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Vanguard / Apex

Whirling Sword

AoE, Lethal · Lethal

Enhancement Sets Allowed

You perform a Whirling Sword maneuver, attacking all foes in melee range. This attack wounds your opponents, causing them to take minor damage over time and reduces their defense. Damage: Moderate

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.25
Range: 0 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: 1.2 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 14 sec
Endurance Cost: 17.5 endurance
Attack Types: AoE, Lethal
Effect Area: AoE
Radius: 8 ft
Arc: —
Max Targets Hit: 10
Cast When: AliveOnly
Near Ground: —
Entities Affected: Foe (Alive)
Entities Autohit: —
Target: Self (Alive)
Target Requires: —
Modes Required
Modes Disallowed
Strengths Disallowed: Range
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

{
  "Name": "\"Whirling_Sword\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P4277773761\"",
  "ActivateRequires": "kHitPoints% char> 50 <",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.25",
  "AttackTypes": "kAoE_Attack, kLethal_Attack",
  "AIGroups": "kMidBattle, kEndBattle",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kCaster",
  "EnduranceCost": "17.5",
  "PreferenceMultiplier": "3",
  "DontSetStance": "1",
  "TimeToActivate": "2.67",
  "TimeToRoot": "2.67",
  "RechargeTime": "14",
  "EffectArea": "kSphere",
  "Radius": "8",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRange",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Sword_Twirl_NoGeo.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Sword_Twirl_NoGeo.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"P1479323249\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"P414215240\"",
  "IconName": "\"Sword_WhirlingSword.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "10",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"P373215750\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"P2543120370\""
}

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 · Lethal Stacks per caster

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

Raw effect fields

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

Effect 2 · Lethal Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Lethal
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Tempdamage"
Target: Target
Duration: 2.1 sec
Period: 1 sec
Delay: 1 sec

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kLethal",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Tempdamage\"",
  "Scale": "0.1000",
  "Duration": "2.1000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "Delay": "1.0000",
  "Period": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Defense Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Defense
Effect: Cur
Scale: 1
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Debuff_Def"
Target: Target
Duration: 10 sec
Flags: CancelOnMiss

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kDefense",
  "Aspect": "kCur",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Debuff_Def\"",
  "Scale": "1.0000",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "TickChance": "0.9980",
  "StackType": "kStack",
  "Flags": "CancelOnMiss"
}