Kinetic Battery/history

January 13, 2026

• Kinetic Battery: This trait now also grants increased strike damage when it triggers.

Kinetic Battery

Specialization

Tools

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Game link

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Kinetic Battery

Gain kinetic charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.

 Kinetic Charge: At maximum charges gain a burst of speed.

 Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Superspeed (5s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Kinetic Battery (5s): +15% Damage

 Kinetic Battery (5s): +10% Damage

 Maximum Stacks: 5

 Combat Only

— In-game description

October 04, 2022

• Kinetic Battery: Increased quickness duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP and WvW.

Kinetic Battery

Specialization

Tools

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Game link

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Kinetic Battery

Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum,[sic] charges gain a burst of speed.

 Kinetic Charge: At maximum charges gain a burst of speed.

 Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Superspeed (5s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Maximum Stacks: 5

 Combat Only

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

• Kinetic Battery: (Competitive split) Reduced quickness duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.

Kinetic Battery

Specialization

Tools

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Game link

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Kinetic Battery

Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum,[sic] charges gain a burst of speed.

 Kinetic Charge: At maximum charges gain a burst of speed.

 Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Quickness (2s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Superspeed (5s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Maximum Stacks: 5

 Combat Only

— In-game description

December 03, 2019

• Kinetic Battery: Reduced quickness duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP only.

Kinetic Battery

Specialization

Tools

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Game link

“

Kinetic Battery

Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum,[sic] charges gain a burst of speed.

 Kinetic Charge: At maximum charges gain a burst of speed.

 Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Quickness (3s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Superspeed (5s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Maximum Stacks: 5

 Combat Only

— In-game description

August 08, 2017

• This trait has been reworked. It now generates kinetic charges whenever a toolbelt skill is used.
  • At 5 charges, gain quickness and superspeed for 5 seconds.
  • Charges can only be generated while in combat but do not expire until 5 stacks is reached or the trait is unequipped.

Kinetic Battery

Specialization

Tools

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Game link

“

Kinetic Battery

Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum charges gain a burst of speed

 Kinetic Charge: At maximum charges gain a burst of speed.

 Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

 Superspeed (5s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Maximum Stacks: 5

 Combat Only

— In-game description

July 07, 2015

• Kinetic Battery: Fixed an issue that prevented this trait from working properly with Detonate Mine Field.

Original version

Kinetic Battery

Specialization

Tools

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Game link

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Kinetic Battery

After evading a strike, your next tool belt skill is instantly recharged.

 Kinetic Charge (8s): At maximum charges gain a burst of speed.

— In-game description