Snowball Mayhem

Snowball Mayhem

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Snowball Mayhem

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Snowball Mayhem is a capture the flag style activity introduced in the Wintersday: The Wondrous Workshop of Toymaker Tixx update. The game revolves around gathering presents and bringing them back to a home base. Players must choose between 3 combat professions: Supporter, Scout, and Heavy Gunner.

Getting There

• Speak with Festive Lionguard standing on a barrel in Trader's Forum, Lion's Arch to be sent to Snowball Mayhem.

Objective

The objective of Snowball Mayhem is to be the first team to 500 points. Points are scored by retrieving Wintersday gifts and returning them to your base. Bonus points are scored by defeating other players with unique snowball fight skills.

Power-ups

Power-ups are scattered around the map and can be used to gain additional buffs.

• Damage Boost: All of your attacks deal extra damage.
• Speed Boost: Your movement speed is increased.
• Piercing Shots: Your snowballs travel through targets, allowing you to hit multiple foes.
• Skill Recharge: Your weapon skills recharge faster.
• Health Regeneration: Your health is restored over time.

Skills

Your weapon skills are determined by your choice of combat profession. You also have an additional utility skill that is based on your character’s open-world profession.

Supporter

Supporters control areas of the battlefield and assist their allies.

Skill	Activation	Recharge	Description
Throw Snowball	0.75¾		Throw a snowball at your target.
Healing Breeze	10.25¼	8	Heal allies in a cone in front of you, including yourself. Allies gain 5 seconds of regeneration.
Icy Ground	1	12	Coat the target area in ice, causing enemies to slip.
Ice Wall	1	25	Create an ice wall to block enemies and their snowballs.
Snowroll	1	30	Roll yourself into a ball of snow to knock your foes around.

Scout

Scouts are infiltrators and assassins. They are the fastest class and can use stealth. Additionally, the scout gets a damage bonus when hitting enemies from behind.

Skill	Activation	Recharge	Description
Quick Shot			Throw a snowball at your target.
Evasive Shot	0.25¼	4	Fire a quick shot in an evasive retreat.
Rapid Fire	20.5½	10	Fire multiple snowballs at your foe.
Sniper Shot	30.75¾	12	Fire a long range shot. The longer you charge the shot, the farther and faster it will fly.
Snowblind	1	20	Vanish in a flurry of snow, blinding nearby enemies.

Heavy Gunner

Heavy Gunners take and deal a lot of damage. They can only attack once they’ve drawn their weapon, which has the double effect of slowing them down and granting them passive health regeneration.

Skill	Activation	Recharge	Description
Draw Rifle			Draw your rifle and start fighting. Having your rifle drawn makes you move slower and regenerate health.
Fire Snowball	0.75¾		Fire a snowball at your target.

Skill	Activation	Recharge	Description
Fire Snowball			No skill description found.
Fire Snowball	0.5½		Fire a snowball at your target.
Powder Spray	20.25¼	6	Spray a cone of snow in front of you.
Jump Shot	0.25¼	15	Blast the ground, damaging nearby foes and leaping to your target.
Overcharged Shot		18	Fire a giant snowball with enough force to knock back your target.
Defensive Bubble	20.5½	20	Create a dome around you that pushes foes back and reflects projectiles.

Profession-Specific Skills

	Skill	Activation	Recharge	Description
	Slingshot of Understanding	10.5½	45	Summon an arcane slingshot to aid you in battle.
	Rush	2	45	Knock your foe down with a headlong charge. Reflect snowballs while running.
	Snowman Turret	10.5½	20	Build a snowman turret that throws snowballs at foes.
	Detonate Snowman Turret			Detonate your snowman turret.
	Snowball Trap	0.5½	45	Set a trap that will launch a barrage of snowballs at your foe when triggered.
	Ice Wurm Venom Trap	0.5½	45	Set a trap that freezes enemies with ice wurm venom when triggered.
	Summon Ice Elemental	10.25¼	45	Summon an ice elemental to help you fight.
	Clone	10.5½	40	Summon a clone of yourself.
	Frostmark	0.75¾	45	Inscribe a mark that chills foes when triggered and chains to nearby foes.

Downed Skills

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Skill	Activation	Recharge	Description
Throw Snowball	0.75¾		Throw a snowball at your target.
Icy Ground	1	12	Coat the target area in ice, causing enemies to slip.
Freeze Beam			No skill description found.

Trivia

• When a player chooses to be a Scout, they will hold a slingshot, regardless of what weapon they have equipped. This is a reference to the scout character from Team Fortress 2.