Projectile finisher
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This article is about the combo finisher. For the generic game mechanic, see Projectile.
A Projectile finisher is a skill that can create a combo effect by interacting with a combo field. Projectile effects are applied directly to the skill's target, or, in case of the Water and Light fields, to a single ally adjacent to the target. Projectile finishers are unique among finishers insofar that some projectiles, particularly those from skills with no cooldown and that fire multiple projectiles, will only combo 20% of the time. For such skills, the combo indicator will still appear and the projectile will take on the visual appearance of the combo, but will not necessarily apply the additional effect. Piercing projectiles will apply the combo effect to every enemy hit.
Combo effects by field[edit]
| Field | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Lifesteal | |
| Ethereal | Confusion |
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| Fire | Burning |
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| Ice | Chilled |
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| Light | Remove Condition |
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| Lightning | Vulnerability |
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| Poison | Poison |
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| Smoke | Blinded | |
| Water | Regeneration |
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Related skills[edit]
Some skills only have a 20% chance to trigger a projectile finisher. These have been referred to in update notes as "small projectile finishers".
Weapon skills that cause projectile finishers[edit]
- Full projectile finishers (100% chance)
Deflecting Shot- True Shot
Hammer Bolt
Aimed Shot- Bladetrail
- Brutal Shot
- Impale
- Smoldering Arrow
- Pin Down
- Throw Axe
- Tremor
Throw Shield (with Static Shield)
Concussion Shot- Crippling Shot
- Crippling Talon
- Crippling Throw (with Counterattack)
- Hunter's Shot
- Path of Scars
- Point Blank Shot
- Quick Shot
Black Powder- Body Shot
- Dancing Dagger
- Disabling Shot
- Headshot
- Shadow Shot
- Shadow Strike
- Sneak Attack
Hurl (with Rock Barrier)- Magnetic Grasp
- Shock Wave
- Stoning
Magic Bullet- Mirror Blade
- Small projectile finishers (20% chance)
Underwater weapon skills that cause projectile finishers[edit]
- Full projectile finishers (100% chance)
- Small projectile finishers (20% chance)
Utility skills that cause projectile finishers[edit]
- Full projectile finishers (100% chance)
- Small projectile finishers (20% chance)
Skills with special conditions that cause projectile finishers[edit]
- Full projectile finishers (100% chance)
- Forceful Shot (burst skill for harpoon gun)
- Kill Shot (burst skill for rifle)
- Throw Boulder (with Rampage)
Burning Shackles (primal burst skill for harpoon gun)- Gun Flame (primal burst skill for rifle)
- Harpoon (tool belt skill from Harpoon Turret)
- Launch Personal Battering Ram (tool belt skill from Personal Battering Ram)
- Surprise Shot (tool belt skill from Rifle Turret)
- Throw Wrench (tool belt skill from Tool Kit)
- Throw Vine (tool belt skill from Seed Turret)
- Mortar Shot (from Elite Mortar Kit)
Particle Accelerator (toolbelt skill from Photon Wall)- Club Shock Wave (stolen)
- Shoot Rifle (stolen)
- Throw Coral Shard (stolen)
- Throw Gear (stolen)
- Throw Lava Rock (stolen)
- Throw Net (stolen)
- Throw Rock (stolen)
- Throw Scale (stolen)
- Entangling Web (pet skill of spider pets)
- Frost Volley (with Conjure Frost Bow)
Pile Driver (when attuned to Air Attunement & Earth Attunement while wielding a Staff)
Heat Seeker (with Charrzooka)
Cake Shot (with Birthday Blaster)
- Small projectile finishers (20% chance)
- Hidden Pistols (tool belt skill with Hidden Pistol)
- Tranquilizer Dart (with Elixir Gun)
- Poison Barbs (pet skill of the Whiptail Devourer)
- Spit (pet skill of spider pets)
- Twin Darts (pet skill of devourer pets)
- Fire Rocket (with Charrzooka)
- Rocket Spray (with Charrzooka)
- Fire Rocket Barrage (with Charrzooka)
- Throw Rock (From Rock found by Forage (boar))
- Throw Scale (From Scale found by Forage (warthog))
Bundle and Activity skills that cause projectile finishers[edit]
- Full projectile finishers (100% chance)
- Arcanic Arrow
- Anti-Arcanic Arrow
- Big Shot
- Crippling Airstrike
- Crippling Shot
- Disarming Shot
- Dragon's Pounce
- Essence Extraction Round
- Evasive Shot
- Fire
- Gravity Pulse
- Head Shot
- Lightning Pull
- Paralytic Dagger
- Plasma Shot
- Power Bolt
- Scatter Shot
- Scorpion Wire
- Seeking Shot
- Shadow Bullet
- Shock Wave
- Shoot
- Shoot
- Shoot Rifle
- Shoot Training Rifle
- Single Shot
- Stun Shot
- Subvert
- Throw Candy Corn
- Throw Chain
- Throw Coral Shard
- Throw Coral Shard
- Throw Crystal Shard
- Throw Crystal Shard
- Throw Dagger
- Throw Gear
- Throw Lava Rock
- Throw Mushroom
- Throw Ooze
- Throw Rock
- Throw Rock
- Throw Scrap Metal
- Throw Snowball
- Throw Torch
- Throw Vine
- Thrown Dagger
- Thrown Hammer
- Thrown Mace
- Thrown Sword
- Thundering Throw
- Vine Pull
- Small projectile finishers (20% chance)
