Time Bomb

Enemies struck by Time Sink are affixed with a time bomb. Time bombs increase your strike damage dealt to the target and explode when they expire. Only a certain number of time bombs may be active at once. — In-game description

Time Bomb

Specialization

Chronomancer (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Time Bomb

Enemies struck by Time Sink are affixed with a time bomb. Time bombs increase your strike damage dealt to the target and explode when they expire.
Only a certain number of time bombs may be active at once.

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Time Bomb (5s): Explodes on expiration.

 Maximum Active Time Bombs: 3

— In-game description

Mechanics

•   Time Sink — Inflicts  Time Bomb on a maximum of 3 targets at once.
  • The explosion occurs before the effect expires, increasing its own strike damage by 10%.

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Time Bomb (PvE)			Deal damage to nearby enemies with a temporal explosion.
Time Bomb (WvW, PvP)			Deal damage to nearby enemies with a temporal explosion.

Related skills

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Time Sink — Shatter

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 17, 2026	Updated icon.
January 13, 2026	Time Bomb has been added to the game. Improved Alacrity: This trait has been removed and replaced by Time Bomb. Enemies struck by Time Sink are affixed with a time bomb. Time bombs increase your strike damage dealt to the target and explode when they expire.