Smoke Vent

Vent smoke from your flamethrower, blinding nearby foes. — In-game description

Smoke Vent

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Parent skill

  Flamethrower

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

6159

“

15  

Smoke Vent

Vent smoke from your flamethrower, blinding nearby foes.

 Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 180

 Breaks Stun

— In-game description

Related traits

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.

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.

Notes

• This skill can be used while finishing opponents.
• Replaced Backdraft during the beta process.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 24, 2025	This skill has been moved to the toolbelt slot.
October 08, 2024	This skill now breaks stun. Increased the cooldown from 15 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
July 07, 2020	Reduced cooldown from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.
October 15, 2013	This skill now has a range indicator.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Smoke Vent has been added to the game.