Mind Shock

Shroud. After a short channel, unleash a blast of compressed magic that stuns enemies. Nearby allies and your tethered ally gain stability. Heal your tethered ally based on each enemy you hit. — In-game description

Mind Shock

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Specialization

Specter

Parent skill

  Enter Shadow Shroud

Slot

Transform

Type

Shroud

Game link

API

63249

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0.5½  

16

20

 

Mind Shock

Shroud. After a short channel, unleash a blast of compressed magic that stuns enemies. Nearby allies and your tethered ally gain stability. Heal your tethered ally based on each enemy you hit.

 Damage: 821 (2.0)^?

 Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

₃ Stability (4s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Tethered Ally Healing per Target: 514 (0.1)^?

 Stun: 10.5½ seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Duration Increase per Target: 1 second

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Defiance Break: 150

 Range: 240

— In-game description

Mechanics

Bugs:

• The support priority for this skill selects the three closest allies even if that includes the tethered ally. If the tethered ally is among the three closest allies then they will receive double stability, and the player in the party that is furthest away will not receive any stability.
• The yellow indicator from enemy Specters does not show.
• The yellow indicator for this skill is affected by  Quickness, but the actual animation and hit point of this skill is not.
• The indicator displayed incorrectly scales with the character model size while the actual hit radius is always 240 units. For example for asura the indicator is smaller than the actual radius while for charr it is larger than the actual radius.

• There is an approximate 3 second window before the stun lands, making it perfect for using   Black Powder or   Infiltrator's Strike to stealth allies or stun enemies respectively.

Related traits

Trickery

• Pressure Striking — Enemies you interrupt are inflicted with torment. This trait can only affect enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Specter

• Dark Sentry — Apply Rot Wallow Venom to allies you grant barrier to. Outgoing healing to allies is increased. Rot Wallow Venom effect cannot apply to yourself.
• Shadestep — Shadow Shroud skills provide additional supportive effects to nearby allies and your tethered ally.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 11, 2025	This skill now grants stability to nearby allies.
June 27, 2023	This skill now grants stability on activation instead of detonation. An indicator has been added to better visualize when this skill will detonate.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Mind Shock has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Mind Shock was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
October 26, 2021	Mind Shock was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.