Anguish/history
December 09, 2025
- Anguish: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.08 to 0.066 in PvP and WvW.
Anguish
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Ritualist- Parent skill
- Ritualist's Shroud
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Shroud, Spirit
- Game link
“Shroud. Spirit. Mark an enemy to take more damage from your summoned creatures, then summon a spirit of anguish. Anguish fires a barrage of projectiles that deal increased damage against crowd-controlled enemies and for each condition on those enemies.
Ritualist Attack
- Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed
- 8 Vulnerability (10s): +8% Incoming Damage, +8% Incoming Condition Damage
- Painful Bond (10s): Target takes increased damage from your summoned creatures.
Anguish Attack
Damage (7x): 931 (3.5)? Damage (7x): 126 (0.462)?- Bonus Damage vs. Controlled: 20%
- Bonus Damage per Condition: 2%
- Range: 900
— In-game description
October 28, 2025
- Anguish: Reduced the cooldown from 12 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only. Spirit of Anguish now spawns in front of the ritualist instead of adjacent to the ritualist.
Anguish
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Ritualist- Parent skill
- Ritualist's Shroud
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Shroud, Spirit
- Game link
“Shroud. Spirit. Mark an enemy to take more damage from your summoned creatures, then summon a spirit of anguish. Anguish fires a barrage of projectiles that deal increased damage against crowd-controlled enemies and for each condition on those enemies.
Ritualist Attack
- Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed
- 8 Vulnerability (10s): +8% Incoming Damage, +8% Incoming Condition Damage
- Painful Bond (10s): Target takes increased damage from your summoned creatures.
Anguish Attack
- Damage (7x): 931 (3.5)?
- Bonus Damage vs. Controlled: 20%
- Bonus Damage per Condition: 2%
- Range: 900
— In-game description
Beta event version: August 19, 2025
- Anguish was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.
Anguish
- Profession
Necromancer (skill list)- Specialization
Ritualist- Parent skill
- Ritualist's Shroud
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Shroud, Spirit
- Game link
“Shroud. Spirit. Mark an enemy to take more damage from your summoned creatures, then summon a spirit of anguish. Anguish fires a barrage of projectiles that deal increased damage against crowd-controlled enemies and for each condition on those enemies.
Ritualist Attack
- Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed
- 8 Vulnerability (10s): +8% Incoming Damage, +8% Incoming Condition Damage
- Painful Bond (10s): Target takes increased damage from your summoned creatures.
Anguish Attack
- Damage (7x): 931 (3.5)?
- Bonus Damage vs. Controlled: 20%
- Bonus Damage per Condition: 2%
- Range: 900
— In-game description