Empowered Slam

Empowered Slam

An active ability found on the second slot of Quarterstaffs.

It is unlocked at mastery level 1.

Empowered Slam	Energy Cost	29	Deals 438 physical damage in a 3m radius. This is a targeted ability and the damage is done to and around the selected enemy target.
	Cast Time	instant
	Range	melee
	Cooldown	7s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power. Affected values are in bold.

Equipment

Melee Weapon Elder's Black Monk Stave Elder's Double Bladed Staff Elder's Grailseeker Elder's Iron-clad Staff Elder's Quarterstaff Elder's Soulscythe Elder's Staff of Balance

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Related Patch Notes

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 18.000.1	17 March 2021	Call to Arms Update	Vault Leap (new E-slot ability on regular Quarterstaffs): Leap to the targeted position, dealing physical damage in a 5m radius. Throws all enemies into the air for 1s. Cast Time: 0.7s (uninterruptible) Cooldown: 15s Cast Range: 15m Empowered Slam (all Quarterstaffs): Now also purges any shields available on the target Hit Delay: 0.4s → 0.2s Standtime: 0.4s → 0.2s Separator (all Quarterstaffs): The ability is moved to the W-slot and now available on all Quarterstaffs Cooldown: 15s → 20s Root Duration: 2.5s → 1.6s Damage: 149.18 → 75