Tale of the August Queen
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Tale of the August Queen
- Profession
Mesmer (skill list)- Specialization
Troubadour- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Tale
- Training cost
- 25 Hero points
- Game link
- API
- 76971
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“Retell how Queen Jennah protected her city in their time of need, granting allies distortion and chaos aura.
- Chaos Aura (6s): Give yourself random boons and your foe random conditions whenever you are struck.
Performance. Command every instrument to begin playing in the background. Duration is determined by the number of instruments you currently have playing.
- Base Duration: 3 seconds
- Duration per Instrument: 3 seconds
- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 600
— In-game description
Related traits[edit]
Chaos
- Illusionary Membrane — Gain chaos aura when you use your Shatter skill 2. Chaos aura grants you increased condition damage for a period of time.
- Auspicious Anguish — Convert damaging conditions to boons whenever you gain Distortion or become disabled. This trait can only trigger when disabled once per interval. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
- Chaotic Transference — Gaining chaos aura grants boons to nearby allies.
Inspiration
- Inspiring Distortion — Grant aegis to other nearby allies whenever you give yourself distortion or use Shatter skill 4.
Troubadour
- Raconteur — Tales heal and grant protection to nearby allies.
Notes[edit]
- Due to the nature of Distortion, two seconds of Chaos Aura is lost.
Trivia[edit]
- This Tale recounts the story of Queen Jennah of Kryta, who effortlessly defended the city of Divinity's Reach from a devastating attack with her powerful mesmer magic.
- Upon casting this skill, the troubadour will recite the following lines in order:
Version history[edit]
For a detailed skill history, see here.
| Patch | Changes |
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| April 14, 2026 |
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| October 28, 2025 | Visions of Eternity release:
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| August 19, 2025 |
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