Nuker

A nuker is a build that specializes in dealing ranged area of effect (AoE) damage. The role is similar to a spiker; the key difference being that nukers hit several foes at once. Nukers are useful in most areas of PvE. They're rarely used in PvP, since human foes avoid standing close to each other, but can be used to capture shrines in Fort Aspenwood, Jade Quarry and Alliance Battles. In PvE, nukers are usually combined with some form of crowd control, such as pulling, tanking, corner blocking, or snaring, to ensure that as many foes as possible are within the area of effect.

The term was originally associated with elementalists, but many other professions can fulfill the same role:

• Barrage rangers, often combined with Splinter Weapon.
• Smiting Prayers based builds, centered around Ray of Judgment.
• The Curses attribute offers several damaging skills, including Feast of Corruption or Spiteful Spirit.
• Several Domination Magic skills deal AoE damage and they are often combined with Panic for additional crowd control. Signet-builds based on Keystone Signet are also effective.

The term can also be applied to melee-ranged attackers:

• PBAoE-builds based on Destructive Was Glaive.
• or : Using Hundred Blades and Whirlwind Attack to trigger Mark of Pain. Dervishes can use Vow of Strength and Eremite's Attack.

Weaknesses

Potent AoE-spells are balanced by high energy costs, overcast, and/or long activation times. While energy management and Glyph of Sacrifice can mitigate these issues, few nuking builds are capable of delivering sustained damage without pause.

Nukers are generally less efficient when fighting smaller groups. This is especially true for builds centered on Mark of Pain or Splinter Weapon, since these skills are incapable of damaging single foes.

Primary spells

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Breath of Fire	Spell. Deals 10...34...40 fire damage each second (5 seconds). Hits foes adjacent to target's initial location.	10	055	02.002	01010		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Factions
	Churning Earth	Spell. Deals 10...34...40 earth damage each second (5 seconds). Hits foes near target's initial location. Causes knock-down to foes moving faster than normal.	0	1515	02.002	03030		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Factions
	Double Dragon	Elite Enchantment Spell. (8 seconds.) Enchants you and target ally. Adjacent foes take 5...25...30 fire damage each second. Skills that target a foe also inflict Burning (0...2...3 second[s]).	0	1010	01.001	02020		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Factions
	Fire Storm	Spell. Deals 5...29...35 fire damage each second (10 seconds). Hits foes adjacent to target's initial location.	0	1010	02.002	02020		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Core
	Fireball	Spell. Projectile: deals 7...91...112 fire damage to target and adjacent foes.	0	1010	01.5001.51½	0077		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Core
	Flame Burst	Spell. Deals 15...99...120 fire damage to all foes near you.	0	1515	00.750.75¾	0055		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Prophecies
	Inferno	Spell. Deals 30...114...135 fire damage to foes adjacent to you.	0	1010	00.750.75¾	01010		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Core
	Liquid Flame	Spell. Deals 7...91...112 fire damage. Deals 7...91...112 fire damage to nearby foes if target was attacking or casting.	0	1010	01.001	01515		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Nightfall
	Meteor Shower	Spell. Deals 7...91...112 fire damage and causes knock-down every 3 seconds (9 seconds). Hits foes adjacent to target's initial location.	10	2525	055	06060		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Prophecies
	Mind Burn	Elite Spell. Deals 15...51...60 fire damage. If you have more energy than target foe, deals 15...51...60 more fire damage and inflicts Burning (1...8...10 second[s]). Also hits adjacent foes.	5	055	01.001	0055		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Core
	Phoenix	Spell. Projectile: deals 10...50...60 fire damage to target and nearby foes. Heals allies for 20...68...80 if you are Overcast.	0	1010	01.5001.51½	0077		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Prophecies
	Rodgort's Invocation	Spell. Deals 15...99...120 fire damage. Also affects foes near your target. Inflicts Burning condition (1...3...3 second[s]).	0	2525	02.002	0088		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Prophecies
	Sandstorm	Elite Spell. Deals 10...26...30 earth damage each second (10 seconds). Hits foes near target foe's initial location. Hits attacking foes for 10...26...30 more earth damage each second.	0	1515	02.002	02525		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Nightfall
	Savannah Heat	Elite Spell. Deals 5...17...20 fire damage for each second since casting this spell (5 seconds). Hits foes near target's initial location.	0	055	02.002	02525		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Nightfall
	Searing Flames	Elite Spell. Hits foes near your target. Deals 10...82...100 fire damage to foes already Burning. Inflicts Burning condition (1...6...7 seconds) to foes not Burning.	0	1515	01.001	0022		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Nightfall
	Searing Heat	Spell. Deals 10...34...40 fire damage each second (5 seconds). Hits foes near target's initial location. End effect: inflicts Burning condition (3 seconds).	0	1515	02.002	02525		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Prophecies
	Star Burst	Elite Touch Spell. Deals 7...91...112 fire damage. Inflicts Burning (1...3...4 seconds). [sic] Gain 2 Energy for each foe struck. Also hits foes in the area.	0	055	00.750.75¾	0077		elementalista	Fire MagicZ	Factions
	Unsteady Ground	Elite Spell. Deals 10...34...40 earth damage each second (5 seconds) and causes knock-down to attacking foes. Hits foes near target's initial location.	0	1010	02.002	01515		elementalista	Earth MagicZ	Factions

See also

• Comparison of key nuking skills

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