The Cutting Edge Gadgets Guide

Appendix: Iconic Abilities
Iconic abilities are available to all players and can be specced into under the "Iconic Powers" menu by using Skill Points. For Gadgets players, Iconic abilities offer new opportunities for setting/leveraging power interactions and expanding gameplay options.

The following is a list in alphabetical order of Iconic abilities. For each ability, basic information and notes are provided. Please refer to the "Explanation of Terms" section for an overview of terminology used below.

Amazonian Deflection
"Deflect incoming attacks, protecting yourself from damage. Some damage will be directed back at your attackers with a chance to stun them."

[Block]
[Shield]
Cast Information

Puts the player in block and sets up a shield for 6 seconds. Incoming damage is reflected.

Base Damage

68-76 (71 average) to reflected attacks

Base Power Cost

300

Base Shield Modifier

779%

Cooldown

30 seconds

Control Effect

Random chance of stunning an attacker for 3 seconds.

Notes

• The Shielding effect lasts for 6 seconds, until the shield damage cap is reached, or if the player exits block.
• Players can exit block by jump canceling Amazonian Deflection.
• It is possible to be countered while using Amazonian Deflection. Being countered will remove the shield.
• Amazonian Deflection is best used as a strategic shield. With Amazonian Deflection's very high Base Shield Modifier, a player can easily survive most one-hit kill attacks if this ability is used at the correct time.

Batarang Multi-Shot
"Unleash a volley of Batarangs at your enemies, stunning, and damaging them. After a short delay, the Batarangs detonate, damaging, and knocking down affected targets."

Cast Information

Large cone attack centered in front of the caster. 15 meter range.

Base Damage

Two ticks of 22-24 (46 cumulative average) over 2 seconds

Base Power Cost

200

Cooldown

6 seconds

Control Effect

Briefly stuns and performs a knockdown on up to 8 enemies.

Power Interactions

Dazes up to 8 targets.

Batarang Multi-Shot

Freezing Breath
"Blast your enemies with freezing breath, damaging, snaring, and eventually freezing them."

[Vulnerable to Interrupt]
Cast Information

Ranged group channeled ability. 30 meter cast range.

Base Damage

Four ticks of 45-49 (190 cumulative average) over 3 seconds.

Base Power Cost

150 per second

Cooldown

6 seconds

Control Effect

Can stun 8 targets for up to 3 seconds. The stun is inflicted on the last damage tick.

Power Interactions

Inflicts Frostbite on up to 8 targets.

Notes

• Freezing Breath can be jump canceled.
• Animation can be canceled with tap melee or tap range attacks.
• The player can switch targets while Freezing Breath is being used.
• Compatible with the Empowered Channeling tactical mod.

Freezing Breath

Gag Glove
"Launch a hilarious lead-filled boxing glove at your enemies, damaging, and knocking them down."

Cast Information

Narrow cone attack centered in front of the caster. 13 meter range.

Base Damage

43-48 (45 average)

Base Power Cost

200

Cooldown

3 seconds

Control Effect

Knocks down up to 8 targets.

Power Interactions

Dazes up to 8 targets.

Gag Glove

Hard Light Shield
"Encase yourself in a shield that prevents incoming damage for a short time."

[Shield]
[Beneficial]
Cast Information

Self-Shield

Base Power Cost

300

Base Shield Modifier

242%

Cooldown

30 seconds

Notes

• Shielding effect lasts for 12 seconds or until the shield damage cap is reached.

Heat Vision
"Blast your enemy with ocular heat beams, dealing damage over time."

[Vulnerable to Interrupt]
Cast Information

Ranged single-target channeled ability. 30 meter cast range

Base Damage

Five ticks of 27-30 (142 cumulative average) over 2 seconds. Twelve ticks of 1-3 (24 cumulative average) over 12 seconds.

Base Power Cost

150 per second

Cooldown

4 seconds

Power Interactions

Inflicts Burning on the target.

Notes

• Heat Vision can be jump canceled.
• The player can switch targets while Heat Vision is being used. This attribute allows the player to inflict the damage over time component on multiple enemies.
• Heat Vision uses ray targeting. This means it will damage the first enemy between the player and target. Clear line of sight is recommended.
• Compatible with the Empowered Channeling tactical mod.

Heat Vision

Mesmerizing Lasso
"Lasso an enemy and pull them toward you, grounding, stunning, and causing damage over time."

[Pull]
Cast Information

Single-target ranged attack. 30 meter range.

Base Damage

One tick of 25-28 (26 average). Three ticks of 8-9 (25 cumulative average) over 3 seconds.

Base Power Cost

200

Cooldown

1.5 seconds

Control Effect

Pulls one target to caster and applies a stun for up to 3 seconds. Applies a grounding effect to the target.

Power Interactions
Notes

• The pull distance for Mesmerizing Lasso can be doubled by jumping and using the ability at the peak of the caster's jump. This will cause the target to land behind the caster.
• Mesmerizing Lasso uses ray targeting. The damage and control effect will be applied to the first enemy hit in between the player and target.
• Mesmerizing Lasso can be used as a single-target priority taunt in Tank role.
• Compatible with the Dilustel Refractor Artifact.

Mesmerizing Lasso

Neo-Venom Boost
"Temporarily increase your strength, defense, and damage output from an experimental derivative of Venom."

[Supercharge]
[Beneficial]
Cast Information

Self-buff supercharge. Boosts Weaponization Skill by 10, base Defense by 90%, and all Damage output by 40% for 15 seconds.

Supercharge Cost

5000 SC

Cooldown

45 seconds

Notes

• The +10 Weaponization Skill allows players to pick up heavy objects such as cars. Players can permanently unlock this ability by speccing into the Super-Strength ability.

Neo-Venom Boost

Robot Sidekick
"Deploy a hovering security drone to assist in battle."

[Beneficial]
[Retains Stealth]
Cast Information

Damage-dealing pet. Reduces Passive Power Regeneration.

Base Power Cost

300

Cooldown

6 seconds

Notes

• Holding the Robot Sidekick ability button for three seconds will banish the pet.
• Robot Sidekick will not attack an enemy unless the caster attacks first.
• The attacks Robot Sidekick uses varies with the engagement range. At long range, Robot Sidekick will use basic projectiles and a rocket attack. At close range, Robot Sidekick will use melee attacks. The melee attacks do more damage than the range attacks.
• Robot Sidekick has a Power bar. When it has sufficient Power, Robot Sidekick will setup a self-shield at specific intervals. Robot Sidekick's Power pool can only be replenished by dropping combat or summoning a new pet.
• It is not recommended to use Robot Sidekick with a Play from the Tray build. The reduction in Passive Power Regeneration is significant.
• Robot Sidekick and Suppressor Turret cannot be deployed at the same time.
• It is important to be mindful of form changes when using Robot Sidekick. If the player summmons Robot Sidekick and uses Stealth, Robot Sidekick will immediately detonate if Robot Sidekick is not on the Stealth loadout bar. The same applies when casting Robot Sidekick from Stealth and Returning to Normal.

Robot Sidekick

Sonic Cry
"Unleash a sound blast against nearby enemies, damaging and stunning them."

Cast Information

360 degree point-blank area of effect with 7 meter radius.

Base Damage

53-58 (55 average)

Base Power Cost

200

Cooldown

3 seconds

Control Effect

Stuns up to 8 targets for up to 3 seconds.

Power Interactions

Dazes up to 8 targets.

Sonic Cry

Sonic Shout
"Channel a cone of sonic energy to damage and stun your enemies."

[Vulnerable to Interrupt]
Cast Information

Large cone attack centered in front of the caster. 15 meter range.

Base Damage

Four ticks of 46-51 (194 cumulative average) over 3 seconds.

Four ticks of 51-56 (214 cumulative average) on Dazed enemies over 3 seconds.

Base Power Cost

150 per second

Cooldown

6 seconds

Control Effect

Stuns up to 8 targets for up to 3 seconds.

Power Interactions

Enemies take additional damage when Dazed.

Notes

• Sonic Shout can be jump canceled.
• Compatible with the Empowered Channeling tactical mod.

Sonic Shout

Super Strength
"Gain immense strength, allowing you to lift large objects such as vehicles. Toss those objects at your enemies or smash them! Smashing enemies with objects will deal increased damage and knock them down."

[Innate]
Cast Information

Innate ability. Boosts Weaponization Skill by 10 and adds 10% to base Weaponization Rating.

Control Effect

Weaponized smashes will knockdown targets.

Notes

• The +10 Weaponization Skill allows players to pick up heavy objects such as cars.

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That should be good enough.

Good luck

SUPER GREAT!!!

Very well put together. But did you intend to reference feargas in the cryofoam notes and cryofoam in feargas notes?

Thanks. That should be fixed now.

Let me know if you see anything else that looks out of place.

That was the only thing that struck me as odd while reading it. Quick question on the stealth proc, other than Surprise Attack what other abilities can proc it? And again a wonderful guide that will help many players, makes me wish every powerset had someone dedicated to it.

The Stealth Proc is a bit weird. It works best with Surprise Attack.

EMP Pulse, Cryo-Foam, and Fear Gas usually work.

Cryo-Field sometimes will trigger the proc when it pulls you out of Stealth.

Taser Pull, Sticky Bomb, Gauss Grenade, and Paralyzing Dart don't seem to work very well.

I appreciate this guide. Eventhough I was there for most of the changes, this guide helps tremendously for future reference and refining when I get access to live version. Thank you!

That's a hell of a write up, good stuff man!!

Just noting typos in the first Controller section: " While active, Power Over Time restores one tick of ability every second for 12 seconds."

one tick of power*
every other second*

Thanks for the notice.

That portion of the guide has been fixed.