Explosive Descent

Release a barrage of grenades when you take falling damage. You take less damage from falling. — In-game description

Explosive Descent

Specialization

Explosives (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

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Explosive Descent

Release a barrage of grenades when you take falling damage. You take less damage from falling.

 Damage reduced: 50%

— In-game description

Related traits

 Explosives

•  Steel-Packed Powder — Explosions cause vulnerability.
•  Explosive Powder — Improves damage from explosions. Turrets explode and knock back foes when destroyed.

Notes

• The triggered skill is Grenade Barrage, a copy of the Grenade kit skill, with a separate cooldown

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait has been merged into Grenadier.
February 22, 2017	Skills that count as explosions for the traits Steel-Packed Powder, Explosive Powder, and Shrapnel are now marked with a skill fact.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Explosive Descent has been added to the game.

See also

•  Protector's Restoration — Cast Lesser Symbol of Protection when you use a healing skill.
•  Death from Above — Damage and launch foes when you take falling damage. Take less damage from falling.
•  Soften the Fall — Create muddy terrain when you use a healing skill.
•  Cloaked in Shadow — Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. Blinding a foe siphons health from them.
•  Method of Madness — Cast Lesser Chaos Storm when you use a healing skill.
•  Insidious Disruption — Disabling a foe inflicts torment on them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
•  Arcane Restoration — Swapping attunements restores health.
•  Planar Protection — Cast Dome of the Mists when you use a healing skill.