Game updates/April 2026
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Update - April 27, 2026[edit]
Bug Fixes[edit]
- Fixed an issue that prevented Obsidian Weapon Boxes from stacking correctly.
- Fixed an issue that affected Corrupted Hero Weapon Lockers.
Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]
- Build: 199,694
Update - April 22, 2026[edit]
Bug Fixes[edit]
Improvisation: Fixed an issue that prevented this trait from functioning with Skritt Swipe.- Fixed an issue that caused Track 31: Deep Depths to be missing from the jukebox.
Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]
- Build: 199,338
Update - April 21, 2026[edit]
Elementalist[edit]
Evasive Arcana: Fixed an issue that caused skills from this trait to charge evoker familiars.
Evoker[edit]
Familiar's Blessing: Reduced the quickness duration from 2.5 seconds to 1.75 seconds in PvE only.
Specialized Elements: Reduced the empowered skill recharge from 50% to 33% in PvE only.
Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]
- Build: 199,301
Update - April 16, 2026[edit]
Bug Fix[edit]
- Fixed an issue that caused Test Zone 1 and Test Zone 2 in Super Adventure Box to share a daily limit for their final chests' baubles.
Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]
- Build: 199,026
Update - April 15, 2026[edit]
Bug Fixes[edit]
- Adjusted the timers for the Down and Out raid encounter achievements.
- Fixed an issue that prevented wardrobe skins from being displayed in the Fashion tab's Tools submenu.
Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]
- Build: 198,957
Late Notes - April 14, 2026[edit]
Bug Fix:
- Fixed some issues that allowed squads to exploit the Kela raid encounter.
Update - April 14, 2026[edit]
Note to users of third-party programs: The game may not launch or work properly after we release a new build if you use a third-party program, due to possible incompatibilities. ArenaNet cannot offer support if a third-party modification breaks, interferes with, or prevents you from playing Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2. Our policy regarding third-party programs can be found here.
Super Adventure Festival[edit]
Moto's world-renowned Super Adventure Box returns again! Explore two worlds (and two test zones) of excitement, peril, and educational entertainment to earn holographic weapons and a variety of loot. Travelers can visit the Super Adventure Box in Rata Sum—temporary portals have been placed in each major city to facilitate easy travel to the scenic hub of asuran culture!
- The World 3 test zone has been expanded! Test Zone 2 is now available for players who have completed the original test zone, which is now labeled Test Zone 1. Delve deeper into the watery caverns and explore ancient ruins! Moto reminds players that the test zones are presented as is for the enjoyment and education of progeny and will be improved upon in later releases.
- Complete the festival's meta-achievement, (Annual) Super Adventure Box Nostalgia, to earn the new Powered Vest armor. Last year's reward, the Powered Boots, is now available from the Super Adventure Box traders.
- The new Forged-Light weapon set is now available, reprised from the retro classic Hardlight weapon set. You'll receive your choice of a weapon by progressing the Super Adventure Box Nostalgia[sic] meta-achievement, and you can earn additional choices through weekly Super Adventure Box achievements.
- The Super Rainbow Cloud weapon set is now available from the weekly Super Adventure Box vendors.
- Everyone's other favorite dragon, Plush Ess, is now available in backpack form from Super Adventure Box vendors.
- New weapons have been added to the Retro-Forged series. You can purchase these weapons directly from a festival vendor or find them as a rare drop in Super Loot Bags.
- New Super Adventure Box-themed guild decorations have been added. Turn your hall into the mountainous riverside getaway of your dreams.
- Super Adventure Box music can now be unlocked for your homestead. Your first completion of each zone will have a chance to drop a soundtrack single featuring music from Super Adventure Box. These records can also be purchased from festival vendors or traded with other players.
- Special objectives are available in the Wizard's Vault to earn extra astral acclaim as you enjoy the festival.
- A number of Super Adventure Box-related bugs have been fixed to ensure a safe education for all heroes.
- Festivities begin on April 14 and continue until May 5 at noon Pacific Time (UTC-7).
General[edit]
In the last several expansions, creatures have been given additional health to account for increased player damage. With the balance changes in this update, we are reducing the health of most enemies in the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure, Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds, and Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity expansions. In addition, we're making more significant adjustments to the bosses in the Silent Surf, Lonely Tower, and Kinfall fractals. We will be monitoring the effects of the balance changes and will make further adjustments if needed.
- Updated the text in Wizard's Vault container previews to avoid covering the button used to close the window.
- Fixed an issue that blocked Gourmet Training progress for chefs when varietal seeds had been previously acquired on their account.
- Fixed an issue that could rarely cause players to only receive 3 daily Wizard's Vault objectives in addition to the log-in objective.
- Updated the text in the first-time pop-up for Fashion Templates to better reflect current system functionality.
Open World[edit]
General[edit]
- Reduced the enemy difficulty and decreased the speed of Inquest success in "Defeat the Inquest to prevent them from capturing the Ley-Energy Coalescence" events.
Dungeons[edit]
- Updated the corrosive light globe puzzles in the Ruined City of Arah dungeon to allow players to throw corrosive light directly into the globe.
Raids[edit]
- A new vendor has been added to the Lion's Arch Aerodrome that contains rewards from raid encounters that were previously only accessible in raid encounter hubs. This vendor includes an option to convert Blue Prophet Crystals to Magnetite Shards.
- Salvaging ascended rewards from raid encounters can now yield Magnetite Shards, bringing the results in line with those from raid wing rewards.
- Removed the encounter timer from Greer, the Blightbringer in the Mount Balrior raid encounter's normal mode and challenge mode. We will continue to monitor the encounter following the balance adjustment.
- Timers for the Down and Out achievements have been increased.
World vs. World[edit]
- Waypoints were previously changed to always activate at objective upgrade tier 0 in keeps captured by the home team. They will now activate at objective upgrade tier 0 in keeps captured by their spawn team. The Alpine Borderlands and Desert Borderlands garrisons are considered the spawn keeps for the home team on those maps.
- Keep and castle objectives will now stay contested while any inner gates and walls are destroyed.
Player vs. Player[edit]
- Push has been added to the monthly variety tournament rotation. The first Push tournament will occur on May 9.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Lock Skills setting in custom arenas from properly locking all skills.
Profession Skills[edit]
Below are additions and changes to the balance preview notes we previously shared. The changes below supersede the preview notes. You can see the original balance notes here.
General[edit]
Relic of the Steamshrieker: Reduced the burning stacks from 2 to 1 in PvE only.
Elementalist[edit]
We want to note that we're following the community discussion about elementalist weapon balance in PvE, particularly around the efficacy of scepter. While we're not adjusting for this in today's update, it's on our radar to investigate and potentially address in a future update.
Catalyst[edit]
Spectacular Sphere: Reduced the quickness duration from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.
Engineer[edit]
Equal and Opposite Reaction: Reduced the quickness and stability durations from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
Mechanist[edit]
Jade Mortar: Increased the burning duration from 3 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
Amalgam[edit]
Willing Host: This trait now increases outgoing condition damage in PvE.
New Genes: Reduced the alacrity duration from 6 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
Guardian[edit]
Furious Focus: This trait is unchanged.
Dragonhunter[edit]
Zealot's Aggression: This trait is unchanged.
Big Game Hunter: This trait is unchanged.
Willbender[edit]
Tyrant's Momentum: Reduced the condition damage bonus for each stack of Lethal Tempo from 2% to 1% in PvE only.
Luminary[edit]
Shining Spin: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.05 to 0.8 in PvP only.
Empowered Armaments: Fixed an issue that caused Luminary's Blessing to grant a small damage increase with this trait equipped.
Mesmer[edit]
Mirror Blade: Increased the power coefficient from 1.5 to 2.5 and increased the damage reduction per bounce from 15% to 80% in PvE only.
Virtuoso[edit]
Mental Focus: Reduced the damage increase from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
Necromancer[edit]
Harbinger[edit]
Wicked Corruption: Reduced the critical-strike damage increase from 12.5% to 10% in PvE only.
Ritualist[edit]
Essence Blast: This skill is unchanged.
Splinter Weapon: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.35 to 0.25 in WvW and from 0.5 to 0.4 in PvE.
Explosive Growth: This trait is unchanged.
Lingering Spirits: Reduced the damage increase from 7% to 5% in PvE only.
Ranger[edit]
Druid[edit]
Blood Moon: Reduced the bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 4.5 seconds in PvE only.
Revenant[edit]
Otherworldly Bond: This skill no longer increases outgoing strike damage.
Abyssal Chill: Reduced the torment duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
Conduit[edit]
Beguiling Haze: This skill is unchanged.
Twin Moon Sweep: This skill is unchanged.
Release Potential: Mesmer: Reduced the torment duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
Hex-Eater Vortex: Reduced the torment duration from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvE only.
Enhanced Embodiment: Reduced the Cosmic Wisdom duration increase when invoking legends from 5 seconds to 1 second in PvE only.
Thief[edit]
Unload: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.45 to 0.42 in PvE only.
Twilight Combo: Reduced the power coefficient on initial hit from 1.5 to 1.0 in PvE only.
Warrior[edit]
Stalwart Strength: Reduced the damage increase from 12.5% to 10% in PvE only.
Leg Specialist: Reduced the damage increase from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
Burst Mastery: Increased the burst damage increase from 7% to 15% in PvE only.
Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]
- The previously named "Merchant" in Lion's Arch Aerodrome was renamed to Manfred Njallson.
- Conduit: Affinity has a new ui design.
- Tyrant's Momentum: Reduced the passive damage increase from 3% to 2% in PvP and WvW.
Ashes of the Just: Reduced the burning duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.
Quickfire: Reduced the burning duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.- Guardian and Ranger traits from previous patch notes had their new icon changes implemented:
- The trait icon for
Implacable Foe was also updated without mention.
- Build: 198,816
Balance Update Preview - April 14, 2026[edit]
Greetings, Tyrians!
Welcome to the preview for the April 14 balance update. Over the past few expansions, player damage in PvE has slowly increased as we adjusted builds to be competitive with newer features. Our objective for this update is to reduce the overall damage done by players in PvE while keeping builds at a comparable power level to one another. The goal of these reductions is to bring player damage to a place that better matches the expectations and preserves the mechanical integrity of our older open-world and instanced encounters. As such, this update is largely focused on number tuning with minimal functional changes. Players can expect around a 10–15% damage reduction in most damage-oriented builds. We do not expect these changes to have a noticeable impact on casual PvE gameplay and players will be able to continue playing the builds they enjoy. We'll keep a close eye on how these changes impact some of the most challenging PvE encounters and follow up with adjustments to those if necessary.
As always, the goal of previewing these changes is to gather your feedback before the live release. We'll be following the conversation and making further adjustments as needed.
Thanks,
The Skills and Balance Team
General[edit]
- Relic of the Steamshrieker: Reduced the burning stacks from 2 to 1 and the burning duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
Relic of Fog: This relic now has an 8-second internal cooldown in PvP and WvW.
Elementalist[edit]
Outside of the PvE-focused reductions all professions are seeing, elementalist is receiving a couple of functionality changes. Crashing Font is being changed to always heal the user, with a healing increase upon striking a foe instead of all or nothing. This increases the consistency of hammer's healing while still rewarding offensive use. Stone Heart is being reworked to now provide a large damage reduction instead of critical-strike immunity. This change gives the trait more relevancy in PvE builds that benefit from a defensive trait while also giving us better control over the effectiveness of the trait in competitive modes.
Pyromancer's Training: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Stormsoul: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Piercing Shards: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Inferno: Reduced the power scaling from 10% to 7.5% in PvE only.
Raging Ricochet: This skill no longer grants a bonus to outgoing condition damage when consuming a fire bullet and instead grants might to the user when consuming a fire bullet.
Hurricane of Pain: Reduced the power coefficient per strike from 0.69 to 0.55 in PvE only.
Flame Spear: Increased the power coefficient from 1.25 to 1.5 in PvE only.
Blazing Barrage: Increased the power coefficient from 2.2 to 2.6 in PvE only.
Meteor: Increased the power coefficient from 2.3 to 2.7 in PvE only.
Lightning Javelin: Increased the power coefficient from 1.1 to 1.35 in PvE only.
Stone Heart: This trait no longer prevents critical hits and instead grants a large damage reduction. This damage reduction is reduced while specialized in Earth in PvP only.
Crashing Font: This skill no longer heals for each enemy struck and instead will always heal the user. This healing is increased if a target is struck by the skill.
Tempest[edit]
Transcendent Tempest: Reduced the condition damage bonus from 25% to 20% in PvE only.
Weaver[edit]
Fracturing Strike: Reduced the burning duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.
Weaver's Prowess: This trait no longer grants a bonus to outgoing condition damage.
Swift Revenge: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Elements of Rage: Reduced the condition damage bonus from 7% to 5% in PvE only.
Catalyst[edit]
Empowering Auras: Reduced the damage bonus per stack from 2% to 1% in PvE only.- Spectacular Sphere: Reduced the quickness duration from 2.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvE only.
Sphere Specialist: Reduced the bonus boon duration from 100% to 50% in PvE only.
Elemental Synergy: Increased the base healing from 1,064 to 1,576 and increased the endurance gained from 25 to 30 in PvP and WvW.
Evoker[edit]
Familiar's Focus: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 15% to 10% in PvE only. Reduced the condition damage bonus from 15% to 10% in PvE only.- Familiar's Blessing: Reduced the quickness duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
- Specialized Elements: Increased the empowered skill recharge reduction from 20% to 50% in PvE only.
Engineer[edit]
Engineer's PvE changes are targeted at reducing the effectiveness of condition damage from core weapon and utility skills. In competitive modes, Explosive Entrance damage will be reduced, while Corona Burst's damage profile is being shifted. Currently, some engineer builds can rely too heavily on Explosive Entrance to deal damage, and it can be hard to mitigate and feel uninteractive. By lowering Explosive Entrance and making small adjustments to some weapons, we hope to encourage other playstyles for engineer, and we'll be monitoring the need for further adjustments.
Corona Burst is another important damage-dealing skill for holosmith, and due to the skill delivering two strikes, it can also feel hard to mitigate. In competitive modes, we're back-loading the damage so that the second strike will be more important to react to. This allows enemies to have clearer windows of damage mitigation, but it also gives holosmith players stronger moments to deal burst damage.
Glass Cannon: Reduced the damage increase from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Conduit Surge: Reduced the burning stacks from 2 to 1, increased the focused burning duration from 6 seconds to 7 seconds, and increased the unfocused burning duration from 4 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
Electric Artillery: Reduced the minimum burning duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds, reduced the focused burning duration scaling from 1 second to 0.5 seconds, and reduced the unfocused burning duration scaling from 0.5 seconds to 0.25 seconds in PvE only.
Blowtorch: Reduced the maximum burning duration from 6 seconds to 4.5 seconds in PvE only.
Radiant Arc: Increased the power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.65 in PvP and WvW.
Rocket Charge: Reduced the cooldown from 18 seconds to 16 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Shock Shield: Reduced the cooldown from 18 seconds to 16 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Shrapnel Grenade: Reduced the bleeding duration from 10 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
Flame Blast: Reduced the burning stacks from 3 to 1 and increased the burning duration from 4 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
Stoke the Flames: Reduced the burning stacks from 3 to 2 in PvE only.
Napalm: Reduced the burning duration from 4 seconds to 3.25 seconds in PvE only.
Explosive Entrance: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.9 to 0.4 in PvP and from 1.25 to 0.4 in WvW.
Holosmith[edit]
Corona Burst: Increased the burning duration from 3 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the initial power coefficient from 0.96 to 0.5 in PvP and from 0.8 to 0.6 in WvW. Increased the delayed power coefficient from 0.96 to 1.42 in PvP and from 0.8 to 1.0 in WvW.
Photon Blitz: Increased the burning duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
Amalgam[edit]
- New Genes: Reduced the alacrity duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
Guardian[edit]
Outside of the global damage reduction changes, guardian's adjustments are focused on the luminary elite specialization. Luminary has been performing exceptionally in all game modes—a bit too exceptionally. In PvE, many of luminary's healing abilities are seeing reductions to their base values along with increases to their healing power scaling. This is targeted to reduce the healing output from damage-oriented luminaries while affecting healing-oriented luminaries less. In competitive modes, many of luminary's cooldowns are being increased. This will encourage more thoughtful use of their skills and increase the window of time in which they can be punished for improper cooldown management.
Whirling Wrath: Reduced the power coefficient of strikes from 0.45 to 0.35 in PvE only. Reduced the power coefficient of projectiles from 0.375 to 0.275 in PvE only.
Helio Rush: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.8 to 1.5 in PvE only.
True Shot: Reduced the power coefficient from 3.2 to 2.8 in PvE only.
Purging Flames: Reduced the burning duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.
Peacekeeper: Reduced the burning duration from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvE only.
Unscathed Contender: Reduced the strike damage bonus while you have aegis and while above the health threshold from 7%/7% to 5%/5% in PvE only.
Inspired Virtue: Reduced the strike damage bonus per boon from 1% to 0.5% in PvE only.- Furious Focus: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Dragonhunter[edit]
Shield of Courage: Increased the cooldown from 45 seconds to 60 seconds in WvW only.- Zealot's Aggression: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
- Big Game Hunter: Reduced the strike damage bonus from 25% to 20% in PvE only.
Firebrand[edit]
Chapter 4: Scorched Aftermath: Reduced the burning duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.- Epilogue: Ashes of the Just: Reduced the burning duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.
Willbender[edit]
Rushing Justice: Reduced the burning duration from the Justice effect from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvE only.- Tyrant's Momentum: Reduced the strike damage bonus for each stack of Lethal Tempo from 3% to 2% in PvE only. Reduced the condition damage bonus for each stack of Lethal Tempo from 2% to 1% in PvE only.
Luminary[edit]
Radiant Justice: Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Radiant Resolve: Increased the cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Radiant Courage: Increased the cooldown from 45 seconds to 55 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Dazzling Hammer: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.2 in PvE only. Increased the cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP and WvW.- Shining Spin: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.55 to 1.25 in PvE only.
Glaring Burst: Reduced the damage bonus when hammer is equipped from 50% to 25% in PvE only.
Luminous Staff: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.65 to 0.3 in PvE only. Increased the cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds in WvW only.
Gleaming Blade: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.8 to 1.5 in PvE only.
Lucent Thrust: Reduced the power coefficient of the initial strike from 1.35 to 1.0 in PvE only. Reduced the power coefficient of the projectile from 1.0 to 0.8 in PvE only.
Radiant Bulwark: Increased the cooldown from 30 seconds to 35 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Daring Advance: Updated the description and skill facts to clarify that tethered opponents are revealed and take increased damage from the caster.
Effulgent Stance: Reduced the base barrier from 3,973 to 2,245 and increased the healing power coefficient from 0.2 to 1.0 in PvE only.
Sovereign of Light: Reduced the base healing from 1,673 to 809 and increased the healing power coefficient from 1.2 to 1.5 in PvE only.
Mesmer[edit]
Mesmer is seeing similar skill and trait reductions to other professions, and one we'd like to expound on is Mirror Blade. Mirror Blade bounces in a unique way compared to similar skills like Winds of Chaos. After the first hit, Mirror Blade can subsequently bounce to either enemies or allies as determined by proximity and some prioritizations, such as to players and enemies. We like the way Mirror Blade currently functions, and we believe it's important that its functionality remains as is for competitive modes. However, we also recognize that this functionality makes it hard to expect a consistent output from the skill in PvE. By both increasing the base power coefficient and damage reduction per bounce, the damage will become front-loaded and more predictable in PvE.
In competitive modes, we've seen the usage of the domination specialization fall off after the Power Block rework. We're adjusting it and greatsword to increase their synergy with one another and encourage using both. Troubadour is a powerful force in WvW recently, so it's receiving cooldown increases to lower its overall output.
- Mirror Blade: Increased the power coefficient from 1.5 to 3.0 and increased the damage reduction per bounce from 15% to 80% in PvE only.
Mind the Gap: Reduced the power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.6 in PvE only.
Bladecall: Reduced the power coefficient per hit from 0.35 to 0.25 in PvE only.
Compounding Power: Reduced the condition damage increase per stack from 2% to 1% in PvE only.
Chaotic Persistence: Reduced the expertise granted from 250 to 100 in PvE only.
Mind Stab: This skill now deals increased damage against vulnerable foes.
Illusionary Wave: Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds. This skill now inflicts vulnerability.
Dazzling: This trait now triggers on any disable instead of just dazes and stuns.
Power Block: Increased the damage increase from 10% to 15% in PvP and WvW.
Chronomancer[edit]
Danger Time: Reduced the damage increase from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
Chronophantasma: Reduced the damage increase from 15% to 5% in PvE only.
Mirage[edit]
Nomad's Endurance: Reduced the condition damage increase from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
Imaginary Axes: Reduced the clone torment duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
Phantom Razor: Reduced the bleeding and torment durations from 7 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
Virtuoso[edit]
Deadly Blades: Increased the condition damage increase from 5% to 10% in PvE only.
Troubadour[edit]
Lively Lute: Increased the cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds in WvW only.
Crescendo: Increased the cooldown from 35 seconds to 45 seconds in WvW only.
Tale of the Honorable Rogue: Increased the cooldown from 30 seconds to 40 seconds in WvW only.
Tale of the August Queen: Reduced the distortion duration from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds in WvW only.
Necromancer[edit]
Much like luminary, the base healing of ritualist's healing skills are being reduced while their healing power coefficients are being increased. This is to reduce the healing output of damage-oriented ritualists while affecting healing-oriented ritualists less. Necromancers have been performing very well in WvW after the spite specialization's adjustments. Ritualists in particular have proved to be strong, so they're receiving adjustments to lower their spike damage. Weakening Shroud is being decoupled from Enfeebling Blood so that it can regain its old functionality of corrupting a boon. Reaper will get access to better damage mitigation tools as Cold Shoulder regains some old functionality as well, and Infusing Terror no longer has to sacrifice its damage reduction to be reactivated.
Spiteful Talisman: Reduced the damage increase from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
Spiteful Spirit: Reduced the number of boons removed from 2 to 1 in WvW only.
Weakening Shroud: The ability used when entering shroud has been renamed Weakening Shroud and now corrupts a boon in addition to its previous effects.
Death Perception: Reduced the critical damage increase from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
Reaper[edit]
Executioner's Scythe: Increased the power coefficient from 3/4/5 to 4/6/8 in PvE only.
Soul Eater: Increased the damage increase from 10% to 12% in PvE only.
Shivers of Dread: This trait now increases chill duration.
Cold Shoulder: This trait no longer increases chill duration and now reduces incoming strike damage from chilled enemies.
Infusing Terror: Reactivating this skill to cast Terrify no longer removes the damage reduction effect.
Harbinger[edit]
Dark Gunslinger: Reduced the vitality to expertise conversion from 13% to 10% in PvE only.
Doom Approaches: Reduced the condition damage granted from 240 to 180 and reduced the torment duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
Ritualist[edit]
- Essence Blast: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.6 in PvE only.
Wanderlust: Reduced the ritualist attack power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.8 in WvW only.- Splinter Weapon: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.35 to 0.25 in WvW only.
- Explosive Growth: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.2 to 0.6 in PvE only.
Empowering Spirits: Increased the quickness duration from 3 seconds to 3.75 seconds in PvE only.
Nightmare Weapon: Reduced the base healing from 1,207 to 774 and increased the healing power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.5 in PvE only.
Resilient Weapon: Reduced the base healing per pulse from 1,412 to 1,092 and increased the healing power coefficient from 0.2 to 0.28 in PvE only.
Preservation: Reduced the base healing from 5,170 to 2,450 and increased the healing power coefficient from 1.5 to 2.5 in PvE only.
Ranger[edit]
Outside of PvE reductions, ranger's updates will reduce its effectiveness in large-scale WvW. Both druid and untamed have been dominant forces recently, and while we are happy to see ranger's use in these settings, it has proven to be a bit stifling. Druid's strongest tool, Spirit of Nature, will have its number of targets reduced, and untamed is getting some of its damage modifiers reduced. Additionally, we're increasing the cooldown for swapping defeated pets to see if we can find a happy medium for it.
Predator's Onslaught: Reduced the damage increase from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
Hunter's Tactics: Reduced the damage increase from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
Hidden Barbs: Reduced the bleeding damage increase from 33% to 20% in PvE only.
Beastly Warden: Reduced the damage increase from 100% to 67% in PvE only.
Spirit of Nature: Reduced the number of revivable targets from 3 to 2 in WvW only.- Increased the cooldown of swapping a defeated pet from 25 seconds to 35 seconds in WvW only.
Druid[edit]
Natural Balance: Reduced the condition damage increase from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
Soulbeast[edit]
Twice as Vicious: Reduced the strike damage increase from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
Untamed[edit]
Blinding Outburst: Reduced the ambush damage increase from 15% to 10% in WvW only.
Vow of the Untamed: Reduced the damage increase from 20% to 15% in WvW only.
Revenant[edit]
Along with some PvE damage reductions, revenant is receiving some small adjustments in competitive modes. In WvW, we've seen revenant getting used less than other damage options. We don't believe it to be too far off, and so Brutality and hammer damage are being increased to make them more appealing options. In PvP, vindicator's Legendary Alliance Stance is getting some attention so that it can hopefully see more usage.
Abyssal Raze: Decreased the torment duration from 6 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
Abyssal Strike: Decreased the torment duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.- Abyssal Fire: Decreased the torment duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
Echoing Eruption: Decreased the torment duration from 7 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
Embrace the Darkness: Decreased the bonus torment count from 2 to 1 PvE only.- Otherworldly Bond: Decreased the base damage increase on tethering an enemy from 10% to 5% in PvE only. Decreased the damage increase per level from 5% to 2.5% in PvE only.
Coalescence of Ruin: Reduced the cooldown from 8 seconds to 6 seconds in WvW only.
Phase Smash: Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.1 in WvW only.
Phantom's Onslaught: Reduced the cooldown from 15 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Brutality: Increased the damage increase from 10% to 15% in WvW only.
Conduit[edit]
Release Potential: Assassin: Reduced the power coefficient from 1 to 0.6 in PvE only.- Beguiling Haze: Reduced the resonance damage bonus from 100% to 50% in PvE only.
- Twin Moon Sweep: Reduced the power coefficient from 2.5 to 2 in PvE only.
Vindicator[edit]
Forerunner of Death: Decreased the power coefficient of Death Drop from 4.2 to 3.3 in PvE only.
Empire Divided: Increased the power from 120 to 240 in PvP only.
Nomad's Advance: Increased the power coefficient from 1.7 to 2.0 in PvP only.
Battle Dance: Reduced the cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP only.
Reaver's Rage: Reduced the energy cost from 35 to 30 in PvP only.
Awakening: Reduced the energy cost from 35 to 30 in PvP only.
Thief[edit]
Thief's damage reductions are largely targeted at weapon skills so that they're kept at comparable power levels. Antiquary's artifacts are also being reduced so that the damage variance between them is made more manageable.
Death Blossom: Reduced the bleeding duration per hit from 7.5 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.- Unload: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.45 to 0.35 in PvE only.
Weakening Whirl: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.84 to 0.74 in PvE only.
Falling Spider: Reduced the power coefficient from 2.1 to 1.8 in PvE only.
Vampiric Slash: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.4 to 1.0 in PvE only.
Distracting Throw: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.5 in PvE only.
Shattering Assault: Reduced the power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.8 in PvE only.
Ashen Assault: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.3 in PvE only. Reduced the bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the poison duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only. Damaging conditions are now applied across all hits instead of on the final strike. Vulnerability is now applied on the final strike instead of across all hits.
Malicious Ashen Assault: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.3 in PvE only. Reduced the bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the poison duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only. Damaging conditions are now applied across all hits instead of on the final strike. Vulnerability is now applied on the final strike instead of across all hits.
Entangling Asp: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.6 to 1.2 in PvE only.
Double Tap: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.8 to 0.7 in PvE only.
Three Round Burst: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.85 to 0.75 in PvE only.
Heartseeker: Reduced the power coefficient at less than 50% health/25% health from 1.75/2.5 to 1.6/2.2 in PvE only.- Twilight Combo: Reduced the power coefficient on the initial hit from 1.5 to 1.0 in PvE only. Reduced the poison duration from 5 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the torment duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
Venomous Volley: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.4 in PvE only.
Daredevil[edit]
Lotus Training: Reduced the torment duration of Impaling Lotus from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the bleeding duration of Impaling Lotus from 8 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
Deadeye[edit]
Deadeye's Mark: Reduced the power coefficient of all stolen skills from 1.25 to 1 in PvE only.
Specter[edit]
Grasping Shadows: Reduced the torment duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
Eternal Night: Reduced the poison duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
Well of Sorrow: Reduced the torment, bleeding, and poison duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
Antiquary[edit]
Metal Legion Guitar: Reduced the power coefficient on pulses from 1.2 to 0.8 in PvE only. Reduced the power coefficient on the final smash from 3.0 to 2.5 in PvE only.
Summon Kryptis Turret: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.35 in PvE only.
Mistburn Mortar: Reduced the burning duration of the base version from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the burning duration of the traited version from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the burning duration granted by the effect from 2.5 seconds to 1 second in PvE only.
Holo-Dancer Decoy: Reduced the power coefficient from 2.5 to 2 in PvE only.
Stone Summit Cannon: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.2 to 1.0 in PvE only. Reduced the burning duration on the initial skill from 4 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only. Reduced the burning duration on the backfire skill from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
Exhilarating Ephemera: Reduced the damage bonus from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
Combat High: Increased the strike damage bonus per stack from 2% to 3% in PvE only.
Warrior[edit]
Like the other professions, warrior is receiving damage reductions in PvE. There are additionally some small adjustments to hammer and the berserker elite specialization in competitive modes to encourage their use.
Berserker's Power: Reduced the damage increase per stack from 5.25% to 3.75% in PvE only.- Leg Specialist: Reduced the damage increase from 10% to 3% in PvE only.
Fierce Blow: Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.2 in PvP and WvW.
Berserker[edit]
Rupturing Smash: Increased the power coefficient from 1.13 to 1.25 in WvW and from 1.45 to 1.6 in PvP.
Blood Reaction: Reduced the power to condition damage conversion from 15% to 12% in PvE only.
Fatal Frenzy: Reduced the condition damage granted from 300 to 150 in PvE only. Increased the power from 150 to 300 in WvW only.
Bloody Roar: Reduced the damage increase from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
Spellbreaker[edit]
Pure Strike: Reduced the damage increase from 7.5/15% to 5/10% in PvE only.
Paragon[edit]
Strengthening Stanzas: Reduced the condition damage increase from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
Brisk Pacing: Reduced the condition damage increase from 10/20/30% to 5/15/25% in PvE only.
