Sword Cyclone

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Basic Info  Requirements Tier 3  Framework Dual Blades  Damage Type Slashing  Power Type Close Area Attack  Power Family Martial Arts  Method Maintain  # of Ranks 3  # of Advantages 3  Hue Alteration Yes Advanced Info  Initial Cost 31  Maintain Cost 21 per .5 sec  Damage 179 per .5 sec  Activation Time .5 sec  Duration 5.5 sec max  Lockdown No  Area of Effect 10 foot sphere  Max. Targets 5  Stat Scaling Melee Strength Scaling

Sword Cyclone Tier 3 Sword Cyclone is a difficult technique allowing a weapons master to deliver devastation to all around them by spinning rapidly with their weapons extended. Requires 5 powers from Dual Blades or 6 non-energy-building powers from any framework. Maintain + Deals Slashing Damage to nearby targets.

Overview

Sword Cyclone is a Tier 3 Power in the Dual Blades power set.

Ranks

Sword Cyclone (Rank 2) - 2 Advantage Points
      + 214 Slashing Damage per .5 sec

Sword Cyclone (Rank 3) - 2 Advantage Points
      + 257 Slashing Damage per .5 sec

Advantages

Butcher's Blades (2 Advantage Points)
Sword Cyclone becomes a charge power instead of maintain.
      + 31-155 Energy
      + 179-1,251 Slashing Damage
      + Scales with rank

Accelerated Metabolism (1 Advantage Point)
Every time you use this ability you have a chance to return a small amount of energy.
      +20% chance to gain 10 energy
Challenging Strikes (1 Advantage Point)
      +This advantage causes this attack to generate additional Threat against all affected targets, making them more likely to attack you.
      +If this advantage is applied to a power that has a recharge time, it will additionally add a moderate amount of Threat over time to all affected targets, for the duration of the recharge
      +This advantage inflicts a 5% damage debuff against all affected targets. If an affected enemy attacks you, it will quickly reduce this debuff's strength. Conversely, any damage you inflict restores the debuff's strength.

See Also

• Dual Blades
• Close Area Attack