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ABILITY DATABASE/OFFENSE/SHORT OUT ELITE
Short Out Elite ability icon, bronze tier

offense abilityBRONZE

Short Out Elite

Improved catching on short passes outside the numbers
Players with this

TIER LADDER

What each tier is worth

Every rung grants the same effects — this ladder changes how much, not what.

WHERE IT APPLIES

The band Short Out Elite works inside

Outside it, Short Out Elite does nothing at all. The same at every tier.
up to 10 yards from the LoS

MECHANICS

The same at every tier. Madden 27 gives this ability one set of effects and changes how strongly they apply, rather than adding new ones at silver or gold. Triggers and shutdowns are shown at every tier because the data does not say which tier gates them — not because the game treats them the same.

TRIGGER

When it turns on

1
01

GetPlayerYardsPastLOS

This condition activates when the player has a certain number of yards past the line of scrimmage.

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THEN

EFFECT

What changes in-game

8
01

AIHint Ability ShortOutElite

Uses AI to enhance the Short Out Elite ability.

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02

Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod

Widens the timing window for a perfect catch.

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03

Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout

Grants the receiver an improved chance to block knockouts during a tackle.

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04

Catching ChanceBlockMpCatchOutcome DropKnockout

Grants the receiver an improved chance to block drop or knockouts during multi-player (1v1) catches.

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05

Catching ChanceDisablePostCatchKnockouts

Grants the receiver an improved chance to disable post catch knockouts.

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06

Catching ChanceReceiverWinOnCut

Grants the receiver an improved chance to win on a cut move.

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07

Catching ChanceSpCatch

Grants the receiver an improved chance to catch the ball.

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08

Catching ChanceToStack

Grants the receiver an improved chance to stack.

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THEN

STOP

What shuts it down

3
01

IsBetweenTheNumbers

This condition activates when the intended receiver of the pass is between the numbers on the field, or the area of the field between the hash marks

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02

IsThrowIntoDoubleCoverage

This condition activates when the quarterback is attempting to throw the ball to a receiver who is being covered by two or more defenders, potentially increasing the risk of an interception

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03

IsThrowTargetInsideNumbers

This condition activates when the intended receiver of the pass is inside the numbers on the field

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ADVANCED LOGIC

Attribute groups

4 conditional groups

Groups show which effects can be applied together after activation and deactivation checks.

GROUP 01

Catching_ChanceDisablePostCatchKnockouts

Catching_ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome_Knockout

Catching_ChanceToStack

GROUP 02

Catching_ChanceBlockMpCatchOutcome_DropKnockout

Catching_ChanceSpCatch

GROUP 03

Catching_ChanceReceiverWinOnCut

GROUP 04

AIHint_Ability_ShortOutElite

COMMUNITY SIGNAL

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AT BRONZE

What you need to know

Receivers with this ability catch more consistently while catching passes less than 10 yards from the LoS, outside the numbers
TRIGGERS1GAMEPLAY EFFECTS8DEACTIVATORS3

What else touches this.

Every ability writes a set of gameplay effects. These are the abilities whose sets meet this one's.
FROM THE GAME DATA
YOU'RE VIEWINGShort Out Elite
8 SHAREDShort Elite7 SHAREDDeep Elite7 SHAREDDeep In Elite7 SHAREDDeep Out Elite7 SHAREDMid Elite7 SHAREDMid In Elite7 SHAREDMid Out Elite7 SHAREDShort In Elite
Short Elite8 of your 8 · 8 of their 9AIHint Ability ShortOutElite · Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod
Deep Elite7 of your 8 · 7 of their 9Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
Deep In Elite7 of your 8 · 7 of their 8Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
Deep Out Elite7 of your 8 · 7 of their 8Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout

13 more share at least one effect.

GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE

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