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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* In order to trigger the additional damage, the triggering spirit damage must exceed the threshold after damage reduction calculations, including spirit armor and damage reductions (e.g. from [[Inhibitor]]).
* In order to trigger the additional damage, the triggering spirit damage must exceed the threshold after damage reduction calculations, including spirit armor and damage reductions (e.g. from [[Inhibitor]]).
* Some forms of [[Spirit Amp]] count as separate damage instances and thus don't contribute to the single hit such as [[Escalating Exposure]]
* Some forms of [[Spirit Amp]] applied by items count as separate damage instances and thus don't contribute to the single hit such as [[Escalating Exposure]]. Other items that increase Spirit Amp on a target such as [[Soul Shredder Bullets]] do count and can cause Improved Burst to trigger
* Hero abilities that apply any kind of [[Damage Amp]] do not contribute to the triggering spirit damage despite the damage numbers shown in game being over the threshold.
* Interaction with spirit shields: The additional damage will only trigger if the initial spell deals more than the threshold amount to the targets health, not including any shields. If the target's shield absorbs the full amount of the initial spell's damage, the additional damage will not trigger.
* Interaction with spirit shields: The additional damage will only trigger if the initial spell deals more than the threshold amount to the targets health, not including any shields. If the target's shield absorbs the full amount of the initial spell's damage, the additional damage will not trigger.
* The additional damage, and the ability which triggered the additional damage, are applied to the target as separate instances of damage. The additional damage from [[Improved Burst]] is dealt after the original spell damage. This has implications for abilities or effects that rely on single instances of damage, for example:
* The additional damage, and the ability which triggered the additional damage, are applied to the target as separate instances of damage. The additional damage from [[Improved Burst]] is dealt after the original spell damage. This has implications for abilities or effects that rely on single instances of damage, for example: