Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit

Increases maximum heat capacity. While above 100% heat, periodically gain might. Some skills and traits gain additional heat tiers. — In-game description

Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit

Specialization

Holosmith (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit

Increases maximum heat capacity. While above 100% heat, periodically gain might. Some skills and traits gain additional heat tiers.

 Capacity Increase: 50%

₂ Might (6s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

 Might (9s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

 Interval: 1 second

 Combat Only

— In-game description

Notes

• The trait increases the maximum possible damage bonus from Laser's Edge to 22.5% at 150 heat.
• The trait adds an extra tier of heat threshold for the following skills:

Skill/trait	Effect over 100% heat
Sword skills
Sun Edge	Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 30%
Sun Ripper	Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 30%
Gleam Saber	Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 30%
Refraction Cutter	Additional Blades over 100% heat: 4
Radiant Arc	Quickness over 100% heat (6s): Skills and actions are faster.
Tool belt skills
Cauterize	Additional Conditions above 100% Heat: 6 in PvE  Additional Conditions above 100% Heat: 4 in PvP and WvW
Particle Accelerator	Explosion Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 50% in PvE  Explosion Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 10% in PvP and WvW
Prismatic Singularity	Explosion Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 25% in PvE  Explosion Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 10% in PvP and WvW
Flash Spark	Light Aura (6s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
Blade Burst	Damage Increase above 100% Heat: 50%
Exceed skills
Coolant Blast	Effect Duration Increase: 50% in PvE  Effect Duration Increase: 25% in PvP and WvW
Spectrum Shield	Duration: 5 seconds
Laser Disk	Damage Increase: 50% in PvE  Damage Increase: 10% in PvP and WvW
Launch Wall	Damage Increase: 50% in PvE  Damage Increase: 10% in PvP and WvW
Hard Light Arena	Ally Boon Duration: 100%
Prime Light Beam	Field Damage Increase: 20% in PvE ,  Field Damage Increase: 10% in PVP and WVW  Burning Duration Increase: 50% in PvE  Burning Duration Increase: 10% in PvP and WvW
Traits
Prismatic Converter	Conditions to Boons Over 100% Heat: 3
Laser's Edge	Maximum Damage Increase: 220.5½%

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 29, 2022	(Undocumented) Additional skills and traits gained a 100% heat tier.
October 04, 2022	Increased might duration from 6 seconds to 9 seconds in PvP only.
October 13, 2020	Reduced might stacks per pulse from 2 to 1 in PvP only.
July 16, 2019	This trait now increases the bonus damage maximum from Laser's Edge by 50% in addition to its previous effects.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit has been added to the game.