Mutator: Lava Burst
Lava periodically bursts from the ground at random locations and deals damage to player air and ground units.
| Difficulty points | 3 |
|---|---|
| Available in custom | Yes |
| Rollable in Chaos Studios | Yes |
Detailed Mutator Information
Lava Bursts appear every 0.5 seconds and will always be at least 25 units away from your main and at least 10 units from any resource patch. Lava Bursts will also not appear directly underneath your structures.
Lava Bursts will be marked on the terrain. These markings will last for 4 seconds before they start dealing damage. Lava Bursts deal 5 (+2 vs. Armored) damage per 0.125 seconds (40 DPS) to non-heroic units. The damage phase of the Lava Bursts lasts 16 seconds.
Lava Burst damage to Heroic units is based on the unit's maximum HP. This is summarized in the table below:
| Unit HP | Total DPS |
|---|---|
| 100 | 24 |
| 150 | 36 |
| 200 | 48 |
| 250 | 60 |
| 300 | 72 |
| 400 | 128 |
| 500 | 120 |
| 600 | 144 |
| 800 | 192 |
| 1000 | 240 |
| 1500 | 360 |
| 2000 | 480 |
Safety Zones
Certain mutators create environmental hazards that can impact/debuff player units, including workers. These mutators get deactivated in areas called "Safety Zones". All player bases and expansions are considered Safety Zones. The mutators that obey the Safety Zone rules are as follows:
- Blizzard
- Going Nuclear*
- Lava Burst
- Orbital Strike
- Purifier Beam
- Temporal Field
- Time Warp
- Twister
*The centers of the nukes will not be placed inside the safety zones. However, nukes can still damage units inside the safety zone due to their large radius.
Images of the Safety Zones for all maps are shown below.
Chain of Ascension
Cradle of Death
Dead of Night
Lock & Load
Malwarfare
Miner Evacuation
Mist Opportunities
Oblivion Express
Part and Parcel
Rifts to Korhal
Scythe of Amon
Temple of the Past
The Vermillion Problem
Void Launch
Void Thrashing
Commander-specific Tips
- Alarak: Place force-fields over Lava Bursts to prevent your units from accidentally walking over Lava Bursts. Be careful if you use Massive units, because they can break force-fields.
Mutator Interactions
 Concussive Attacks | Lava Burst applies the Concussive Attacks debuff. |
 Fear | Lava Burst can apply the Fear effect. |
 Gift Exchange | Lava Bursts cannot capture gifts. |
 Laser Drill | Lava Bursts do not provide vision for the Laser Drill. |
 We Move Unseen | Lava Bursts are not cloaked. |