Steel-Packed Powder

Explosions cause vulnerability. — In-game description

Steel-Packed Powder

Specialization

Explosives (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Minor

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Steel-Packed Powder

Explosions cause vulnerability.

 Vulnerability (5s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Rifle Burst Grenade — Rifle
•   Jump Shot — Rifle
•   Electric Artillery — Spear
•   Devastator — Spear
•   Homing Torpedo — Harpoon gun
•   Scatter Mines — Harpoon gun
•   Timed Charge — Harpoon gun
•   Electro-whirl — Hammer
•   Mace Blast — Mace
•   Rocket Fist Prototype — Mace

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Fire Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Concussion Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Smoke Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Glue Bomb — Bomb Kit
•   Flame Blast — Flamethrower
•   Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Shrapnel Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Shrapnel Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Flash Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Flash Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Freeze Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Freeze Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Poison Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Poison Grenade — Grenade Kit
•   Mortar Shot — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Poison Gas Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Endothermic Shell — Elite Mortar Kit
•   Flash Shell — Elite Mortar Kit

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Light Strike—Storm — Engage Photon Forge
•   Bright Slash—Storm — Engage Photon Forge
•   Flash Cutter—Storm — Engage Photon Forge
•   Corona Burst — Engage Photon Forge

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Detonate Healing Turret

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Throw Mine — Gadget
•   Detonate
•   Deploy Mine — Gadget
•   Detonate Flame Turret
•   Detonate Harpoon Turret
•   Detonate Net Turret
•   Detonate Rifle Turret
•   Explosive Rockets
•   Rocket Turret — Turret
•   Detonate Rocket Turret
•   Detonate Thumper Turret
•   Blast Gyro — Well
•   Launch Wall — Exceed

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Detonate Supply Crate Turrets
•   Detonate Supply Crate Turrets
•   Prime Light Beam — Exceed

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Big Ol' Bomb — Tool belt
•   Grenade Barrage — Tool belt
•   Mine Field — Tool belt
•   Detonate Mine Field — Tool belt
•   Rocket — Tool belt
•   Prismatic Singularity — Tool belt
•   Explosive Knuckle — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Core Reactor Shot — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Jade Mortar — Tool belt, Mech Command
•   Mech Support: Depth Charges

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Booby Trap

Drowning skills that are improved by this trait

•   Floating Mine

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Aim-Assisted Rocket — Aim-Assisted Rocket
•   Bunker Down — Bunker Down
•   Drop Mine — Streamlined Kits
•   Explosive Entrance — Explosive Entrance
•   Lesser Grenade Barrage — Grenadier
•   Long-Fused Powder Pack — Takedown Round
•   Rocket Punch — Mech Fighter

Notes

• Fire Bomb and Smoke Bomb can trigger this trait on each pulse.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Master tier.
April 15, 2014	Fixed a bug that would add a skill fact for vulnerability to thrown elixir skills when players did not have the Acidic Elixirs trait.
October 15, 2013	Fixed an issue so that the vulnerability condition will be granted to the grenade skill when this is traited, but will not apply to the Reserve Mines trait.
May 28, 2013	Now applies when detonating turrets.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Steel-Packed Powder has been added to the game.