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“…It could be your source of light in the dark, or it could turn your adversaries to charcoal…” – in-game description
Introduction
The Ember is a close-range (up to 350 meters) heavy special weapon.
Strategy
The Ember is a special weapon along with its light equivalent the Blaze, due to them being the only weapons that can bypass both built-in or mounted Anciles and physical shields (Ecus). The Ember also damages physical shields. This is a dangerous weapon due to its very high DPS and the fact that its flames act as both explosive (splash) and plasma (energy) projectiles.
Although the Ember is a powerful weapon, a major drawback is that the Ember's firing speed, compared to other weapons, is very slow, taking quite long to empty. This weapon isn't great to counter dash robots, however, it can bypass their shields and its large spread usually guarantees damage. It is also not ideal to counter fast, light robots such as Stalker.
A good place to mount this weapon is on the Bulwark, Mercury, Strider or the Inquisitor, to name a few. It is not uncommon for players to mount an Ember or two on other robots with heavy hardpoints. The Bulwark can utilize the Ember well, using its excellent defenses to get into the 350 meter range of the Ember. The Inquisitor and Mercury can utilize the weapon with the Descend ability to quickly take out opponents without fear of retaliation. The Strider can use its superb speed to quickly close in within 350 meters of an enemy. Lastly, using 4 Embers on the Butch is not advised as the cooldown time of the Quick Draw ability is twice as long as the unload time of the Ember.
Mark I Statistics
- For equipment purchased before Update 4.0, upgrade times can be found here.
Purchase Information
| Purchase Level | Purchase Cost | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10,000 Components | 180 | 54000 | 5400 | 3600 |
Upgrade Information
| Level | Cost (Ag) | Time | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100,000 | 2 hours | 200 | 60000 | 6000 | 4000 |
| 3 | 200,000 | 5 hours | 220 | 66000 | 6600 | 4400 |
| 4 | 400,000 | 14 hours | 250 | 75000 | 7500 | 5000 |
| 5 | 2,000,000 | 1 day | 270 | 81000 | 8100 | 5400 |
| 6 | 4,000,000 | 1 day 16 hours | 300 | 90000 | 9000 | 6000 |
| 7 | 6,000,000 | 2 days 20 hours | 330 | 99000 | 9900 | 6600 |
| 8 | 11,000,000 | 3 days 14 hours | 370 | 111000 | 11100 | 7400 |
| 9 | 17,000,000 | 4 days 12 hours | 390 | 117000 | 11700 | 7800 |
| 10 | 32,000,000 | 5 days | 440 | 132000 | 13200 | 8800 |
| 11 | 43,000,000 | 5 days 8 hours | 480 | 144000 | 14400 | 9600 |
| 12 | 55,000,000 | 5 days 16 hours | 525 | 157500 | 15750 | 10500 |
| Cost | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Totals | 170,700,000 | 30 days 11 hours |
- The damage column shows the damage of each individual liter of fuel (out of 300 liters)
Mark II Statistics
Purchase Information
| Purchase Level | Purchase Cost | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 500 Au | 220 | 66000 | 6600 | 4400 |
Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to upgrade (purchase) to Mark II.
Upgrade Information
| Level | Cost (Ag) | Time | Damage | Cycle Damage | Burst DPS | Cycle DPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 100,000 | 2 hours | 240 | 72000 | 7200 | 4800 |
| 3 | 200,000 | 5 hours | 270 | 81000 | 8100 | 5400 |
| 4 | 400,000 | 14 hours | 300 | 90000 | 9000 | 6000 |
| 5 | 2,000,000 | 1 day | 320 | 96000 | 9600 | 6400 |
| 6 | 4,000,000 | 1 day 16 hours | 360 | 108000 | 10800 | 7200 |
| 7 | 6,000,000 | 2 days 20 hours | 390 | 117000 | 11700 | 7800 |
| 8 | 11,000,000 | 3 days 14 hours | 430 | 129000 | 12900 | 8600 |
| 9 | 17,000,000 | 4 days 12 hours | 470 | 141000 | 14100 | 9400 |
| 10 | 32,000,000 | 5 days | 530 | 159000 | 15900 | 10600 |
| 11 | 43,000,000 | 5 days 8 hours | 580 | 174000 | 17400 | 11600 |
| 12 | 55,000,000 | 5 days 16 hours | 630 | 189000 | 18900 | 12600 |
| Cost | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Totals | 170,700,000 | 30 days 11 hours |
- The damage column shows the damage of each individual liter of fuel (out of 300 liters)
Update History
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 4.8.0 | Total Upgrade Time: 37 days 30 minutes⟶30 days 11 hours |
| 4.7.0 | Total Upgrade Time: 45 days 17 hours⟶37 days 30 minutes |
| 4.5 | Economy Changes: |
| Total Upgrade Time: 58 days 17 hours⟶45 days 17 hours | |
| 4.3 | Damage increased by 7% |
| 4.0 | Economy Changes (July 5): |
| Value (USD): $145⟶$100 | |
| Total Upgrade Cost: 63,940,000 Ag⟶170,700,000 Ag | |
| Total Upgrade Time: 17 days 3 hours 11 minutes⟶58 days 17 hours | |
| 3.2.0 | Weapon was added to the game |
Poll
Trivia
- The Mechanism on the bottom of Ember is most likely a pilot flame, used to light the main output of the flamethrower.
- An ember is a tiny, glowing piece of ash rising from a fire.
- It takes players 17 days, 22 hours, and 30.75 million silver to obtain this weapon (creating packs of 400 with all 6 slots active)
- Only this weapon and Blaze can bypass both Ancile and Physical shields
