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Vanguard / Levantera

Flashing Steel

AoE, Energy · Lethal

You swing your Talsorian katana in a wide arc in front of you, slicing multiple foes. This attack will reduce a target's resistances to Lethal and Energy damage, making them take more damage from follow-up attacks.

Activation Details

Available Level: 1
Type: Click
Accuracy: 1.05
Range: 5 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: 0.6 sec
Interrupt Time: —
Activate Period: 0 sec
Recharge Time: 6 sec
Endurance Cost: 8.12 endurance
Attack Types: AoE, Energy
Effect Area: Cone
Radius: 5 ft
Arc: 130
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: Range
Ignore Strength: —

Raw source fields

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  "Name": "\"Flashing_Steel\"",
  "DisplayName": "\"P535707029\"",
  "Type": "kClick",
  "Accuracy": "1.05",
  "AttackTypes": "kAoE_Attack, kEnergy_Attack",
  "EntsAffected": "kFoe",
  "EntsAutoHit": "kNone",
  "Target": "kFoe",
  "Range": "5",
  "EnduranceCost": "8.12",
  "PreferenceMultiplier": "3",
  "DontSetStance": "1",
  "TimeToActivate": "1.17",
  "TimeToRoot": "1.17",
  "RechargeTime": "6",
  "EffectArea": "kCone",
  "Radius": "5",
  "Arc": "130",
  "StrengthsDisallowed": "kRange",
  "VisualFX": "\"menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Katana_Backhand_NoGeo.pfx\"",
  "include": "menu\\Powers\\AnimFX\\Katana_Backhand_NoGeo.pfx",
  "DisplayShortHelp": "\"Q5Y62GC52V9ZW8B4G37NUF74N2\"",
  "DisplayHelp": "\"B8F3WYUF24KVW9XP5YHL4Q46GA\"",
  "IconName": "\"Katana_Slice.tga\"",
  "MaxTargetsHit": "5",
  "DisplayTargetShortHelp": "\"ZEHETGHE554CY2L7GCCECKES9Q\"",
  "DisplayTargetHelp": "\"DGPYDUC4P3GPYLL2F754X3J9BA\"",
  "PointValue": "45"
}

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: 0.3
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kLethal",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.3000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 2 · Energy Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Energy
Effect: Absolute
Scale: 0.8
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Damage"
Target: Target

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kAbs",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Damage\"",
  "Scale": "0.8000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack"
}

Effect 3 · Lethal, Energy Stacks per caster

Resolved effect: — (select an archetype)
Attribute: Lethal, Energy
Effect: Res
Scale: -0.3
Magnitude: 1.0000
Table: "Melee_Ones"
Target: Target
Duration: 10 sec
Flags: IgnoreStrength

Raw effect fields

{
  "Attrib": "kLethal kEnergy",
  "Aspect": "kRes",
  "Target": "kTarget",
  "Table": "\"Melee_Ones\"",
  "Scale": "-0.3000",
  "Duration": "10.0000",
  "Magnitude": "1.0000",
  "StackType": "kStack",
  "Flags": "IgnoreStrength"
}