Abstraction

Detonate your beacon, debilitating enemies and bolstering allies. — In-game description

Abstraction

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Weapon

Rifle

Sequence

 → 

Game link

API

72076

“

0.75¾  

Abstraction

Detonate your beacon, debilitating enemies and bolstering allies.

 Damage: 764 (1.81)^?

 Damage: 569 (1.35)^?

 Healing: 1,930 (1.5)^?

 Healing: 1,930 (1.0)^?

 Weakness (3s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

 Conditions Removed: 2

 Conditions Removed: 1

 Number of Targets: 5

 Detonation Window: 2 seconds

 Radius: 240

 Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Not stated explicitly in the tool tip, but it does grant allies  Chaos Aura.
  • Due to the first chain-skill,   Inspiring Imagery, being a  Combo Field: Ethereal.
  • This skill's  Combo Finisher: Blast only prioritizes the first skill's field.

Related traits

Dueling

• Ineptitude — Interrupting a foe inflicts blind, and blinding a foe inflicts confusion. This trait can only activate on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Inspiration

• Illusionary Inspiration — Increase healing to other allies. Summoning an illusion heals all allies around you. Virtuoso: Triggers when stocking a blade.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 27, 2024	Abstraction has been added to the game. Removed the delay before the explosion. Reduced the conditions cleansed from 2 to 1 in WvW only. Reduced the base heal from 3,210 to 1,930 in PvE only and the healing power coefficient from 2 to 1.5 in PvE only.
November 28, 2023	Abstraction was available during the beta event.