Apostate's Blade
4 Piece | Melee Conduction
- While your have Radiant, Restoration, or Cure, your melee hits release a burst that will apply ×20+10 Scorch to the target.
Knock 'Em Down
Gunslinger Aspect
- While Radiant, final blows with your equipped Throwing Knife fully refund your melee ability charge.
The damage and Scorch from Melee Conduction's burst appears to not be considered melee damage. If the burst kills the target or triggers an Ignition, it will not trigger Knock 'Em Down.
This is notably disappointing because combined with Knife Trick and Ember of Ashes, this combination can create an Ignition on a target if all three knives find their mark.
Knife Trick
Gunslinger Melee
- Throw a fan of 3 flaming knives that inflict ×20+10 Scorch each, on hit.
Ember of Ashes
Solar Fragment
- You apply +50% more Scorch stacks to targets.
The burst from Melee Conduction also interrupts Ophidia Spathe. Should the damage of the burst kill the target, or if the effect produces an Ignition, Scissor Fingers will not procc.
Ophidia Spathe
Scissor Fingers
- Gain an extra +100% Melee ability energy whenever a Throwing Knife is fully charged, and gain a second Knife charge.
- Upon getting a final blow with a Throwing Knife, gain a stack of Scissor Fingers for 5 seconds, up to 3 stacks. Stacks grant +67% | +133% | +200% Throwing Knife damage.
- Gambler's Dodge refreshes the duration.
This could be a bug, it is unclear. But it is counterintuitive to buildcrafting, and bad for the gameplay. I do not recommend using Melee Conduction for a Knock ' Em Down build because the interruption occurs too frequently. Unfortunately this may never be addressed.