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February 27, 2024

  • Essence of Borrowed Time has been added to the game.
  • This skill has been reworked.
    • Fire a row of arrows equipped with a device that envelops an area with chronal magic on impact, stunning enemies and applying superspeed to allies.
    • Chain Reaction: The next short-bow skill in the radius will daze enemies hit.
Essence of Borrowed Time.png

Essence of Borrowed Time

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shortbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  25 Recharge time  
Essence of Borrowed Time

Fire a row of arrows equipped with a device that envelops an area with chronal magic on impact, stunning enemies and applying superspeed to allies.

Chain Reaction. The next short-bow skill in the radius will daze enemies hit.

Damage.png Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 4 (0.01)?
Superspeed.png Superspeed (3s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s
Superspeed.png Superspeed (2s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s
Daze.png Chain Reaction Daze: 2 seconds
Daze.png Chain Reaction Daze: 10.5½ seconds
Stun.png Stun: 2 seconds
Stun.png Stun: 10.5½ seconds
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 3
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Chain Reaction Availability Window: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 180
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Evade.png Defiance Break: 300
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Beta event version: November 28, 2023

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Essence of Borrowed Time

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Shortbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Sequence
Essence of Borrowed Time.png → Temp icon (green).png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Essence of Borrowed Time

Fire an arrow equipped with a device that envelops an area with chronal magic when detonated, stunning enemies and applying superspeed to allies on initial detonation, and applying conditions to enemies on subsequent pulses.

Chain Reaction. While active, detonates other Chain Reaction skills in range, inflicting additional conditions on each pulse.

Damage.png Damage: 110 (0.3)?
Superspeed.png Superspeed (3s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s
Slow.png Slow (1s): Skills and actions are slower.
Slow.png Chain Reaction Bonus (1s): Skills and actions are slower.
Stun.png Stun: 2 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 5
Duration.png Fuse Time: 0.5½ seconds
Radius.png Radius: 180
Evade.png Defiance Break: 200
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description