Air Blast

Push back foes and projectiles with a hot-air blast, burning foes that are already on fire. — In-game description

Air Blast

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Kit

  Flamethrower

Game link

API

5930

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Air Blast

Push back foes and projectiles with a hot-air blast, burning foes that are already on fire.

 Burning (5s): 655 Damage

 Knockback Distance: 400

 Number of Targets: 5

 Defiance Break: 150

 Range: 300

— In-game description

Notes

• Also used by the Flamethrowers found at Frostwalk Tundra.
• Will trigger Aim-Assisted Rocket on burning enemies.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
July 07, 2020	Adjusted burning from 2 stacks for 2 seconds to 1 stack for 5 seconds.
October 18, 2016	The description has been updated to better specify the ability's function. The burning stacks it applies have been increased from 1 to 2.
September 09, 2014	This skill is now more visible when used. The attack of this skill has been delayed by around 0.25 seconds.
February 26, 2013	This ability now extends burning duration of enemies that are already burning by 2 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Air Blast has been added to the game.

Trivia

• This skill is a reference to the Team Fortress 2 Pyro class, whose flamethrowers feature an ability that deflects projectiles and pushes foes back.