Advanced Prototype Powertech 5.x DPS Class Guide

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Abilities

Advanced Prototype Discipline Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Thermal Detonator	Hurls a thermal detonator that adheres to the target and detonates after several seconds, exploding for <<1>> kinetic damage. Standard and weak enemies enter a state of panic when the explosive attaches and are knocked down when it detonates.	Instant
Energy Burst	Unleashes your High Energy Gas Cylinder's stored energy to decimate the target, dealing <<1>> energy damage. This damage increases based on your current number of Energy Lodes. Energy Lodes build when Rail Shot is used, and up to 4 charges may be stored at once.	Instant
Retractable Blade	Plunges a retractable blade into the target that deals <<1>> kinetic damage and causes the target to bleed for <<2>> internal damage over 18 seconds.	Instant
Magnetic Blast	Fires a blast of electromagnetized energy at the target, dealing <<1>> energy damage. Replaces Flame Burst.	Instant

Powertech Advanced Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Sonic Missile	Fires a sonic missile that taunts your target and all nearby enemies, forcing them to attack you for 6 seconds, if Ion Gas Cylinder is active. If Ion Gas Cylinder is not active, threat towards all current enemies is immediately reduced. Enemy players have their damage reduced by 30% for 6 seconds unless they attack you.	Instant
Explosive Fuel	Increases ranged and tech critical hit chance by 25% for 15 seconds.	Instant
Deadly Onslaught	Unloads all of your ordnances in rapid succession dealing <<1>> kinetic damage and <<1>> elemental damage over the duration to up to 8 enemies. Standard and weak targets are knocked down by the blasts. Can be used while moving.	Passive
Shatter Slug	Fires a high impact slug that instantly explodes on contact with the target, spraying the area with shrapnel shards that deal <<1>> kinetic damage to up to 8 enemies within 8 meters of the initial target.	Instant
Carbonize	Encases up to 8 enemies within 8 meters in carbonite, dealing <<2>> internal damage and stunning them for 2.5 seconds.	Instant
Jet Charge	Jet to a distant target, dealing <<1>> kinetic damage, interrupting the target's current action and immobilizing the target for 2 seconds. Cannot be used against targets in cover.	Instant
Guard	While active, the guarded player takes 5% less damage and generates 25% less threat. In addition, so long as you remain within 15 meters of the guarded player, 50% of all incoming damage from enemy players is transferred back to you.	Instant
Searing Wave	Torches everything in a 10-meter cone with a flamethrower, dealing <<1>> elemental damage to up to 8 targets.	Instant
Close and Personal	Increases the duration of Energy Shield by 3 seconds. In addition, suffering direct damage from area attacks vents 2 heat and heals you for 2.5% of your total health. This effect cannot occur more than once every 3 seconds.	Passive
Grapple	Fires a grapple line that pulls the target to the Bounty Hunter and generates a high amount of threat. Cannot be used on targets in cover.	Instant
Rocket Punch	Engages the jetpack, allowing you to strike the target with a heavy punch that deals <<1>> kinetic damage.	Instant
Flame Sweep	Torches up to 8 targets within 5 meters for <<1>> elemental damage.	Instant
Shoulder Cannon	Deploys a shoulder cannon that gradually loads 4 missiles over time. Once loaded, the shoulder cannon can be triggered again to fire against an enemy target within 10 meters, launching 1 missile that deals <<1>> kinetic damage. A missile can be launched up to once per 1.5 seconds. Loading and launching the shoulder cannon does not respect the global cooldown and can be done while controlled. Once all missiles have been loaded, depleting all missiles puts the shoulder cannon on cooldown for 1.5 minutes.	Instant
Quell	Interrupts the target's current action and prevents that ability from being used for the next 4 seconds.	Instant
Neural Dart	Fires a neural dart that taunts the target, forcing it to attack you. Player targets deal 30% less damage when attacking anyone other than you. Effect lasts 6 seconds.	Instant
Flame Burst	Fires a burst of flame at the target that deals <<1>> elemental damage.	Instant

Bounty Hunter Class Abilities

Name	Description	Type
Vent Heat	Rapidly vents 50 heat over 3 seconds.	Instant
Hunter's Boon	Increases the target's Endurance by 5% for 60 minutes. If the target is a group member, all other group members are also affected.	Instant
Combustible Gas Cylinder	Loads your blaster with combustible gas, giving all of your blaster attacks a 25% chance to deal <<1>> additional elemental damage over 6 seconds. This effect cannot occur more than once per second.	Passive
Hydraulic Overrides	Grants 6 seconds of immunity from movement-impairing effects, knockdowns and physics and increases movement speed by 30%.	Instant
Thermal Sensor Override	Your next ability generates no heat. Effect lasts 15 seconds.	Instant
Rapid Shots	Fires a quick stream of bolts, causing <<1>> weapon damage.	Instant
Kolto Overload	Activating this ability applies a Health Monitor that lasts up to 60 seconds, which triggers a Kolto Overload when your health is reduced to 35% or less. If your health is already 35% or less, Kolto Overload triggers immediately. Once triggered, Kolto Overload goes on cooldown for 3 minutes and rapidly heals you up to 35% of your max health for 8 seconds but will not exceed 35% of your max health.	Instant
Rail Shot	Fires a very powerful shot at the target that deals <<1>> weapon damage. Only usable against incapacitated targets or targets suffering from periodic damage. Deals additional damage if dual wielding.	Instant
Electro Dart	Fires an electro dart, dealing <<2>> energy damage and stunning the target for 4 seconds.	Instant
Energy Shield	Increases damage reduction by 25% for 12 seconds.	Instant
Determination	Purges all incapacitating and movement-impairing effects.	Instant
Stealth Scan	Fires off probes that scan the area for stealthed opponents. Probes last for 10 seconds.	Instant
Heroic Moment	Seize the moment, restoring 2% of your maximum health every 3 seconds. Requires an active companion. Lasts 60 seconds.	Instant

Rotation

Rotation

Rocket Punch > Magnetic Blast
Thermal Detonator > Energy Burst > Rail Shot > Magnetic Blast > Rapid Shots
Rocket Punch > Energy Burst > Rail Shot > Magnetic Blast > Rapid Shots
Rail Shot > Thermal Detonator > Energy Burst > Magnetic Blast > Rapid Shots

Filler: Rocket Punch (17%) / Rail Shot (25%) / Thermal Detonator (10%) / Energy Burst (6%) / Magnetic Blast (30%) / Rapid Shots (12%)

Minor Rotation:
Major Rotation: 4 GCDs

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