Difference between revisions of "Concussion Blow"

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Concussion Blow

Deals 10 Direct Damage (+5 for 4s+ melee weapons) and drains up to 50% (ranged) or 80% (melee) of the Target's current Mana. 2h melee weapons only return 50% of the mana drained. Repeated strikes reduce drain effectiveness.
Weapon(s):	Long Sword Battle Axe Halberd Maul Mace Gnarled Staff Quarter Staff Lance Crossbow Diamond Mace Boomerang Dread Sword Barbed Whip Shortbow
Mana:	20

Concussion Blow is a special move that was added during the Renaissance expansion in 2000. The move was revamped by the Age of Shadows expansion in 2003.

Effects

Ranged weapons mana drain max 50% and return max 40%. Melee weapons mana drain max 80% and return max 70%. Two-handed melee weapons mana drain max 80% and returned max 40%.

Primary weapons

Weapons with a primary ability of Concussion Blow require 70 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and 30 or higher in tactics.

Barbed Whip - Mace Fighting
Crossbow - Archery
Diamond Mace - Mace Fighting
Gnarled Staff - Mace Fighting
Mace - Mace Fighting

Secondary weapons

Weapons with a secondary ability of Concussion Blow require 90 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and 60 or higher in tactics.

Battle Axe - Swordsmanship
Boomerang - Throwing
Dread Sword - Swordsmanship
Lance - Fencing
Longsword - Swordsmanship
Halberd - Swordsmanship
Maul - Mace Fighting
Quarter Staff - Mace Fighting

Publishes

Publish 123 (13 May 2026): Many Special Move descriptions have been updated to better reflect their actual functionality
Ultima Online: Age of Shadows (11 Feb 2003): Changed to be per weapon instead of all Swordsmanship weapons.
Ultima Online: Renaissance (4 May 2000): Added for all two-handed Swordsmanship weapons in PvP combat.

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-The Concussion Blow [[Special Move]] was added during the [[Age of Shadows]] expansion. This special move adds an extra amount of direct damage to an opponent that has most of it's hit points but is very low on mana. The extra damage dealt is direct damage, thus not effected by resistances.  This special move can be activated by setting a key macro for the appropriate primary or secondary weapon ability or double-clicking the icon in 2D. The icon will highlight red when activated.
+{{Special move infobox
-* '''Mana Cost:''' 25
+| image = Concussionblow.png
-==Primary Weapons==
+| desc = Deals 10 Direct Damage (+5 for 4s+ melee weapons) and drains up to 50% (ranged) or 80% (melee) of the Target's current Mana. 2h melee weapons only return 50% of the mana drained. Repeated strikes reduce drain effectiveness.
-Weapons with a primary ability of Concussion Blow require 70 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and [[Tactics]].
+| weapon = [[Long Sword]]<br>[[Battle Axe]]<br>[[Halberd]]<br>[[Maul]]<br>[[Mace]]<br>[[Gnarled Staff]]<br>[[Quarter Staff]]<br>[[Lance]]<br>[[Crossbow]]<br>[[Diamond Mace]]<br>[[Boomerang]]<br>[[Dread Sword]]<br>[[Barbed Whip]]<br>[[Shortbow]]
-* [[Crossbow]]
+| mana = 20
-* [[Mace]]
+}}
-* [[Gnarled Staff]]
+'''Concussion Blow''' is a [[special move]] that was added during the ''[[Ultima Online: Renaissance|Renaissance]]'' [[expansion]] in 2000. The move was revamped by the ''[[Ultima Online: Age of Shadows|Age of Shadows]]'' expansion in 2003.
-==Seconday Weapons==
-Weapons with a secondary ability of Concussion Blow require 90 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and [[Tactics]].
-* [[Battle Axe]]
-* [[Maul]]
-* [[Lance]]
-* [[Quarterstaff]]
-* [[Long Sword]]
-* [[Halberd]]
-==See Also==
+==Effects==
-* [[Special Moves]]
+Ranged weapons mana drain max 50% and return max 40%. Melee weapons mana drain max 80% and return max 70%. Two-handed melee weapons mana drain max 80% and returned max 40%.
+==Primary weapons==
+Weapons with a primary ability of Concussion Blow require 70 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and 30 or higher in [[tactics]].
+* [[Barbed Whip]] - [[Mace Fighting]]
+* [[Crossbow]] - [[Archery]]
+* [[Diamond Mace]] - Mace Fighting
+* [[Gnarled Staff]] - Mace Fighting
+* [[Mace]] - Mace Fighting
+==Secondary weapons==
+Weapons with a secondary ability of Concussion Blow require 90 or higher in the appropriate fighting skill and 60 or higher in tactics.
+* [[Battle Axe]] - [[Swordsmanship]]
+* [[Boomerang]] - [[Throwing]]
+* [[Dread Sword]] - Swordsmanship
+* [[Lance]] - [[Fencing]]
+* [[Longsword]] - Swordsmanship
+* [[Halberd]] - Swordsmanship
+* [[Maul]] - Mace Fighting
+* [[Quarter Staff]] - Mace Fighting
+==Publishes==
+* {{Publish 123|note=Many Special Move descriptions have been updated to better reflect their actual functionality}}
+* {{Publish AoS|note=Changed to be per weapon instead of all Swordsmanship weapons.}}
+* {{Publish UOR|note=Added for all two-handed Swordsmanship weapons in [[PvP]] combat.}}
+==See also==
+* [[Crushing Blow]]
+* [[Paralyzing Blow]]
+[[Category:Special moves]]