Flashbang

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Flashbang

Specialization
Engineer icon small.png Explosives (trait list)
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Training cost
8 Hero points
Game link
API
API
Flashbang

Explosive Entrance inflicts blindness when it hits. Additionally it dazes foes above the health threshold.

Miscellaneous effect.png Daze above Health Threshold: 90%
Blinded.png Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Blinded.png Blindness (10.5½s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Daze.png Daze: 1 second
Evade.png Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

Notes[edit]

  • Due to the Blinded.png Blindness, it deals an additional 20 defiance per second.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
February 28, 2022 End of Dragons release:
  • (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
October 13, 2020
  • Reduced blind duration from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvP only.
July 28, 2020
  • Reduced blinded duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
July 07, 2020
  • Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • Flashbang has been added to the game and replaced Orbital Command.
  • This new trait causes Explosive Entrance to inflict blindness for 3 seconds if it hits. Additionally, it inflicts daze for 1 second on struck foes above 90% health.