Rapid Fire is an Outlander skill in Torchlight II. It is the level 1 active skill from the Warfare tree.
Description
You fire a rapid burst of projectiles that force enemies back and strip away their armor. The range is 7 meters.
- Inflicts X% of Weapon DPS
- +Y Knockback
- All Armor reduced by Z for 8 seconds - Improves with Player Level
- Inherits Knockback bonuses from weapons, enchantments and skills
(Requires a bow, crossbow, shotgonne, or pistol.)
Skill Progression
| Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 |
| X% of Weapon DPS | 25% | 27% | 29% | 31% | 33% | 35% | 37% | 39% | 41% | 43% | 45% | 47% | 49% | 51% | 53% |
| +Y Knockback | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Z Armor Reduction | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 64 | 79 | 98 |
| Required Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 92 |
Tier Bonus
- Tier I Bonus
- Errant shots are added every other shot.
- Tier II Bonus
- Range extended to 12 meters.
- Tier III Bonus
- Targets are ignited for 4 seconds.
Notes and Tactical Considerations
- Due to the enemy armor reduction and knockback it employs, Rapid Fire is incredibly useful as a secondary attack, particularly against more powerful, higher damage enemies.
- If another player is also in the game, an enemy being drawn by an Outlander and being held by the knockback of Rapid Fire is open to exploitation by slower, higher damage attack abilities from others, such as the Berserker's Raze.
- The knockback bonus of Rapid Fire also stacks with the knockback bonus of weapons, possibly creating an "untouchable" build (that is, a build which can knock back bosses and other strong enemies highly effectively) if combined with a high knockback weapon the akimbo passive is helpful and can activate during shooting.
- The use of shotgonnes with Rapid Fire is encouraged due to the short range of a shotgonne being countered by the independent range of Rapid Fire, but the damage reduction is a percentage and is dependent on the DPS of the weapon itself. Shotgonne Mastery can also boost the knockback.
- Long Range Mastery can help counter the damage reduction Rapid Fire entails.
- Enemy units killed with Rapid Fire can be transformed in Shadowlings with Shadowling Ammo.
- Enemies killed this way will also trigger Poison Burst.