Bolstering Brew/history

March 19, 2024

• This trait has been reworked. This trait now causes elixir skills to grant protection. This protection can be shared with Twisted Medicine.
• Guild Wars 2 Wiki notes: This trait was also renamed from Vial Viles to Bolstering Brew.

Bolstering Brew

Specialization

Harbinger

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

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Bolstering Brew

Elixir skills grant protection.

 Protection (20.5½s): -33% Incoming Damage

— In-game description

June 27, 2023

• Vile Vials: This trait no longer reduces the cooldown of elixir skills. Increased vulnerability stacks from 5 to 7.

Bolstering Brew

Specialization

Harbinger

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Game link

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Bolstering Brew

Elixir skills inflict vulnerability on nearby enemies.

₇ Vulnerability (10s): +7% Incoming Damage, +7% Incoming Condition Damage

₇ Vulnerability (6s): +7% Incoming Damage, +7% Incoming Condition Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

— In-game description

Original version

Bolstering Brew

Specialization

Harbinger

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Game link

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Bolstering Brew

Elixir skills gain reduced recharge and inflict vulnerability on nearby enemies.

₅ Vulnerability (10s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage

₅ Vulnerability (6s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Recharge Reduced: 20%

 Radius: 240

— In-game description

Beta event version: November 30, 2021

• Vile Vials was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
• Vile Vials: No longer causes elixirs to apply Slow to nearby enemies. This trait still applies Vulnerability but will do so in the targeted area of the Elixir skill, not around the caster.
  • Fixed a bug causing this trait to not link properly into chat.

Bolstering Brew

Specialization

Harbinger

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Game link

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Bolstering Brew

Elixir skills gain reduced recharge and inflict vulnerability on nearby enemies.

₅ Vulnerability (10s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage

₅ Vulnerability (6s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Recharge Reduced: 20%

 Radius: 240

— In-game description

Beta event version: August 17, 2021

• Vile Vials was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.

Bolstering Brew

Specialization

Harbinger

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Game link

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Bolstering Brew

Elixir skills gain reduced recharge and inflict vulnerability and slow on nearby enemies.

₅ Vulnerability (10s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage

₅ Vulnerability (6s): +5% Incoming Damage, +5% Incoming Condition Damage

 Slow (5s): Skills and actions are slower.

 Slow (3s): Skills and actions are slower.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Recharge Reduced: 20%

 Radius: 240

— In-game description