Attack
An attack is any action intended to cause harm to its target; popular choices include punching, kicking, or shooting them in the head.
For an attack to be possible, the target must be visible, unobstructed by terrain, and in range.
There are two main types of attacks: unaimed attacks and aimed attacks.
Whether an attack reaches its intended target is determined by the attacker's hit chance and a bit of luck.
Every attack triggers a short cooldown (usually around a second long) on performing any additional actions, see the attack delay section for details.
Contents
- 1 Range
- 2 Unaimed attack
- 3 Aimed attack
- 4 Hit chance
- 5 Attack delay
- 6 Hit and critical hit
- 7 Miss and critical miss
- 8 Strike
Range
For an attack to be possible to execute, two basic conditions must be met:
- The target must be within your sight range (the maximum distance your character can see)
- The target must be within your weapon's range (the maximum distance your character's equipped weapon can reach)
Your sight range is governed by your Perception, each point extending its base value of 20 by 3 hexes.
Your weapon, even if it's just your bare fists, has a base range measured in hexes. For melee and unarmed attacks, the base range is usually 1 (adjacent hex). For ranged weapons, the base varies wildly: it can be as low as 7 (Flamer) or as high as 75 (Bozar). For throwing weapons, the base range is 5, and the number then scales up with Strength at the rate of +1 range per point.
You may be able to see a target that you cannot attack (usually either because it's too far away for your weapon to reach it, or because your aim is blocked), but you can never attack a target directly unless you're able to see it.
The table below shows a selection of modifiers that interact with attack range.
| Source | Effect |
|---|---|
| Heave Ho! (level perk) | +6 throwing range |
| Bonus Battle Stats (level perk) | +3 range for ranged weapons |
| Cowboy (level perk) | +10% range for pistols |
| Long Arms (level perk) | +1 range for all weapons; 1‑hex bonuses extended to 2 hexes |
| Ranger (perk synergy) | +5 range for throwing and ranged weapons |
| Scoped (weapon perk) | Up to +3 range (+6 for Hubologist) |
| Double Range (Alien weapon perk) | Various effects: +4 range at ranks E and C; rank B doubles total bonus range |
| Penetrator (Alien weapon perk) | Reduces weapon range by up to 50% |
| Fire Converter (Alien weapon perk) | Reduces weapon range by up to 8 hexes |
| Lightning (Alien weapon perk) | 30% chance for ranged attacks above 10 hexes to bounce to another target within 10 hexes |
Unaimed attack
Unaimed attacks, a.k.a. normal/basic attacks, are attacks that do not target any specific body part. They use your base hit chance and critical chance values, and will always land on the target's torso.
To perform an attack, you must select a valid target.
In FOnline, same as in Fallout 1 and 2, target selection is separate from aiming, however, the latter referring specifically to a deliberate attempt to hit a particular body part (see below).
Aimed attack
An aimed attack is a deliberate attempt to hit a specific part of your target's body.
Aiming imposes an accuracy penalty on the attack, doubles its attack delay, and increases its AP cost, but in return grants bonus critical chance that scales with Luck.
The table below shows the accuracy penalties, AP cost increases, and base critical chance values associated with the body part being aimed at.
| Body part | Accuracy multiplier |
Base critical chance |
Additional AP cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyes | x0.80 | 60% | +2 AP |
| Head | x0.85 | 40% | +2 AP |
| Groin | x0.90 | 30% | +2 AP |
| Arms | x0.95 | 30% | +1 AP |
| Legs | x0.95 | 20% | +1 AP |
| Torso | x1.00 | 0% | +1 AP |
For most characters, aiming for the torso makes no sense as it activates the AP cost and attack delay penalties with the only "benefit" being the attack type changing from unaimed to aimed.
All aimed attacks have their base critical chance multiplied by 20% and a Luck-scaling critical chance bonus with the base value of 4%. This base value can be increased by the Marksman perk synergy and the More Critical level perk.
The final bonus critical chance granted by aiming an attack is calculated as:
Final Bonus Critical Chance = Base Critical Chance x {20% + [(4% + Marksman bonus + More Critical bonus) x Luck]}
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how the bonus critical chance from aimed attacks is calculated under various conditions:
- If a character has Luck = 20 and aims for the eyes (60% base critical chance):
60% × {20% + [(4%) × 20]} = 60% × {20% + 80%} = 60% × 100% = 60% bonus critical chance. - If a character has Luck = 20 and the Marksman perk synergy (+3%) and aims for the eyes:
60% × {20% + [(4% + 3%) × 20]} = 60% × {20% + [7% × 20]} = 60% × {20% + 140%} = 60% × 160% = 96% bonus critical chance. - If a character has Luck = 20, the Marksman perk synergy (+3%), and the More Critical level perk (+1%) and aims for the eyes:
60% × {20% + [(4% + 3% + 1%) × 20]} = 60% × {20% + [8% × 20]} = 60% × {20% + 160%} = 60% × 180% = 108% bonus critical chance. - If a character has Luck = 1 and aims for the legs (20% base critical chance):
20% × {20% + [(4%) × 1]} = 20% × {20% + 4%} = 20% × 24% = 4.8% bonus critical chance, rounded up to 5%
Hit chance
Hit chance is the probability that an attack will successfully land on its target.
Hit chance calculation involves three distinct concepts: accuracy, minimum chance to hit, and maximum chance to hit.
Accuracy is a raw, unbounded value that represents the theoretical chance to hit before any limits are applied. The level of the combat skill that corresponds to the weapon you're wielding is the basis for your accuracy.
Minimum chance to hit is a lower bound that prevents accuracy from falling too low. No matter how severe the penalties, your final hit chance can never drop below this floor. By default, it equals 20%.
Maximum chance to hit is an upper bound that keeps your accuracy in check. The final hit chance cannot rise above this ceiling. Maximum chance to hit is affected by a variety of factors, most notably your target's Armor Class. By default, maximum chance to hit equals 80% but don't expect to see that exact number often.
The final hit chance displayed in-game is simply your raw accuracy, clamped between these two bounds.
Raw accuracy calculation
Raw accuracy is computed in three steps.
First, flat bonuses are added to your base skill. Second, multipliers are applied. Third, the distance penalty is subtracted.
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The raw accuracy value is then constrained by minimum and maximum hit chance values.
Minimum chance to hit modifiers
Minimum chance to hit starts at a base of 20% and is modified by the following:
| Modifier | Source |
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| Up to +40% | Long Range (weapon perk) |
| +20% | Sharpshooter (level perk) |
| +1% | Soldier (class perk) |
Maximum chance to hit modifiers
Maximum chance to hit starts at a base of 80% and is modified by the following:
| Modifier | Source |
|---|---|
| +1% per 25% of skill | Relevant combat skill |
| -(AC / AC MOD x 2)% | Target's AC, attacker's ammo |
| +5% | Binoculars (without Quartermaster) |
| +10% | Binoculars (with Quartermaster) |
| +10% | Military Binoculars (without Quartermaster) |
| +20% | Military Binoculars (with Quartermaster) |
| +4% | ACC (T1 WE stat) |
| +4% | S.DMG (T2 WE stat) |
| +5% | Awareness (level perk) |
| Up to +40% | Long Range (weapon perk) |
| +20% | Sharpshooter (level perk) |
| +5% | Small Frame (trait; PvE only) |
| +5% | Normal damage type bonus |
| +1% | Tactical Actor (PvE perk) |
| +1% | Soldier (class perk) |
| -10% | Target has Agility ≥ 20 |
| -15% (-50% for Regulator) | One Hander using 2-handed weapons |
| -5% | RadX (drug) |
| -5% | Target consumed Radiated Brain |
| -5% per point | Strength below weapon requirements |
Special modifiers
The following effects override or modify the standard hit chance calculation in unique ways:
- If the target has the In Your Face! level perk, and the attacker is on an adjacent hex, their minimum and maximum chance to hit = 50%. This value may be further modified by the Life Steal weapon perk.
- If the attacker is blinded, their maximum hit chance is halved.
- If you have more action points than your opponent, their chance to hit you is reduced by 1% for each point of Endurance you have (capped at 20%).
Formulas
Raw Accuracy = Flat Bonuses x Multipliers − Distance Penalty
Minimum Chance to Hit = 20% + Minimum Chance to Hit Modifiers
Maximum Chance to Hit = 80% + Maximum Chance to Hit Modifiers
Final Hit Chance = clamp(Accuracy, Minimum Chance to Hit, Maximum Chance to Hit)
Attack delay
Attack delay is the minimum time (in milliseconds) that must pass after an attack before any subsequent action can be performed.
The lower your attack delay, the faster you are. Each weapon has its own base attack delay value and, as of Patch 6.3.5, so do items that restore hit points.
The table below lists various modifiers that affect attack delay. Bonuses reduce attack delay (good), while penalties increase it (bad).
| Type | Modifier | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonuses | -200ms | Fast Attacks (level perk) | Flat reduction |
| -20% (-50% for Regulator) | Fast Shot (trait) | Applies to single shots only; does not affect rockets/flamers | |
| -5% | Attack Speed (AS) (WE stat) | ||
| -5% | Melee Mastery (S.HTH) (WE stat) | ||
| -40% | Cowboy (level perk) | Limited to pistols | |
| -50% | Quick Fingers (perk synergy) | Single shots only (excluding melee and throwing attacks) | |
| -10% | Soldier (class perk) | Limited to Support Rifles | |
| Up to -20% (-35% for Hubologist) | Bonus Attack Speed (weapon perk) | Varies by rank | |
| -0.5% per Leader's Charisma | Leader's mobility flags | Scales with Leader's Charisma | |
| -1% for each point of Luck | Bounty Hunter (class perk) | ||
| -10% (random chance) | Random Boy rolls | Unlucky rolls apply a +3% penalty instead | |
| Penalties |
+100% | Aiming | |
| +2% per stack | Slow stacks | ||
| +1% for each point of Charisma | Priest (class perk) | ||
| +25% | Raider (class perk) | ||
| +3% (random chance) | Random Boy rolls | Lucky rolls apply a 10% reduction instead | |
| +30% | Target has Quick Recovery | Applied when attacking a target with this level perk | |
| +0.5% for each point of Intelligence | Intelligence |
Special cases
- Wrecker's attack delay depends on how far the target is: it starts at 100ms if the target is on an adjacent hex and increases by 100ms more for each extra hex
- Killer's rage sets Killer's attack delay to 700ms for 10 seconds
- Heresy sets the minimum attack delay to 1200ms; it has five possible sources:
- Priest (class perk) automatically applies Heresy on all attackers for 4 seconds.
- Heresy Shot (Alien weapon perk, rank E) applies Heresy on the target for 4 seconds.
- Heretical Assault (PvE Master perk) applies Heresy to any NPC hit by your attacks and slows them for 5 seconds.
- Defense Enhancement (armor perk) provides a 20% chance for attackers to be afflicted with Heresy for up to 7 seconds (or 10 for Hubologist).
- Robot (class perk) applies Heresy to all enemies within 30 hexes for 3 seconds whenever it transforms into a Robobrain.
Hit and critical hit
When an attack connects with its target, it is a hit.
If you're lucky, your hit may become a critical hit: a more damaging and often debilitating version of a regular hit.
Critical hits are governed by several interacting values: the chance to trigger one ("critical chance"), a base roll ("critical roll") and its multiplier ("critical power"), each with a separate resistance, and a cooldown-like limiter ("critical rate"). They have multiple tiers ("critical tiers") based on the final value of the critical roll that use predefined values ("critical tables") to determine the final amount of bonus damage ("critical damage") and special effects ("critical effects") that will amplify the force of the critical hit.
Critical chance
Critical chance is the probability that a successful hit is upgraded to a critical hit. It is capped at 100%.
Various modifiers can affect critical chance:
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Critical rate
Critical rate is the frequency with which you can land fully effective critical hits.
By default, if you score more than one critical hit within a 2-second (2000ms) window, those additional critical hits' critical rolls are performed at a penalty of -0.1 for each millisecond remaining in that window.
Alternatively, you can think of it as a penalty that starts at -200 and then decays by 0.1 every millisecond until it completely goes away 2 seconds (2000ms) later.
Whenever you see a perk that improves/reduces "critical rate" by some number of milliseconds, the thing actually being modified is the minimum period of time that must elapse between two "fully charged" criticals.
Modifiers that affect critical rate:
- Marksman (perk synergy) improves your critical rate by 200ms
- Ranger (perk synergy) improves your critical rate by 200ms
- Slayer (perk synergy) improves your critical rate by 500ms
- Combat Focus (armor perk) can improve your critical rate by up to 200ms (or 500ms for Hubologists)
- Suppression (armor perk) modifies your attackers' critical rate by anywhere from -100ms to +1000ms (or +200ms to +3000ms for Hubologists)
Critical roll
Whenever you score a crit, the game generates a value called the critical roll (capped at 750). Your base critical roll depends on your class.
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Critical power
After the critical roll is calculated, the value is multiplied by the attacker's critical power. Base critical power is always 100%.
There are several mechanics that interact with your critical power:
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Critical resistances
Defenders can mitigate critical hits through three types of resistance:
- Critical chance resistance, which reduces the attacker's capped critical chance
- Critical roll resistance, which reduces the attacker's critical roll before multiplication
- Critical power resistance, which reduces the attacker's critical power
Various modifiers can affect these resistances:
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Critical resistance penetration
Critical resistances can be penetrated (reduced) by a number of effects.
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Critical tables
The Final Critical Roll Value used to look up the outcome on the critical table is a random value between 1 and (Total Critical Roll - Critical Roll Resistance) x (Total Critical Power - Critical Power Resistance).
The cell of the critical table your critical hit gets placed in will always lie at the intersection of your weapon type (melee, 1‑handed ranged, 2‑handed ranged), the body part you critically hit (eyes, head, groin, hands, legs, torso), and the final value of your crit roll.
Melee attacks
| Tier (roll range) | Eyes | Head | Groin | Hands | Legs | Unaimed/Torso |
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| 0 (0–25) | 50%–70% DMG | 45%–65% DMG | 40%–60% DMG | 35%–55% DMG | 30%–50% DMG | 5%–20% DMG |
| 1 (26–60) | 75%–100% DMG + Confusion | 70%–95% DMG + Confusion | 65%–90% DMG + Confusion | 60%–85% DMG + Confusion | 55%–80% DMG + Confusion | 25%–40% DMG |
| 2 (61–90) | 105%–135% DMG + Taunt | 100%–130% DMG + Taunt | 95%–125% DMG + Taunt | 90%–120% DMG + Taunt | 85%–115% DMG + Taunt | 45%–60% DMG + Taunt |
| 3 (91–115) | 140%–175% DMG + Knockdown | 135%–170% DMG + Knockdown | 130%–165% DMG + Knockdown | 125%–160% DMG + AP Drain | 120%–155% DMG + Knockdown | 55%–70% DMG + Slow |
| 4 (116–150) | 180%–220% DMG + Bewilderment | 175%–215% DMG + Bewilderment | 170%–210% DMG + Bewilderment | 165%–205% DMG + Bewilderment | 160%–200% DMG + Bewilderment | 75%–90% DMG + Bewilderment |
| 5 (151–199) | 225%–270% DMG + Bleed | 220%–265% DMG + Bleed | 215%–260% DMG + Knockout | 210%–255% DMG + Weapon Drop | 205%–250% DMG + Crippled Leg | 95%–110% DMG + Confusion |
| 6 (200+) | 75%–125% + CR DMG | 70%–120% + CR DMG | 65%–115% + CR DMG | 60%–110% + CR DMG | 55%–105% + CR DMG | 100%–115% DMG |
1‑handed ranged weapons
| Tier (roll range) | Eyes | Head | Groin | Hands | Legs | Unaimed/Torso |
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| 0 (0–25) | 80%–125% DMG | 70%–110% DMG | 95%–125% DMG | 45%–160% DMG | 50%–150% DMG | 10%–35% DMG |
| 1 (26–60) | 110%–160% DMG + Slow | 115%–150% DMG + Taunt | 120%–160% DMG + Taunt | 80%–190% DMG + Weakness | 75%–200% DMG + Slow | 30%–50% DMG + Weakness |
| 2 (61–90) | 145%–195% DMG + Mark | 145%–195% DMG + Shock | 145%–195% DMG + Bewilderment | 120%–235% DMG + AP Drain | 100%–260% DMG + Knockdown | 50%–75% DMG + Slow |
| 3 (91–115) | 160%–230% DMG + Confusion | 155%–210% DMG + Confusion | 170%–230% DMG + Confusion | 150%–280% DMG + Weapon Drop | 125%–310% DMG + Confusion | 60%–85% DMG + Knockdown |
| 4 (116–150) | 185%–265% DMG + Blind | 180%–255% DMG + Bypass | 195%–265% DMG + Death | 200%–325% DMG + Crippled Arm | 150%–350% DMG + Crippled Leg | 80%–105% DMG |
| 5 (151–199) | 220%–300% DMG + Death | 215%–290% DMG + Bleed | 230%–300% DMG + Bleed | 230%–370% DMG + Paralysis | 175%–400% DMG + Bleed | 100%–130% DMG + Weapon Destroyed |
| 6 (200+) | 35%–135% + CR DMG + Bypass | 30%–125% + CR DMG + Death | 45%–135% + CR DMG + Bypass | 0%–190% + CR DMG + Knockout | 0%–300% + CR DMG + Knockout | 105%–140% DMG + Bypass |
2‑handed ranged weapons
| Tier (roll range) | Eyes | Head | Groin | Hands | Legs | Unaimed/Torso |
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| 0 (0–25) | 125%–150% DMG | 95%–125% DMG | 95%–125% DMG | 60%–90% DMG | 65%–95% DMG | 5%–25% DMG |
| 1 (26–60) | 160%–195% DMG + Slow | 130%–170% DMG + Taunt | 120%–160% DMG + Taunt | 85%–125% DMG + Weakness | 90%–130% DMG + Slow | 25%–45% DMG + Weakness |
| 2 (61–90) | 195%–240% DMG + Mark | 165%–215% DMG + Confusion | 145%–195% DMG + Bewilderment | 110%–160% DMG + AP Drain | 115%–165% DMG + Knockdown | 45%–65% DMG + Slow |
| 3 (91–115) | 230%–285% DMG + Confusion | 200%–260% DMG + Shock | 170%–230% DMG + Confusion | 135%–195% DMG + Weapon Drop | 140%–200% DMG + Confusion | 55%–75% DMG + Knockdown |
| 4 (116–150) | 265%–330% DMG + Blind | 235%–305% DMG + Bypass | 195%–265% DMG + Death | 160%–230% DMG + Crippled Arm | 165%–235% DMG + Crippled Leg | 75%–95% DMG |
| 5 (151–199) | 300%–375% DMG + Knockout | 270%–350% DMG + Lost Turn | 230%–300% DMG + Bleed | 195%–265% DMG + Paralysis | 200%–270% DMG + Bleed | 95%–120% DMG + AP Drain |
| 6 (200+) | 130%–220% + CR DMG + Bypass | 105%–195% + CR DMG + Death | 45%–135% + CR DMG + Knockout | 10%–100% + CR DMG + Weapon Destroyed | 15%–105% + CR DMG + Bypass | 100%–150% DMG + Death |
Note: "+ CR" means an additional 1% damage multiplier per point of critical roll
Several modifiers affect the attacker's critical tier directly:
- Ear (Cannibal drug) unlocks the last two critical tiers
- Voodoo (drug) unlocks the last two critical tiers
- Tiger Module (combat implant) tier 3 upgrades melee critical hits by 1 tier
- Nemean Module (combat implant) tier 3 downgrades your critical hits by 1 tier for every 5 points of Charisma
- Critical Beast (Alien weapon perk)'s rank B increases the critical bracket by 1 and rank A increases it by 1 (stacks with B)
- Combat Master (class perk) uses the superior 2‑handed weapon critical table for melee attacks
- Bonehead (Regulator trait) downgrades opponents' criticals by 1 tier
- Heavy Handed (Regulator trait) downgrades your own critical hits to the lowest tier
- Critical Master (legendary weapon perk)'s rank B upgrades critical hits against NPCs by 1 bracket; rank S+ sets the minimum critical tier against NPCs to 5
Critical damage
Critical damage is any extra damage dealt by a critical hit. The base critical damage multiplier depends on your weapon type.
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Additional modifiers that affect critical damage:
- Ear (Cannibal drug) grants +40% critical damage
- Better HtH Criticals (level perk) grants +75% critical damage when using melee weapons
- Phantom Presence (level perk) grants +60% critical damage to your unaimed attacks while sneaking
- Focused Striker (level perk) grants +2% critical damage every second you do not attack (maximum 50 stacks)
- S.CRT (T2 WE stat) progressively boosts your critical damage against NPCs as you kill them
- More Critical Damage (weapon perk) can increase critical damage by up to 50% (or 200% for Hubologists)
- Spiked (weapon perk) increases melee critical damage by up to 105% (or 120% for Hubologists)
- Heresy Shot (Alien weapon perk, rank A) grants +25% critical damage
- Leader's aggression flag doubles bonus critical damage for bursts (stacks with After Burner Gum)
- Iron Man (perk synergy) reduces incoming critical damage by 20%
- After Burner Gum (drug) doubles bonus critical damage for bursts
Critical effects
Any effects listed in the relevant column of the critical table for critical tiers up to and including the tier of your critical hit have a 33% chance to proc. If they do, the defender may then make defensive rolls (based on their perks and stats) to resist them. (Note: "defensive roll" is sometimes used as a synonym of "critical effect resistance".)
- Base chance to apply a critical effect: 33% (66% with the Alien class perk, +33% with the Finesse trait)
- Chip Shot (weapon perk) increases the chance to apply a critical effect by up to 60% (or 100% for Hubologists)
| Critical effect | Definition | Counter |
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| AP Drain | Steals 2 to 4 action points from the target | Quick Recovery: +8% resistance per point of Luck |
| Bewilderment | Target's actions cost double the normal amount of action points | |
| Bleed | Target's healing rate causes them to lose hit points rather than regenerate them | |
| Blind | Target's maximum chance to hit is reduced by 50% | |
| Bypass | Target's DTs and DRs are cut in half | Man of Steel: +8% resistance per point of Endurance |
| Confusion | Target's sight range is reduced by 2 hexes per stack | Firefighter: +8% resistance per point of Intelligence |
| Crippled limb | Target's leg, hand, or eyes are crippled | Iron Limbs: +8% resistance per point of Agility |
| Death | Target takes 100 extra damage that bypasses all defenses | Lethal Protection: reduces death effect damage by 8% per point of Perception |
| Knockdown | Target falls to the ground and loses 3 action points | Stonewall: grants knockdown immunity (critical effect only) |
| Knockout | Target falls to the ground and loses 10 to 30 action points | Stonewall: +8% chance to avoid knockouts per point of Strength |
| Lost Turn | Target loses an amount of action points equal to their maximum action points | Stonewall: +8% chance to avoid lost turns per point of Strength |
| Mark | Target becomes visible to the team that marked them for the duration of the effect | |
| Paralysis | Target is immobilized for 3 seconds | |
| Shock | Target cannot attack or use meds | Coolheaded: +8% resistance per point of Charisma |
| Slow | Reduces target's movement/attack speed by 20% per critical tier for 20 seconds | Adrenaline Rush: +8% resistance per point of Charisma |
| Taunt | Target is only able to attack the character that applied Taunt to them | |
| Weakness | Target loses 1% of one DR per stack | |
| Weapon Destroyed | Target's weapon's condition decreases by 1 to 25% | |
| Weapon Dropped | Target's weapon drops to the ground | Iron Limbs grants full immunity |
The following modifiers grant or reduce critical effect resistance:
- Heart (Cannibal drug) grants +15% critical effect chance
- SHD (T1 WE stat) grants +1 to defensive rolls
- S.SHD (T2 WE stat) grants +1 to defensive rolls
- Knockback (weapon perk) causes critical hits to always knock back the target
- Soldier (class perk) suffers -100 to defensive rolls and receives 1% less critical effect defense from level perks such as Stonewall
- Leader's unity flag grants +CHA/2 critical effect resistance
- Bloody (weapon perk, rank A): your criticals apply Bleed stacks
- Crasher (level perk): your criticals ignore 50% of the target's melee power defense and bypass their melee DR penetration protection
- Gunner (level perk): critical hits convert double the amount of base damage to lethal damage
- Awareness (level perk): displays other characters' critical chance and resistances
- Providence (level perk): you have a chance equal to your critical chance to gain 75% damage protection whenever you're hit
Miss and critical miss
When an attack fails to reach its intended target, it is a miss. Your chance to miss is 100% minus your hit chance.
Similarly to hits, misses can be critical. For every 5% of your weapon's missing condition, the critical miss chance increases by 1%.
| Weapon condition | 100% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 75% | 70% | 65% | 60% | 55% | 50% | 45% | 40% | 35% | 30% | 25% | 20% | 15% | 10% | 5% | 0% |
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| Critical miss chance | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 19% | Broken |
The Jinxed trait overrides the condition‑based critical miss chance, fixing its owner's, and their attackers', critical miss chance at 50%.
When a critical miss occurs, one of the following effects is randomly triggered:
- The weapon loses all of its ammo.
- The weapon is destroyed.
- The weapon drops to the ground.
- The weapon "explodes," resulting in randomized condition loss.
Strike
The attack that starts your battle timer ("Strike") may benefit from an extra effect depending on your class.
Most classes have no special ability associated with initiating combat but those that do often rely on it heavily; for example, Combat Master's strikes allow the class to teleport right to the target from up to 40 hexes away to deliver a powerful surprise attack.
