Empower

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Empower.png

Empower

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
API
9265
20.5½ Activation time  20 Recharge time  
Empower

Channel healing and might to nearby allies. Completing this channel grants more health to your allies.

Healing.png Final Heal: 1,500 (0.5)?
Healing.png Heal Pulses: 496 (0.17)?
Might.png3 Might (10s): 90 Condition Damage, 90 Power
Might.png4 Might (6s): 120 Condition Damage, 120 Power
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 3
Radius.png Radius: 600

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Valor Valor

Honor Honor

Virtues Virtues

Notes[edit]

  • Grants 3 stacks of might 3 times in PvE and 4 stacks of might 3 times in WvW and PvP.
  • Moving will interrupt the channel.
  • This skill synergizes with Altruistic Healing, a major grandmaster trait in the Valor tree.
  • The heal is equal to (28 + Level^2 * 0.23 + Healing Power * 1.0).

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
August 23, 2022
  • (PvE only) Might stacks per pulse reduced from 4 to 3. Might duration reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced might duration from 12 seconds to 6 seconds.
August 28, 2018
  • Might duration has been increased from 10 seconds to 12 seconds. This skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the 100% increased base healing value from PvP in all game modes.
  • Casting animation has been updated with light beaming down over the caster.
August 08, 2017 Path of Fire pre-patch:
  • This skill now grants healing per pulse in addition to might.
  • It will now heal for 17% of the previous healing value for 3 ticks and then 50% at the skill's end.
June 20, 2017
  • Increased the base healing of this skill by 100% in PvP only.
February 26, 2013
  • This ability now casts faster.
  • Fixed a bug that caused this skill to heal twice.
January 28, 2013
  • This skill now appropriately applies might for 10 seconds.
December 14, 2012
  • Skill fact has been updated to display the proper amount and duration of might.
November 15, 2012
  • This skill's might duration increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Empower has been added to the game.