Bypass Coating

Splash a hypercoating on nearby allies, granting superspeed. — In-game description

Bypass Coating

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Scrapper

Parent skill

  Blast Gyro

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

29665

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20

35

25

 

Bypass Coating

Splash a hypercoating on nearby allies, granting superspeed.

 Superspeed (3s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Breaks Stun

— In-game description

Related traits

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

Alchemy

• Invigorating Speed — When you gain swiftness or superspeed, you also gain vigor.

Tools

• Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
• Static Discharge — Discharge a bolt of lightning whenever you use a tool belt skill.
• Mechanized Deployment — Your tool belt skills gain reduced recharge. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain kinetic charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.
• Adrenal Implant — Endurance regeneration is increased. Reduce the recharge of your tool belt skills when you dodge.

Scrapper

• Rapid Regeneration — Regenerate health while affected by swiftness or superspeed.
• Object in Motion — Deal increased strike damage while you have stability, swiftness, or superspeed. This damage increase compounds for each boon you have.

Notes

• This skill breaks stuns on affected allies in addition to the user.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
November 29, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 35 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP only.
July 28, 2020	Fixed a bug to prevent allies from being forced to enter combat stance when they are not disabled.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds.
February 06, 2018	Reduced the casting time of this skill from 0.5 seconds to instantaneous.
October 28, 2015	Updated this skill so that the recharge now takes place upon breaking stun.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Bypass Coating has been added to the game.