Phasing

Phasing

	Physical
	4
	Phasing
	Yes
Infobox data from game version 2.0.206.63

Phasing

You may phase through solid objects for brief periods of time.

Cooldown: (level based) rounds
Duration: (level based) rounds

Phasing is a physical mutation that grants the ability to willingly shift between out-of-phase, or "phased", and in-phase. Being phased makes a creature physically intangible to any creature or object that is not phased itself, or that is not omniphase.

Phasing grants the "Phase" ability, which can be toggled on or off to phase a creature out and in, respectively. Its cooldown is incurred as soon as the player phases out, rather than when they phase back in.

Creatures are able to pass through solid objects while phased, such as creatures that are not phased or omniphase, and walls. Creatures that are not phased or omniphase are also unable to damage a phased creature with most attacks and abilities, though some attacks are able to ignore phase states, such as Sunder Mind.

If a creature is phased and standing inside a wall that is surrounded by 8 other walls, and then phases back in, they will violate the Pauli exclusion principle, killing them instantly. Otherwise, they will be shunted into a nearby empty spot once they phase back in.

If a creature is forced to phase back in for any reason, such as by coming into contact with normality gas, the creature will suffer 2d62-12 (Avg: 7) damage.

Formulas

The following formulas are used to determine duration and cooldown based on mutation level.

Duration	(6 + Level)
Cooldown	(103 - 3 × Level)

Cooldown will be further modified by Willpower, as is typically the case with most activated abilities.

Advancement Table

Mutation Level	Duration	Base Cooldown
1	7 rounds	100 rounds
2	8 rounds	97 rounds
3	9 rounds	94 rounds
4	10 rounds	91 rounds
5	11 rounds	88 rounds
6	12 rounds	85 rounds
7	13 rounds	82 rounds
8	14 rounds	79 rounds
9	15 rounds	76 rounds
10	16 rounds	73 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration	Base Cooldown
11	17 rounds	70 rounds
12	18 rounds	67 rounds
13	19 rounds	64 rounds
14	20 rounds	61 rounds
15	21 rounds	58 rounds
16	22 rounds	55 rounds
17	23 rounds	52 rounds
18	24 rounds	49 rounds
19	25 rounds	46 rounds
20	26 rounds	43 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration	Base Cooldown
21	27 rounds	40 rounds
22	28 rounds	37 rounds
23	29 rounds	34 rounds
24	30 rounds	31 rounds
25	31 rounds	28 rounds
26	32 rounds	25 rounds
27	33 rounds	22 rounds
28	34 rounds	18 rounds
29	35 rounds	15 rounds
30	36 rounds	12 rounds

Ability Cooldown

The cooldown for phasing is influenced both by mutation level and by willpower (WI). The following tables indicate Phasing's willpower-adjusted cooldown (CD) at mutation levels 1, 5, 10, and 20.

Level 1 Phasing willpower-adjusted cooldowns:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	135	15	105	21	75	27	45
10	130	16	100	22	70	28	40
11	125	17	95	23	65	29	35
12	120	18	90	24	60	30	30
13	115	19	85	25	55	31	25
14	110	20	80	26	50	32	20

Level 5 Phasing willpower-adjusted cooldowns:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	119	15	93	21	66	27	40
10	115	16	88	22	62	28	36
11	110	17	84	23	58	29	31
12	106	18	80	24	53	30	27
13	102	19	75	25	49	31	22
14	97	20	71	26	44	32	18

Level 10 Phasing willpower-adjusted cooldowns:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	99	15	77	21	55	27	33
10	95	16	73	22	52	28	30
11	92	17	70	23	48	29	26
12	88	18	66	24	44	30	22
13	84	19	62	25	41	31	19
14	81	20	59	26	37	32	15

Level 20 Phasing willpower-adjusted cooldowns:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	58	15	46	21	33	27	20
10	56	16	43	22	31	28	18
11	54	17	41	23	28	29	15
12	52	18	39	24	26	30	13
13	50	19	37	25	24	31	11
14	48	20	35	26	22	32	9

Advantages & Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

• Provides an extremely effective panic button
• Allows for easy production of phase webs if combined with the Spinnerets mutation
• Allows for easy exploration of areas with many security doors without requiring keycards or Psychometry

Disadvantages

• High cost at character creation
• If the player (or any creature) phases in inside a wall which is surrounded on all sides by other walls, they instantly die, making phasing risky in certain situations
• Requires significant mutation level investment to counteract the low duration and high cooldown

Tips

• It is possible for Phasing to have a lower cooldown than its duration, allowing the player to remain phased out indefinitely. One effect of meals prepared using ingredients that provide phased-based effects is doubling Phasing's duration, making this significantly easier.
• While the player is phased out, any gas they create will share their phase state, and therefore do no damage; however, it will phase in when the player does. This can be used in concert with Corrosive Gas Generation to safely drop a cloud of gas on a group of enemies.

Creatures with Phasing

No creatures have this mutation by default.

References

This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.201.73.