Boon Duration

 Boon Duration, also known as Concentration, is a secondary attribute that increases the duration of all boons applied by the character by a fixed percentage. You can increase Boon Duration by investing in certain trait lines, using specific skills, and from some items.

Related traits and skills

Trait lines that increase boon duration

Each point spent in these trait lines grants +1% Boon Duration, up to a maximum of +30% Boon Duration.

• Virtues
• Tactics
• Alchemy
• Nature Magic
• Acrobatics
• Arcana
• Chaos
• Death Magic

Skills that increase boon duration

• 
   Banner of Tactics: 10%
• 
   Signet of Midnight: 10%

Related items

• "Giver's"-prefixed armor of level 80 adds 1% Boon Duration per piece of armor.
• "Snowflake"-prefixed trinkets (fitted with Ornate Snowflakes or better gemstones) add 1% boon duration per trinket.
• "Snowflake" trinkets "of Winter", of level 80, add 2% boon duration per trinket (1% from the trinket + 1% from the gemstone).

Jewels & gemstones

Item	Effect	Rarity	Level Required
Ornate Snowflake	+3%  Magic Find +9  Healing Power +1%  Boon Duration	DMasterwork	50
Brilliant Snowflake	+3%  Magic Find +12  Healing Power +1%  Boon Duration	DMasterwork	65
Exquisite Snowflake	+3%  Magic Find +15  Healing Power +1%  Boon Duration	FExotic	80

Runes

Boon duration is granted by the 2nd rune tier of the runes listed, except for Rune of Altruism, which provides boon duration at the 4th rune tier:

Rune	Boon Duration	Rarity	Level Required
Minor Rune of the Water	+5% (2nd rune)	DMasterwork	0
Major Rune of the Water	+10%	ERare	39
Superior Rune of the Water	+15%	FExotic	60
Minor Rune of the Monk	+5% (2nd rune)	DMasterwork	0
Major Rune of the Monk	+10%	ERare	39
Superior Rune of the Monk	+15%	FExotic	60
Minor Rune of Sanctuary	+5% (2nd rune)	DMasterwork	0
Major Rune of Sanctuary	+10%	ERare	39
Major Rune of Altruism	+10% (4th rune)	ERare	39
Superior Rune of Altruism	+15%	FExotic	60

Consumables

Item	Effect	Duration	Level Required
Chocolate Cherry	24% magic find while under the effect of a boon. +6% boon duration. +10 Experience from kills.	30 minutes	30
Chocolate Orange	28% magic find while under the effect of a boon. +10% boon duration. +10 Experience from kills.	30 minutes	45
Chocolate Raspberry Cream	32% magic find while under the effect of a boon. +14% boon duration. +10 Experience from kills.	30 minutes	65
Chocolate Omnomberry Cream	40% magic find while under the effect of a boon. +20% boon duration. +10 Experience from kills.	30 minutes	80

Maximizing boon duration

Source	Amount	Notes
Class respective Trait line	30%
Equipment
Armor: Giver's	6%
Runes: Two Superior Monk and two Superior Water then two Major Water or two Major Monk	40%
Amulet: of Winter	1%
Ring (x2): of Winter	2%
Accessory (x2): of Winter	2%
Snowflake Jewels (x5):	5%
Back item
Main-hand
Off-hand
Subtotal	86%
Temporary Effects
Chocolate Omnomberry Cream	20%
Banner of Tactics	10%
Subtotal from temporary effects	30%
Grand total	116%

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Attributes

Primary	Power (Attack)	Precision (Critical Chance)
	Toughness (Armor)	Vitality (Health)
Secondary	Condition Duration	Condition Damage	Critical Damage
	Boon Duration	Healing Power
Equipment	Agony Resistance	Magic Find
Profession-specific	Guardian	Warrior
	Engineer	Ranger	Thief
	Elementalist	Mesmer	Necromancer