Autodefense Bomb Dispenser

Drop a smoke bomb when you are disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. — In-game description

Autodefense Bomb Dispenser

Specialization

Inventions (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Autodefense Bomb Dispenser

Drop a smoke bomb when you are disabled.
Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Smoke Bomb (PvE, WvW)		20	Set a timed charge that creates a cloud of smoke, blinding nearby foes.
Smoke Bomb (PvP)		40	Set a timed charge that creates a cloud of smoke, blinding nearby foes.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 14, 2019	Increased the recharge from 20 seconds to 40 seconds in PvP.
February 22, 2017	Skills that count as explosions for the traits Steel-Packed Powder, Explosive Powder, and Shrapnel are now marked with a skill fact. Skills that do not hit the enemy, such as Smoke Bomb and Magnetic Bomb, are no longer considered explosions for combat clarity reasons.
July 26, 2016	Fixed a bug in which the smoke bomb fired by this trait would hit at locations other than those specified by the effects. Additionally, fixed a bug in which this skill would fail to create a smoke field.
January 26, 2016	The recharge of this trait has been reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
August 25, 2015	Increased the radius of bomb skills with a radius of 180 to 240.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Inventions Adept tier.
May 20, 2014	Updated the description of this trait to indicate "pull" in the list of triggers.
April 15, 2014	Fixed a bug that caused the smoke field from this skill to be visually displayed before it took effect.
October 15, 2013	This trait now functions with Short Fuse.
June 25, 2013	The internal cooldown of this trait has been reduced to 30 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Autodefense Bomb Dispenser has been added to the game.