Raconteur

Tales heal and grant protection to nearby allies. — In-game description

Raconteur

Specialization

Troubadour (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Raconteur

Tales heal and grant protection to nearby allies.

 Healing: 980 (0.6)^?

 Healing: 660 (0.4)^?

 Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 600

— In-game description

Related skills

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Tale of the Second Scion — Tale

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Tale of the Honorable Rogue — Tale
•   Tale of the Soulkeeper — Tale
•   Tale of the Tortured Mastermind — Tale
•   Tale of the Valiant Marshal — Tale

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Tale of the August Queen — Tale

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 13, 2026	Reduced the base healing from 980 to 660 and the healing power scaling from 0.6 to 0.4 in WvW and PvP.
October 28, 2025	Visions of Eternity release: Raconteur has been added to the game. This trait has been reworked and moved to the adept tier, replacing Hold the Note. This trait now causes tales to heal and grant protection to nearby allies.
August 19, 2025	Raconteur was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.