Changes: Energy Barrage

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

Information

Projectiles: 12
Damage per hit: 66% weapon damage
Cooldown time: 16 seconds
Cost: 50 mana

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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

Notes

Although officially a spell in the Storm tree, 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
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.
If properly spaced with an enemy bearing a tower shield and if that enemy is facing the attacking mage, Energy Barrage will arc behind the target when homing in, circumventing their shield that normally deflects staff blasts and inflicting damage.
With Blade of Tidarion, you are allowed to place Fire, Ice, or Lightning rune which result in 24 projectiles instead of the normal 12 and boost chance to proc Fade-Touched Plush Fustian Velvet to 92%

Con: Blade of Tidarin is a melee weapon, and both elemental are threat differently

With Ring of Doubt; by casting Energy Barrage and casting Chain Lightning immediately will result in Critical for all 12 or 24 Energy Barrage along with The Chain Lightning and possible Hidden Blade)

(It is one of the highest dps with the Enhanced Energy Barrage Ring 66% x 24 = 1584% damage alone)

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 == Notes ==
-* Deals damage type of the equipped staff's base element (Fire, ice, electric)
+* Although officially a spell in the Storm tree, 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]]
 * When used as an Eldritch detonator, the first bolt to hit an incapacitated enemy will trigger the combo.  In a [[Combos (Inquisition)#Effects|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
+* 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.
-* No friendly fire
+* Energy Barrage is useful for [[Knight-Enchanter]]s to rapidly replenish their [[Spirit Blade]]'s charge meter, as they count as "staff attack projectiles" for that purpose.
-* 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.
+* If properly spaced with an enemy bearing a tower shield and if that enemy is facing the attacking mage, Energy Barrage will arc ''behind'' the target when homing in, circumventing their shield that normally deflects staff blasts and inflicting damage.
-* Energy Barrage is useful for [[Knight-Enchanter]]s to rapidly replenish their [[Spirit Blade]]'s charge meter.
+* With [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Blade_of_Tidarion_Schematic Blade of Tidarion], you are allowed to place Fire, Ice, or Lightning [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Runes_(Inquisition) rune] which result in 24 projectiles instead of the normal 12 and boost chance to proc  Fade-Touched Plush Fustian Velvet to  92%
+Con: Blade of Tidarin is a melee weapon, and both elemental are threat differently
+* With [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Ring_of_Doubt Ring of Doubt]; by casting Energy Barrage and casting [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Chain_Lightning_(Inquisition) Chain Lightning] immediately will result in Critical for all 12 or 24 Energy Barrage along with The Chain Lightning and possible Hidden Blade)
+(It is one of the highest dps with the [http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Enhanced_Energy_Barrage_Ring Enhanced Energy Barrage Ring] 66% x 24 = 1584% damage alone)
 [[Category:Dragon Age: Inquisition abilities]]