Lightning Arrester

The  was a tactical slot consumable available to all non-MAX infantry classes. It was unlocked upon completion of the More Than Scrap Metal mission in Chapter 2 of the Shattered Warpgate campaign.

Lighting arresters were deployable utilities that temporarily protected small areas from the dangerous effects of the electrical storms that occured on Esamir. Whenever a lightning bolt struck an area near to the arrester, the arrester instead drew the bolt into itself and fully consumed the strike, preventing it from dealing damage to anything else nearby.

Lightning strikes caused by the use of a Lightning Grenade were absorbed by lightning arresters.

A single lightning arrester could absorb up to four lightning bolts before being destroyed, although arresters can otherwise be damaged by players normally. Whenever an arrester absorbed a bolt, the player who deployed earned small amount of XP.

With the construction of the Containment Sites, the electrical storm on Esamir was quelled, and this deployable lost its use case despite remaining in the game until the end of chapter 3.

History

 * November 20, 2020 Update
 * Added to the game as a reward for the More Than Scrap Metal event.
 * January 15th, 2021
 * Rendered unacquirable with the end of Chapter 2 of the Shattered Warpgate campaign.
 * July 1, 2021 Update (_Integration)
 * No longer available with the end of the Shattered Warpgate campaign.