Master of Fragmentation

Your Shatter skills are improved. — In-game description

Master of Fragmentation

Specialization

Illusions (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Master of Fragmentation

Your Shatter skills are improved.

 Mind Wrack: Increased critical-hit chance by 25%.

 Cry of Frustration: Cripples foes on hit.

 Diversion: Strikes up to five targets within range.

 Distortion: Reflects Projectiles

— In-game description

Mechanics

•   Cry of Frustration — Inflicts  Crippled for 3s per hit.
• Applies  Reflection to any source of  Distortion.
  • Troubadour - Does not gain this benefit.

Chronomancer Shatter skills

 Split Second: Increases critical-hit chance by 25%.

 Rewinder: Cripples foes on hit.

 Time Sink: Strikes up to five targets within range.

 Continuum Split: Base duration increased by 1 second.

Virtuoso Bladesong skills

 Bladesong Harmony: Increases critical-hit chance by 25%.

 Bladesong Sorrow: Cripples foes on hit.

 Bladesong Dissonance: Strikes up to five targets within range.

 Bladeturn Requiem: Duration increased by 1 second.

Troubadour Instrument skills

 Lively Lute: Increases critical-hit chance by 25%.

 Flustering Flute: Cripples foes on hit.

 Deafening Drum: Weakens foes on hit.

 Harmonious Harp: Removes conditions from allies on use.

 Crescendo: Effectiveness per instrument is increased.

Related skills

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Mind Wrack — Shatter
•   Cry of Frustration — Shatter
•   Diversion — Shatter
•   Distortion — Shatter
•   Split Second — Shatter
•   Rewinder — Shatter
•   Time Sink — Shatter
•   Continuum Split — Shatter
•   Bladesong Harmony — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Sorrow — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Dissonance — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Distortion — Bladesong
•   Bladeturn Requiem — Bladesong
•   Lively Lute — Instrument
•   Flustering Flute — Instrument
•   Deafening Drum — Instrument
•   Harmonious Harp — Instrument
•   Crescendo

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 07, 2020	This trait has been reworked. It now increases the base duration of Continuum Split by 1 second.
July 16, 2019	Due to changes to chronomancer shatter skills, this trait no longer inflicts slow when Continuum Shift is activated. Instead it adds projectile reflection to distortion in the same way it does for core mesmer.
May 16, 2017	Critical-hit chance bonus for Mind Wrack raised to 25%.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Master of Fragmentation has been added to the game.