Magebane Tether

Hitting with a burst skill casts Magebane Tether on your target if they are within range. — In-game description

Magebane Tether

Specialization

Spellbreaker (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Magebane Tether

Hitting with a burst skill casts Magebane Tether on your target if they are within range.

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Magebane Tether (PvE)		12	Tether yourself to your target. If they move beyond the range threshold, pull them to you. Grants might and reveals your target every second.
Magebane Tether (PvP)		12	Tether yourself to your target. If they move beyond the range threshold, pull them to you. Grants might and reveals your target every second.
Magebane Tether (WvW)		12	Tether yourself to your target. If they move beyond the range threshold, pull them to you. Grants might and reveals your target every second.

Related skills

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Eviscerate — Axe, Burst
•   Breaching Strike — Dagger, Burst
•   Skull Crack — Mace, Burst
•   Flurry — Sword, Burst
•   Arcing Slice — Greatsword, Burst
•   Earthshaker — Hammer, Burst
•   Combustive Shot — Longbow, Burst
•   Kill Shot — Rifle, Burst
•   Path to Victory — Staff, Burst
•   Harrier's Toss — Spear, Burst
•   Whirling Strike — Spear, Burst
•   Forceful Shot — Harpoon gun, Burst
•   Full Counter — Burst

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 04, 2022	Increased might duration from 6 seconds to 9 seconds in PvP only.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage bonus to tethered target increased from 10% to 15%. Might stacks per second reduced from 3 to 1, but they are now applied to up to 5 allied targets within a range of 360.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced the number of might stacks from 2 to 1.
April 23, 2019	Fixed a bug that could cause this trait to fail when the warrior used an unblockable burst skill against a blocking foe. Fixed a bug that caused this trait to fail if the warrior was airborne.
December 11, 2018	The duration of might that this trait grants has been split between game modes and will now apply 2 stacks for 6 seconds in PvP while keeping its current 8 stacks for 3 seconds[sic] in PvE and WvW.
May 08, 2018	This trait is no longer split between game modes and will now apply the 10% damage bonus to tethered targets in all modes.
February 06, 2018	Tethered targets take 10% bonus strike damage from the spellbreaker in PvE only.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Magebane Tether has been added to the game.