Changes: Energy Barrage

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Energy Barrage is a mage spell from the Storm tree in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Energy Bombardment

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Each hit from Energy Barrage lowers the target's resistance to your staff's magic type for a short time.

Magic Resistance Reduction: -2%

Energy Storm

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Requires: Trespasser

Energy Barrage now deals additional damage, but all targets are selected at random.

Damage: 100% weapon damage

Although officially a lightning spell, the damage dealt is primarily the equipped staff's base element (fire, ice, electric, etc.)
Triggers an Eldritch detonation
Each bolt acts independently for the purposes of triggering critical hits, hit-based effects on other abilities, and "on hit" equipment effects (i.e. Fury of the Veil), making it a valuable supplement to abilities such as Lightning Cage and Flashpoint
When used as an Eldritch detonator, the first bolt to hit an incapacitated enemy will trigger the combo. In a Nightmare combination, subsequent hits from the same cast will not remove Panic
The attack animation has a small "step-in-place," which is enough to disable the idle condition of Winter Stillness, requiring the 3-second threshold to rebuild after casting this spell
No friendly fire
If you are using an item with Fade-Touched Plush Fustian Velvet the chance to proc is 71.8% and 77.1% with Energy Bombardment making it a reliable way to do a large sum of damage.
Energy Barrage is useful for Knight-Enchanters to rapidly replenish their Spirit Blade's charge meter, as they count as "staff attack projectiles" for that purpose.

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 == Notes ==
-* Deals damage type of the equipped staff's base element (Fire, ice, electric)
+* Although officially a lightning spell, the damage dealt is primarily the equipped staff's base element (fire, ice, electric, etc.)
 * Triggers an [[Combos (Inquisition)|Eldritch]] detonation
 * Each bolt acts independently for the purposes of triggering critical hits, hit-based effects on other abilities, and "on hit" equipment effects (i.e. [[Fury of the Veil]]), making it a valuable supplement to abilities such as [[Lightning Cage]] and [[Flashpoint]]