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Update - January 22, 2026 - Competitive Balance Hotfix

Elementalist

Evoker

•  Zap: Reduced the damage coefficient from 0.15 to 0.11 in PvP only.
•  Lightning Blitz: Reduced the damage coefficient per hit from 0.1448 to 0.122 in PvP only.
•  Hare's Agility: Reduced the blur duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP only.
•  Elemental Procession: Increased the cooldown from 75 seconds to 90 seconds in PvP only.
•  Stone Heart: Lowered the duration on entering from 2.5 seconds to 1 second when specialized in Earth Attunement in PvP only.

Mesmer

Troubadour

•  Lively Lute: Reduced the damage coefficient per hit from 0.4 to 0.35 in PvP only.
•  Flustering Flute: Reduced the damage coefficient per hit from 1.0 to 0.6 in PvP only.
•  Syncopate: Reduced the damage coefficient from 0.75 to 0.45 in PvP only.
•  Fortissimo: Reduced the attribute increase per instrument from 4% to 2.5% in PvP only.

Thief

Antiquary

•  Chak Shield: Reduced the base barrier per pulse from 394 to 196 in PvP only.
•  Exalted Hammer: Reduced the base healing from 1,300 to 660 and reduced the protection duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
•  Holo-Dancer Decoy: Reduced the taunt duration from 3 seconds to 1 second in PvP only.
•  Skritt Scuffle: Increased the cooldown from 50 seconds to 75 seconds in PvP only.
•  Magpie's Defense: Reduced the base barrier from 2,600 to 1,640 in PvP only.
•  Enterprising Aristocrat: Reduced the base barrier from 783 to 207 and the barrier base multiplier from 0.1 to 0.05 in PvP only.

Necromancer

•  Lesser Signet of the Locust: This skill now has a 15-second cooldown.

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