Overload is an active Engineer skill in Torchlight II. It belongs to the Aegis Skill Tree and is available starting at level 14.
Description
"You overload your armor's circuits to project a nova of Ember energy, electrocuting up to 5 foes in a 6 meter radius around you. Overload uses all available Charges to increase its damage by 50% per Charge."
Overload deals Electrical Damage that improves with Player Level. A level 100 Engineer will deal 1266-2531 Electrical Damage.
Additionally, Overload has a knockback value of 50.
Tier I Bonus:
Up to 7 foes in a 8 meter radius are electrocuted.
Tier II Bonus:
Up to 9 foes in a 10 meter radius are electrocuted.
Tier III Bonus:
Up to 11 foes in a 12 meter radius are electrocuted.
Progression
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 75 | |
| Cooldown | 1.4s | ||||||||||||||
| % Weapon DPS | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| % Chance to Stun for 2 seconds | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 70 |
| Required Level | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 94 |
Strategy
- This skill is especially useful as a "backup weapon" when equipped with a ranged weapon, such as a cannon.
- While normally cannon-type weaponry can keep groups of enemies from getting too close (due to its high knockback), sometimes enemies break out of formation or are pushed closer by an explosion, endangering the engineer.
- Overload can then utilize the Charges built-up and take out those who managed to get too close without needing to readjust too much.
- Another useful application is to use it when facing swarms of enemies that tend to run away when hit.
- Because hunting them down one by one can be time-consuming, Overload's homing capabilities can save a lot of legwork.
- This is especially in higher tiers due to increased range.