Raider

Raider is an active Warrior ability.

In-Game Description

(Active) As a swift action, once per turn, Hero can start a fire in an empty tile, or break a piece of adjacent scenery dealing x damage to all foes adjacent to the scenery.

Upgrade

(Active) As a swift action, once per turn, Hero can start a fire on a foe or empty tile, or break a piece of adjacent scenery dealing x damage to all foes adjacent to the scenery.

Specifics

• Action: swift action
• Damage: 1 + 1/2(Bonus Damage + Potency)
• Range: 1
• Note: does count as an attack for flanking

Upgraded

• Deal twice as much damage to enemies adjacent to destroyed scenery <x->2x>, can start fires on enemies for y magic damage.
• Scenery Damage: 2 + Bonus Damage + Potency
• Fire Damage: 2 + Potency

Uses

Lighting fires is useful to mystics, and especially Elementalist mystics. When the party has a reliable means to start a fire, especially as a swift action, that means they never need worry about running out of things to interfuse with on a bare battlefield.

This also is a key enabler of Spiritblade and Ember Arrows.

Destroying scenery can be useful to take away cover from opponents, to clear a path for movement, or to deny interfusion effects to enemy spellcasters.