You fire a burst of energy beams at your target, making a Basic Ranged Weapon Attack against their Reflex DC and dealing 1d10 Arcanite damage if you Hit, with a +2 Bonus to your damage roll. You use your Proficiency with Light Crossbows for this attack roll. For every full 5 feet between you and your target, you take a -1 Penalty to your damage roll.
If the Device is Loaded, you can use this ability in place of a ranged weapon Strike if another ability grants you one.
You can spend 1 charge of Aether Flux when you use this ability to gain an additional +2 Bonus to your damage roll.