Orbital Strike

Call down energy from the sky to blast an area. — In-game description

Orbital Strike

0.75¾  

40

20

   

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Parent skill

  Elite Mortar Kit

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

External links

API

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Call down energy from the sky to blast an area.

  Damage: 354 (1.33)^?

  Damage: 239 (0.9)^?

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 360

  Unblockable

  Combo Finisher: Blast

  Range: 1,500

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

 Explosives

•  Orbital Command — Damaging a foe below the health threshold calls an Orbital Command Strike on their location.

 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.
•  Kinetic Battery — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum,[sic] charges gain a burst of speed.

Notes

• The energy blast has a delay of about 2 seconds.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 07, 2020	Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW. Reduced power coefficient from 1.33 to 0.9 in PvP and WvW.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: This skill now uses a higher-detailed effect. The lower-detailed version can be viewed for allies, enemies, and PvP spectators by checking the Effect LOD option in the Graphics Options tab of the Options panel.
November 17, 2015	Adjusted the warm-up on this skill to be slightly more prominent.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Reduced the FX visual noise.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Orbital Strike has been added to the game.