Explosive Powder

Improves damage from explosions. Turrets explode and knock back foes when destroyed. — In-game description

Explosive Powder

Specialization

Explosives (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Training cost

6 Hero points

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Explosive Powder

Improves damage from explosions. Turrets explode and knock back foes when destroyed.

 Damage Increase: 10%

— In-game description

Related skills

•   Booby Trap
•   Bomb Kit
•   Elite Mortar Kit
•   Grenade Kit
•   Rocket Turret
•   Throw Mine
•   Detonate Healing Turret, Detonate Flame Turret, Detonate Net Turret, Detonate Rifle Turret, Detonate Harpoon Turret, Detonate Thumper Turret, Detonate Rocket Turret, Detonate Supply Crate Turrets
•   Medic Gyro Self-Destruct  Blast Gyro Self-Destruct  Bulwark Gyro Self-Destruct  Purge Gyro Self-Destruct  Shredder Gyro Self-Destruct  Sneak Gyro Self-Destruct

Related traits

 Explosives

•  Evasive Powder Keg — Creates a bomb when you dodge.
•  Explosive Descent — Release a barrage of grenades when you take falling damage. You take less damage from falling.
•  Aim-Assisted Rocket — Missile hits launch a rocket at your target. After enough rockets have been fired, an orbital strike is called instead. This trait has an internal cooldown.

 Inventions

•  Autodefense Bomb Dispenser — Drop a smoke bomb when you are disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
•  Bunker Down — Create a proximity mine at your target's location and a med kit at your location when you disable an enemy.

 Tools

•  Takedown Round — Deal increased strike damage while your endurance is not full.

Notes

• Prior to this trait's removal, it did not provide any benefit to Detonate Mines.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait has been removed from the game.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Grandmaster minor tier. Added: Your turrets explode, dealing damage and knocking back nearby foes when destroyed.
June 11, 2013	This trait now functions with detonating turrets.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Explosive Powder has been added to the game.