Booming blade

Booming Blade

Swordmage Attack 1

A field of sound punishes your enemy, and the sound becomes louder if your enemy tries to escape.

At-Will ✦ arcane, thunder, weapon

Standard Action

Melee weapon

Target: One creature

Attack: Intelligence vs. AC

Hit: 1[W] + Intelligence modifier damage, and if the target is adjacent to you at the start of its next turn and moves away during that turn, it takes 1d6 + Constitution modifier thunder damage.

Increase damage to 2[W] + Intelligence modifier at 21st level.^{[FRPG:27][U :1/2009]}

Booming blade is an at-will power available to swordmages at 1st level.^[FRPG:27]

It is a good choice as the power does solid damage and makes you sticky, as well as doing respectable damage if they run away from you. ^{[Char-op Swordmage]}

Errata

• The hit line was changed from "start of its turn and moves away" with "start of its next turn and moves away during that turn."

See also

• Blighting Power (requires Shadar-kai: The damage dealt by moving away is thunder and necrotic, and the power gains the necrotic keyword.
• Boominator: Booming blade abuse
• Rose King's Shield (requires using longsword): Gain 5 temporary hitpoints if you hit with the power, or 10 if you moved more than 2 squares during that turn.