99 * 1 + 1 prevdistance / +",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_StormBlast_ChainLightning.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\PlayerPowers\\DefenderRanged_StormBlast_ChainLightning.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"7EV7YT7LY3NPYCMVSMJC3KCYDQ\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"M966UEZCNXG7YJV8Y27DRKW99S\"",
  "IconName": "\"StormBlast_ChainLightning.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "16",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P1831456333\""
}

Effects (5)

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.

Activation Effects

IncreaseStormStrength Tagged effect

70% chance

GrantPower · Cur● Redirects.Storm_Blast.Category_Five_Lightning

Effect 1 · Endurance Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.035
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target
Duration: 4.4 sec
Period: 0.6 sec
Flags: MainTargetOnly

Raw effect fields

{
  "Flags": "MainTargetOnly",
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-0.0350",
  "Duration": "4.4000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.6000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Null Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Null
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Ones"
Target: Target
Duration: 2.1 sec
Flags: NoHitDelay

Raw effect fields

{
  "Flags": "NoHitDelay",
  "Attrib": "kNull",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "2.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Energy Stacks per caster

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

Raw effect fields

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

Effect 4 · Energy Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.04
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_Damage"
Target: Target
Duration: 2.2 sec
Period: 0.6 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.0400",
  "Duration": "2.2000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Period": "0.6000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 5 · Endurance Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Endurance
Effect: Cur
Scale: -0.07
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Ranged_EndDrain"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEndurance",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Ranged_EndDrain\"",
  "Scale": "-0.0700",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}