Essence of Animated Sand/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 Essence of Animated Sand. |
November 18, 2025
- Reduced the power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.6 in PvP only.
Essence of Animated Sand
- Profession
Engineer (skill list)- Weapon
- Short bow
- Type
- Chain Reaction
- Game link
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Essence of Animated SandFire an arrow equipped with a payload that explodes enchanted sand on impact, granting barrier and might to allies.
Chain Reaction. The next short-bow skill in the radius will grant additional might to allies.
Number of Targets: 5
Chain Reaction Availability Window: 4 seconds
Radius: 240
Combo Finisher: Blast
Range: 1,200
— In-game description
April 15, 2025
- Essence of Animated Sand: Reduced the initial might stacks from 2 to 1 and the chain-reaction might stacks from 3 to 2 WvW only.
Essence of Animated Sand
- Profession
- Engineer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Short bow
- Type
- Chain Reaction
- Game link
“¾Essence of Animated SandFire an arrow equipped with a payload that explodes enchanted sand on impact, granting barrier and might to allies.
Chain Reaction. The next short-bow skill in the radius will grant additional might to allies.
Damage: 367 (1.0)?
— In-game description
February 11, 2025
- Essence of Animated Sand: Reduced the might duration from 8 seconds to 5 seconds in WvW only. Reduced the base barrier from 1,285 to 645 in WvW only.
Essence of Animated Sand
- Profession
- Engineer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Short bow
- Type
- Chain Reaction
- Game link
“¾Essence of Animated SandFire an arrow equipped with a payload that explodes enchanted sand on impact, granting barrier and might to allies.
Chain Reaction. The next short-bow skill in the radius will grant additional might to allies.
3 Chain Reaction Might (8s): 90 Condition Damage, 90 Power
— In-game description
April 16, 2024
- Essence of Animated Sand: (Competitive split) Reduced the barrier healing power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5 in WvW only. Reduced the initial might from 5 stacks to 2 stacks in WvW and PvP.
Essence of Animated Sand
- Profession
- Engineer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Short bow
- Type
- Chain Reaction
- Game link
“¾Essence of Animated SandFire an arrow equipped with a payload that explodes enchanted sand on impact, granting barrier and might to allies.
Chain Reaction. The next short-bow skill in the radius will grant additional might to allies.
— In-game description
February 27, 2024
- Essence of Animated Sand has been added to the game.
- This skill has been reworked.
- Fire an arrow equipped with a payload that explodes enchanted sand on impact, granting barrier and might to allies.
- Chain Reaction: The next short-bow skill in the radius will grant additional might to allies
“¾Essence of Animated SandFire an arrow equipped with a payload that explodes enchanted sand on impact, granting barrier and might to allies.
Chain Reaction. The next short-bow skill in the radius will grant additional might to allies.
Barrier: 1,285 (1.0)?
— In-game description
Beta event version: November 28, 2023
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“½Essence of Animated SandFire an arrow equipped with a payload that spreads enchanted sand across the ground when detonated, granting barrier to allies on initial detonation and inflicting conditions on enemies per pulse.
Chain Reaction. While active, detonates other Chain Reaction skills in range. They additionally grant bonus barrier to allies on initial detonation.
Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed
Pulses: 5
— In-game description
