Explosion

Explosion is a property of certain skills that will trigger certain traits. Explosion-related skills and traits are exclusive to the warrior and engineer professions. Projectile skills with this quality become AoE attacks upon encountering a target.

Related skills

Weapon skills

•   Arcing Arrow — Longbow
•   Smoldering Arrow — Longbow
•   Explosive Shell — Rifle
•   Maiming Spear — Spear
•   Mighty Throw — Spear
•   Dragon's Roar — Pistol
•   Jump Shot — Rifle
•   Rifle Burst Grenade — Rifle
•   Devastator — Spear
•   Electric Artillery — Spear
•   Homing Torpedo — Harpoon gun
•   Scatter Mines — Harpoon gun
•   Timed Charge — Harpoon gun
•   Electro-whirl — Hammer
•   Mace Blast — Mace
•   Rocket Fist Prototype — Mace

Bundle skills

•   Dragon Slash—Boost — Dragon Trigger
•   Dragon Slash—Force — Dragon Trigger
•   Dragon Slash—Reach — Dragon Trigger
•   Artillery Slash — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Blooming Fire — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Break Step — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Explosive Thrust — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Concussion Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Fire Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Glue Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Smoke Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Endothermic Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Flash Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Mortar Shot — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Poison Gas Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Flame Blast — Flamethrower
•   Flash Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Flash Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Freeze Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Freeze Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Poison Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Poison Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Shrapnel Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Shrapnel Grenade — Grenade Kit

Transform skills

•   Bright Slash—Storm — Engage Photon Forge
•   Corona Burst — Engage Photon Forge
•   Flash Cutter—Storm — Engage Photon Forge
•   Light Strike—Storm — Engage Photon Forge

Healing skills

•   Detonate Healing Turret

Utility skills

•   Detonate Cartridges
•   Dragonspike Mine — Armament
•   Deploy Mine — Gadget
•   Detonate
•   Throw Mine — Gadget
•   Detonate Flame Turret
•   Detonate Harpoon Turret
•   Detonate Net Turret
•   Detonate Rifle Turret
•   Detonate Rocket Turret
•   Detonate Thumper Turret
•   Explosive Rockets
•   Rocket Turret — Turret
•   Blast Gyro — Well
•   Launch Wall — Exceed

Elite skills

•   Detonate Supply Crate Turrets
•   Detonate Supply Crate Turrets
•   Prime Light Beam — Exceed

Profession mechanic skills

•   Big Ol' Bomb — Tool belt, Bomb Kit
•   Detonate Mine Field — Tool belt, Throw Mine
•   Grenade Barrage — Tool belt, Grenade Kit
•   Mine Field — Tool belt, Throw Mine
•   Rocket — Tool belt, Rocket Turret
•   Prismatic Singularity — Tool belt, Hard Light Arena
•   Core Reactor Shot — Mech Command, Tool belt
•   Explosive Knuckle — Mech Command, Tool belt
•   Jade Mortar — Mech Command, Tool belt
•   Mech Support: Depth Charges

Downed skills

•   Booby Trap

Drowning skills

•   Floating Mine

Related traits

Traits

• Gadgeteer (Tools) — Gadget skills are more powerful.
• Crystal Configuration: Storm (Holosmith) — Photon Forge skill 1 now fires explosive projectiles, but generates extra heat.
• Photonic Blasting Module (Holosmith) — Overheat now blasts damage to nearby foes and no longer deals its initial damage to you. The tool belt recharge penalty for Overheat is reduced. Heat can only be lost after overheating. Damage over time from Overheat is still applied.

Trait skills

•   Aim-Assisted Rocket (Aim-Assisted Rocket) — Fire a seeking rocket at your foe.
•   Bunker Down (Bunker Down) — Detonates when enemies draw near.
•   Drop Mine (Streamlined Kits) — Drop a mine that deals damage to enemies that trigger it.
•   Explosive Entrance (Explosive Entrance) — Your first attack explodes, dealing extra damage to nearby enemies.
•   Lesser Grenade Barrage (Grenadier) — Throw several grenades at once.
•   Long-Fused Powder Pack (Takedown Round) — Drop a delayed explosive pack at your foe's location.
•   Rocket Punch (Mech Fighter) — Your mech launches an explosive fist that detonates on hit, dealing defiance damage to enemies with active defiance bars. This skill is only used when you activate Skill 3 on your weapon.

Traits that improve explosions

• Guns and Glory (Bladesworn) — Gain ferocity for a short duration when you hit with an explosion. The effect stacks duration.
• Short Fuse (Explosives) — Gain fury when you hit a foe with an Explosion.
• Steel-Packed Powder (Explosives) — Explosions cause vulnerability.
• Explosive Temper (Explosives) — Explosions grant stacking ferocity when they hit.
• Shrapnel (Explosives) — Explosions have a chance to cripple and cause bleeding on hit.
• Big Boomer (Explosives) — Deal increased strike damage to foes with a lower health percentage than you. Hitting with an Explosion heals you over a few seconds.

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