Petrifying Slam
Slam the ground to deal area damage and petrify enemies Breached by the attackThe game's own definition (keyword glossary) Dataminedlocalization → Keyword.Petrifying.SlamFrom the Codex
The in-game Codex explains it in the game's own words. Button names are the PlayStation ones the files use.
Petrifying Slam · Codex, Skills
Hold L1 + cross to perform a Petrifying Slam, dealing damage to nearby enemies and petrifying enemies Breached by the attack. Petrifying Slam’s petrification effect will only work against enemies up to 9 tiers above your current tier, though the damage effect will still be present.
This move must be unlocked in the Skill Grid.
The game's own text DataminedCodex.Tutorials.PetrifyingSlam
Traits
Grouped the way the game's Armory groups them in its trait filtersitemFilters. Numbers are for an item at level 50 of the highest rarity the trait rolls on; each item page shows every level.
Petrifying Slam Effects · Special Attacks (3)
| Trait (level 50, highest rarity it rolls on) | Found on |
|---|---|
Whenever you defeat an enemy with a Petrifying Slam, create Sacred Ground that restores 32–43 Health per second to you and nearby alliesTrigger.ShieldSlamKill.Payoff.CreateHealingGroundAtPlayer.Rank.5 | Second Wind, Kosmera's Vision |
Apply the Mark of Leeching whenever you hit an enemy with a Petrifying SlamTrigger.ShieldSlamHit.Payoff.ApplyMarkofLeechingOnTarget.Rank.5 | Soul Leech, Kosmera's Vision |
Apply the Mark of Weakness whenever you inflict an Ailment. Petrifying Slams inflict Ailments.Trigger.NoModularTrigger.Payoff.PetrifyingSlamInflictsAilments-InflictAilmentApplyMarkOfWeakness.Rank.5 | Grandmaster's Station, Cololaba's Legacy |
Traits that use the word but aren't tagged with it (4)
Found by the words “Petrifying Slam” in the trait text. The files don't list this keyword on them, so the game shows no tooltip for it there.
| Trait (level 50, highest rarity it rolls on) | Found on |
|---|---|
Whenever you perform a Petrifying Slam while your Vengeance Meter is full, expend your Vengeance Meter to project a cone of flame that deals Fire damage equal to the amount expended and inflicts IgniteTrait.Rune.Phoenix.3.2 | Breath of Fire (Phoenix Shard) |
Whenever you perform a Petrifying Slam while the Vengeance Meter is full, expend your Vengeance Meter to deal Water damage to enemies in a straight line equal to the amount expended. This effect also deals bonus Breach damage, inflicts Chill, and knocks down enemies.Trait.Rune.Typhon.1.2 | Frost Shield (Typhon Shard) |
Whenever you hit an enemy with a Petrifying Slam, deal 3333 bonus Earth damage that inflicts PoisonTrait.Rune.Mesa.1.1 | Dust of the Earth (Mesa Shard) |
Whenever you perform a Petrifying Slam, create a Poison Cloud for 15 seconds that deals 833 Earth damage per second. For each enemy hit by the slam, gain +30% Poison power while you are within the cloud. (Cooldown: 30 seconds)Trait.Rune.Mesa.1.2 | Dust of the Earth (Mesa Shard) |
Related
Keywords whose definitions use it: Primed Petrifying Slam, Primed Petrifying Slam.
Codex entries that mention it: Shield, Mesa, Phoenix, Typhon.
For the curious: how this page was put together
- Keyword
Keyword.Petrifying.Slam:Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json → localization → Keyword.Petrifying.Slam - codex: a Codex entry is about a keyword when its title has the same word stems (first 6 letters of each word) or its id ends with the keyword's name
- forms: a keyword's forms are its name plus the Detailed Stats participle that starts with it ("Damage to Breached" → Breached)
- filters: an Armory trait filter belongs to a keyword when its name contains one of the keyword's forms
- traits_text: traits whose localized text contains one of the forms, but whose keyword list in the files doesn't include the keyword
- numbers: curve-table rows and globalParameters whose names contain the keyword's name without spaces (ailments: Ailment + the files' element word)
- Record:
data/records/mechanics/mechanics.json, built bytools/build_mechanics.py
History
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Sources
- Definition:
Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json → localization → Keyword.Petrifying.SlamDatamined - Codex:
Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json → localization → Codex.Tutorials.PetrifyingSlam - Detailed Stats labels and Armory filters:
localization → statScreen, itemFilters;itemFiltersin Aperion/Content/Aperion/Data/Gameplay/SourceData/source_data.json