Blast (Deadfire)

Blast
Ability
Type	Proficiency
Origin	Progression
Activation	Modal
Learn type	Optional
Details
Cast time	0.0 sec (Fast)
Rec. time	3.0 sec (Fast)
Effects
Self: +50% Recovery Time with Rod weapons Rod attacks gain AoE with reduced damage
Technical
Ability ID	Rod_Blast WeaponProficiency_Rod
Guid	5dbf9077-261b-4f11-b022-deccb29b3d91 b2ac11dc-55b3-4ce5-bf31-77d74b779aae

Blast is an ability in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.

Description

The rod attacks with greater energy, slowing the wielder's recovery, but hitting enemies around the target.

Turn-based mode:

The rod attacks with greater energy, slowing the wielder's Initiative, but hitting enemies around the target.

Effects

• Self:
  +50% Recovery Time with Rod weapons
  Rod attacks gain AoE with reduced damage
  

Notes

• The AoE deals roughly half the amount of base damage (9-13 vs 15-24) to enemies in a 1.5m area around the target, and is not applied to the original target (they receive the regular attack instead).
• BENEFIT: Your Rod attacks gain an AoE, so that they can affect multiple targets. Intellect affects this AoE range. While this Weapon Modal offers the best ability of combining melee-specialized spells, some Weapon abilities only affect a single target. However, if you can stack damage, then this makes for a nice backup for damaging a crowd. A Barbarian's Carnage will stack separately, but it should still affect your damaged targets.
• PENALTY: +50% Recovery Time after your character makes an attack with the Rod.