Arcane Burst
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Description
- Skill Type
- Single-target projectile
- Effect
- spell power × (150% + 10% × (rank − 1)) magic dmg
Rank 1. Base values before equipment and attribute bonuses.
Lvl 1
12 mana 8 yd range
0.8s cast 6s cooldown
Hurl an arcane blast at your target, dealing magic damage equal to 150% of your spell power.
Cost & Timing
- Mana Cost
- 12 × rank
- Cast Time
- 0.8s
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Range
- 8 yd
The mercenary's Spell Casting Haste shortens the cast by its percentage, so 20% Spell Casting Haste turns the 0.8s cast into 0.64s.
Damage
- Damage %
- 150% + 10% × (rank − 1)
- Damage Type
- Magic
Rank Scaling
| Rank | Damage % | Mana Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150% | 12 |
| 2 | 160% | 24 |
| 3 | 170% | 36 |
| 4 | 180% | 48 |
| 5 | 190% | 60 |
| 6 | 200% | 72 |
| 7 | 210% | 84 |
| 8 | 220% | 96 |
| 9 | 230% | 108 |
| 10 | 240% | 120 |
| 11 | 250% | 132 |
| 12 | 260% | 144 |
| 13 | 270% | 156 |
| 14 | 280% | 168 |
| 15 | 290% | 180 |
| 16 | 300% | 192 |
| 17 | 310% | 204 |
| 18 | 320% | 216 |
| 19 | 330% | 228 |
| 20 | 340% | 240 |
| 21 | 350% | 252 |
| 22 | 360% | 264 |
| 23 | 370% | 276 |
| 24 | 380% | 288 |
| 25 | 390% | 300 |
| 26 | 400% | 312 |
| 27 | 410% | 324 |
| 28 | 420% | 336 |
| 29 | 430% | 348 |
| 30 | 440% | 360 |
Mechanics
Mercenary Skill Rank
A mercenary uses this skill at a rank set by your level and total veteran points. See Mercenary Skill Ranks.
- Level contribution
- Your level ÷ 5, rounded down
- Veteran contribution
- Total veteran points ÷ 10, rounded down
- Skill rank
- Level contribution + Veteran contribution, at most the skill's maximum rank
Total veteran points (Veteran Level) are your unspent veteran points plus your learned veteran skill ranks. The character window shows them as the VT number beside your level, as in "Level 50 (VT 20)". Use 0 if no VT number appears.
Example ,Level 50,20 total veteran points,maximum rank 30
Skill rank 12
Level contribution: 50 ÷ 5 = 10, rounded down
Veteran contribution: 20 ÷ 10 = 2, rounded down
Skill rank: 10 + 2 = 12
Skill Damage
Wizard mercenary
Spell Power is the value in the mercenary's equipment window.
Use your mercenary's rank from Mercenary skill rank above. This example uses the rank from that section's example.
- Damage %
- 150% at rank 1, +10% per rank (440% at rank 30)
- Damage before defenses
- Spell Power × Damage %,
Example ,rank 12,the mercenary's 200 Spell Power
520 damage before the target's defenses
Damage %: 150% + 10% × (12 − 1) = 260%
Damage before defenses: 200 × 260% = 520,
Rounded means to the nearest whole number. Exact halves go to the even number, so 2.5 becomes 2.
The target's Magic Resist reduces this damage by 0.05% per point, up to 90%. Each point of the target's Magic Resist adds 0.05% to its chance to resist the hit outright. Each 1% of the caster's Accuracy subtracts 1% from that chance. Each level the target is above the caster adds 0.5%, and each level below subtracts 0.5%, up to 10% either way. The chance stays between 0% and 90%. See resistance and avoidance, the damage steps and moving targets and backstabs.