Zap (skill)/history

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February 03, 2026

  • Zap (skill): Reduced the passive ferocity from 120 to 60 and the bonus critical damage against marked targets from 5% to 3% in PvP only.
Zap (skill).png

Zap

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Specialization
Evoker icon small.png Evoker
Slot
Profession mechanic
Type
Familiar
Sequence
Zap (skill).png → Lightning Blitz.png
Game link
Zap

Familiar Passive. Gain increased ferocity while under the effects of fury.

Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +75
Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +120
Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +60

Familiar Active. The hare creates a burst of lightning at the target location, damaging enemies and marking them to take increased damage from your critical strikes.

Damage.png Damage: 446 (0.261)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.29)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.11)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Zap (5s): Critical strikes deal more damage to the marked enemy.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

January 22, 2026

  • Zap (skill): Reduced the damage coefficient from 0.15 to 0.11 in PvP only.
Zap (skill).png

Zap

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Specialization
Evoker icon small.png Evoker
Slot
Profession mechanic
Type
Familiar
Sequence
Zap (skill).png → Lightning Blitz.png
Game link
Zap

Familiar Passive. Gain increased ferocity while under the effects of fury.

Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +75
Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +120

Familiar Active. The hare creates a burst of lightning at the target location, damaging enemies and marking them to take increased damage from your critical strikes.

Damage.png Damage: 446 (0.261)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.29)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.11)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Zap (5s): Critical strikes deal more damage to the marked enemy.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

December 09, 2025

  • Zap: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.3257 to 0.261 in PvE only. Reduced the bonus critical damage against marked enemies from 4% to 3% in PvE only.
Zap (skill).png

Zap

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Specialization
Evoker icon small.png Evoker
Slot
Profession mechanic
Type
Familiar
Sequence
Zap (skill).png → Lightning Blitz.png
Game link
Zap

Familiar Passive. Gain increased ferocity while under the effects of fury.

Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +75
Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +120

Familiar Active. The hare creates a burst of lightning at the target location, damaging enemies and marking them to take increased damage from your critical strikes.

Damage.png Damage: 446 (0.261)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.29)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.15)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Zap (5s): Critical strikes deal more damage to the marked enemy.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

November 18, 2025

  • Zap: Fixed an issue that allowed this skill to hit targets that were not in the player's line of sight.
  • Zap: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.29 to 0.15 in PvP only.
Zap (skill).png

Zap

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Specialization
Evoker icon small.png Evoker
Slot
Profession mechanic
Type
Familiar
Sequence
Zap (skill).png → Lightning Blitz.png
Game link
Zap

Familiar Passive. Gain increased ferocity while under the effects of fury.

Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +75

Familiar Active. The hare creates a burst of lightning at the target location, damaging enemies and marking them to take increased damage from your critical strikes.

Damage.png Damage: 557 (0.3257)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.29)?
Damage.png Damage: 496 (0.15)?
Miscellaneous effect.png Zap (5s): Critical strikes deal more damage to the marked enemy.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

October 28, 2025

  • Zap has been added to the game.
  • Zap: This skill is now enemy targeted instead of ground targeted. Increased the range from 900 to 1,200. Reduced the power coefficient from 0.5428 to 0.3257 in PvE only. Reduced the critical-damage bonus to marked targets from 7% to 4% in PvE only.
Zap (skill).png

Zap

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Specialization
Evoker icon small.png Evoker
Slot
Profession mechanic
Type
Familiar
Sequence
Zap (skill).png → Lightning Blitz.png
Game link
Zap

Familiar Passive. Gain increased ferocity while under the effects of fury.

Ferocity attribute.png Ferocity: +75

Familiar Active. The hare creates a burst of lightning at the target location, damaging enemies and marking them to take increased damage from your critical strikes.

Damage.png Damage: 557
Damage.png Damage: 496
Miscellaneous effect.png Zap (5s): Critical strikes deal more damage to the marked enemy.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Beta event version: August 19, 2025

  • Zap was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.
Zap (skill).png

Zap

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Specialization
Evoker icon small.png Evoker
Slot
Profession mechanic
Type
Familiar
Sequence
Zap (skill).png → Lightning Blitz.png
Game link
Zap

Familiar. The hare creates a burst of lightning at the target location, damaging enemies and marking them to take increased damage from your critical strikes.

Damage.png Damage: 927
Damage.png Damage: 496
Miscellaneous effect.png Zap (5s): Critical strikes deal more damage to the marked enemy.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description