Emergency Jade Shield/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Emergency Jade Shield. |
February 03, 2026
- Emergency Jade Shield: Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from being successfully used in quick succession.
October 28, 2025
- Emergency Jade Shield was added to the game with the Visions of Eternity release.
Emergency Jade Shield
- Profession
Thief (skill list)- Specialization
Antiquary- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Double Edge
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“1525Emergency Jade ShieldDouble Edge. Break stuns and summon a jade shield that applies barrier to yourself. You may activate the skill while it is recharging, with a chance for the skill to backfire. The chance of the skill backfiring lowers as the skill recharges, and the skill cannot backfire when the skill is completely recharged.
Barrier: 2,420 (1.2)?
Breaks Stun
Backfire. The shield explodes after a short period of time, dealing damage to yourself equal to a percentage of your base health, as well as damaging enemies around you.
Damage: 425 (1.6)?
Base Health Damage: 9316
Number of Targets: 5
Radius: 180
— In-game description
Beta event version: August 19, 2025
- Emergency Jade Shield was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.
Emergency Jade Shield
- Profession
- Thief (skill list)
- Specialization
- Antiquary
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Double Edge
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 15 Hero points
- Game link
“1525Emergency Jade ShieldDouble Edge. Break stuns and summon a jade shield that applies barrier to yourself. You may activate the skill while it is recharging, with a chance for the skill to backfire. The chance of the skill backfiring lowers as the skill recharges, and the skill cannot backfire when the skill is completely recharged.
— In-game description
