Particle Accelerator

Fire a crippling bolt of light at your target. Allies the bolt passes through are granted swiftness. Projectile velocity and damage increased while above the heat threshold. — In-game description

Particle Accelerator

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Holosmith

Parent skill

  Photon Wall

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

45732

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8

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15

 

Particle Accelerator

Fire a crippling bolt of light at your target. Allies the bolt passes through are granted swiftness. Projectile velocity and damage increased while above the heat threshold.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 106 (0.4)^?

 Damage Increase Above 50% Heat: 10%

 Damage Increase Above 50% Heat: 5%

 Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

 Number of Targets: 5

 Velocity Increase Above 50% Heat: 100%

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Range: 1,000

— In-game description

Related traits

Explosives

• Aim-Assisted Rocket — Missile hits launch a rocket at your target. After enough rockets have been fired, an orbital strike is called instead. This trait has an internal cooldown.

Firearms

• Modified Ammunition — Deal increased strike damage for each condition on a foe.

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

Alchemy

• Invigorating Speed — When you gain swiftness or superspeed, you also gain vigor.
• Compounding Chemicals — Heal yourself when you grant yourself a boon. Remove a condition from yourself when you use an elixir skill. Gain increased concentration.

Tools

• Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
• Static Discharge — Discharge a bolt of lightning whenever you use a tool belt skill.
• Mechanized Deployment — Your tool belt skills gain reduced recharge. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain kinetic charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.
• Adrenal Implant — Endurance regeneration is increased. Reduce the recharge of your tool belt skills when you dodge.

Holosmith

• Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit — Increases maximum heat capacity. While above 100% heat, periodically gain might. Some skills and traits gain additional heat tiers.

Notes

• With the trait Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit when above 100% heat this skill increases damage by 35% in PvE and 10% in PvP and WvW.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Reduced the 100% heat damage bonus from 50% to 35% in PvE only.
May 21, 2024	Increased the cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP only.
March 19, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 0.7 to 1.0 in PvE only, and increased the damage increase when above 100% from 20% to 50% in PvE only.
November 29, 2022	This skill now gains bonus damage while above 50% heat and additional bonus damage while above 100% heat, in addition to its previous effects.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.4. Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Particle Accelerator has been added to the game.