Ability: Tachyon Beam
Contents
Overview[edit | edit source]
Tachyon Beam drains an enemy starship's shields.
Basic Information[edit | edit source]
- Profession: Science
- Locale: Space
- Game Description: Tachyon Beam drains the target's shields. It increases in effectiveness based on current auxiliary power level.
Detailed Information[edit | edit source]
- Used by: Science Bridge Officers
- Target: Foe
- System: Deflector Dish
- Ability Type: Shield Drain
- Activation: 0.83 sec
- Range: 10 km; 135' targeting arc
- Duration: approx 5 sec
- Recharge Time: 20 sec
- Modified by:
- Skills
- Stats
- Starship Auxiliary Power Level - Increases drain per pulse
- Character Level
- Duty officers
- Warp Theorist - Adds a turn rate debuff effect.
- Shield Distribution Officer - Tachyon Beam gains a chance to knock the opponent's nearest Shield Facing offline for a short duration.
- Research Lab Scientist - Tachyon Beam pulls your target closer to you.
- Starship Trait
Enhanced Power Condensers (Rezreth) - Provides you with a boost to maximum power levels and provide a boost to maximum shield hit points for a short time when using Tachyon Beam and certain other powers.
Greedy Emitters (Nandi) - gives a buff which grants immunity to energy drain, reduces energy weapons power usage, and increases your subsystem power levels for 10 seconds when using Tachyon Beam and certain other powers.
Improved Tachyon Beam (Geneva) - Adds AoE shield heal for 20 allies within 10km of target.
Tachyon Dispersal (Sutherland) - significantly reduce the target's shield hardness and AOE damage
- Trained by:
- Rank I & II - Bridge Officer Trainer
- Rank III - Science Captain Training; unlocked by training two ranks of Starship Drain Expertise
Ability Ranks[edit | edit source]
Ability/User Rank | CD | Ability Effects |
---|---|---|
Rank I: Ensign | 20s |
|
Rank II: Lieutenant | 20s |
|
Rank III: Lt. Commander | 20s |
|
- The above is @ 100 Aux 0 Drain Expertise.