Discharge Array

Mech Command. Cycle energy into your mech's armor to turn it into a lightning rod. Jade energy strikes nearby foes and inflicts conditions on them. — In-game description

Discharge Array

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Mechanist

Slot

Profession mechanic

Trait

 Mech Frame: Conductive Alloys

Type

Mech Command, Tool belt

Game link

API

63367

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Discharge Array

Mech Command. Cycle energy into your mech's armor to turn it into a lightning rod. Jade energy strikes nearby foes and inflicts conditions on them.

 Damage: 499 (0.3)^?

 Damage: 499 (0.3)^?

 Slow (2s): Skills and actions are slower.

 Slow (1s): Skills and actions are slower.

₂ Confusion (3s): 66 Damage, 99 Damage on Skill Use

₂ Confusion (2s): 44 Damage, 99 Damage on Skill Use

 Burning (3s): 393 Damage

 Burning (2s): 262 Damage

 Number of Hits: 5

 Number of Targets: 3

 Interval: 1 second

 Radius: 240

— In-game description

Related traits

Firearms

• Modified Ammunition — Deal increased strike damage for each condition on a foe.
• Incendiary Powder — Burning you inflict lasts longer, and your critical hits inflict burning.

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

Tools

• Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
• Static Discharge — Discharge a bolt of lightning whenever you use a tool belt skill.
• Mechanized Deployment — Your tool belt skills gain reduced recharge. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.

Mechanist

• Mech Frame: Conductive Alloys — Unlocks the Mech Command skill Discharge Array. Your mech gains a greater percentage of your own condition damage and expertise stats.
• Mech Core: Jade Dynamo — Unlocks the Mech Command skill Jade Mortar. Mech Command skills grant you quickness when used and have a reduced cooldown.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Confusion duration per hit reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds.
June 28, 2022	This Mech Command skill is now cast instantly. Confusion duration per hit in PvE reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Discharge Array has been added to the game. (Undocumented) Reduced power coefficient from 0.45 to 0.3 in PvE but the Mech's base power has been increased. The strike damage of the skill has been reduced by 25% in PvE and increased by 16.6% in PvP/WvW, approximately.
November 30, 2021	Discharge Array was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Now strikes up to three enemies per pulse. Now additionally applies 1 stack of Burning with a 3s duration on hit.
October 26, 2021	Discharge Array was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.