Equal and Opposite Reaction

Gain quickness and stability when you disable an enemy. — In-game description

Equal and Opposite Reaction

Specialization

Alchemy (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

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Equal and Opposite Reaction

Gain quickness and stability when you disable an enemy.

 Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Quickness (2s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Stability (5s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Stability (2s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Magnetic Inversion — Shield
•   Static Shield — Shield
•   Throw Shield — Shield
•   Overcharged Shot — Rifle
•   Essence of Borrowed Time — Short bow
•   Roiling Skies — Spear
•   Capture Line — Harpoon gun
•   Thunderclap — Hammer
•   Rocket Fist Prototype — Mace

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Galvanic Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Magnetic Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Big Ol' Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Air Blast — Flamethrower
•   Magnet — Tool Kit

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Holographic Shockwave — Engage Photon Forge

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Personal Battering Ram — Gadget
•   Slick Shoes — Gadget
•   Throw Mine — Gadget
•   Detonate
•   Deploy Mine — Gadget
•   Electrified Net
•   Explosive Rockets
•   Thump
•   Blast Gyro — Well
•   Force Signet — Signet
•   Solid State — Stance

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Supply Crate — Turret
•   Supply Crate — Turret
•   Prime Light Beam — Exceed
•   Flux State — Stance

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Static Shock — Tool belt
•   Flashbang — Tool belt
•   Launch Personal Battering Ram — Tool belt
•   Throw Vine — Tool belt
•   Spare Capacitor — Tool belt
•   Prismatic Singularity — Tool belt
•   Core Reactor Shot — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Jade Mortar — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Sky Circus — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Crash Down
•   Offensive Protocol: Pierce — Morph

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Magnetic Bomb — Streamlined Kits

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 02, 2026	Increased the internal cooldown from 1 second to 5 seconds in PvP only.
April 14, 2026	Reduced the quickness and stability durations from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
January 13, 2026	This trait has been moved to the alchemy specialization, replacing Purity of Purpose.
June 24, 2025	Equal and Opposite Reaction has been added to the game. This new Firearms grandmaster trait grants quickness and stability when you disable an enemy.