Mortar (historical)

Build a stationary mortar that you or your allies can fire. — In-game description

Mortar

 

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Slot

Elite

Type

Tool belt

Game link

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0.5½  120  

Mortar

Build a stationary mortar that you or your allies can fire.

₃ Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds

 Duration: 120 seconds

 Range: 1,400

— In-game description

Skills

• Manning the mortar replaces your weapon skills with the following weapons skills.

#	Skill			Description
1	Launch Mortar Shot		2	Launch an explosive round from your mortar, damaging foes in the target area.
2	Launch Caltrops Mortar		12	Launch a mortar round that spreads caltrops in the target area, bleeding and crippling foes who walk through.
3	Launch Elixir		15	Launch a mortar round that heals allies in the target area.
4	Launch Ice Mortar		20	Launch a mortar round that chills foes in the target area.
5	Launch Concussion Barrage		30	Launch a barrage of rounds that pushes back foes where they land.

Related traits

Inventions

• Elite Supplies - Supply Crate has extra supplies; Elixir X gives increased movement speed; and Mortar skills have increased range, reduced recharge, and bonus damage.

Notes

• Prior to this skill's replacement, the following anomalies existed:
  • The range tooltips of the individual mortar skills were increased by the trait Elite Supplies, but the range of the tooltips for this parent skill were not updated.
  • Traits which affect turrets do not affect Mortar, but Tool Kit skills can be used to repair it.
  • Mortar skills cannot glance.
  • A Mortar skill still in midair when the Mortar expires will also disappear.
• Like turrets, mortar skills cannot critically hit.
• A player could use the mortar in between stability-granting intervals to gain 3 stacks on use and another 3 stacks under three seconds.
• All stability is lost when the player stops using the mortar.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Mortar has been converted into a kit and now has the following skills: (1) Mortar Shot, (2) Poison Gas Shell, (3) Endothermic Shell, (4) Flash Shell, (5) Elixir Shell, (F5) Orbital Strike.
March 16, 2015	While controlling the mortar, this skill now grants 3 stacks of stability every 3 seconds, with a 3-second duration.
September 09, 2014	Fixed a bug that would cause the global cooldown for mortar skills to vary. Fixed a bug that would cause the mortar to occasionally jam.
April 15, 2014	Added a stability skill fact. Fixed a bug that prevented mortar shots from having any effect if they directly hit certain destructible structures.
December 10, 2013	The global cooldown has been increased to 2 seconds, which is the actual rate of fire that it's able to have.
October 01, 2012	This skill is now properly affected by the Inventions trait Rifled Turret Barrels.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Mortar has been added to the game.