Blade Burst

Fire holographic blades at foes within range. Damage increased while over the heat threshold. — In-game description

Blade Burst

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Holosmith

Parent skill

  Laser Disk

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

42163

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20

30

 

Blade Burst

Fire holographic blades at foes within range. Damage increased while over the heat threshold.

 Damage: 213 (0.8)^?

 Damage Increase above 50% Heat: 25%

 Bleeding (6s): 132 Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Explosives

• Aim-Assisted Rocket — Missile hits launch a rocket at your target. After enough rockets have been fired, an orbital strike is called instead. This trait has an internal cooldown.

Firearms

• Serrated Steel — Critical hits have a chance to cause bleeding. Bleeding you inflict gains increased duration.
• Sanguine Array — Gain might when you inflict bleeding on a foe.
• Hematic Focus — Gain fury when you inflict bleeding on an enemy. Fury gives an increased critical-strike chance.
• Modified Ammunition — Deal increased strike damage for each condition on a foe.
• Sharpshooter — Bleeding you inflict scales off of your power instead of your condition damage.

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

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. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain kinetic charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.
• Adrenal Implant — Endurance regeneration is increased. Reduce the recharge of your tool belt skills when you dodge.

Holosmith

• Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit — Increases maximum heat capacity. While above 100% heat, periodically gain might. Some skills and traits gain additional heat tiers.

Notes

• With the trait Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit when above 100% heat this skill has a 35% damage increase.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Reduced the 100% heat damage bonus from 50% to 35%.
March 19, 2024	Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
November 29, 2022	This skill now deals bonus damage when used above 100% heat, in addition to its previous effects.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Blade Burst has been added to the game.