Mantra of Distraction/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Mantra of Distraction. |
January 30, 2024
- Mantra of Distraction: This mantra no longer requires a target.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
Mesmer (skill list)- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
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Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target. Diversion's recharge time is partially refunded when this spell fully charges.
Recharge Time Reduced: 15 seconds
Number of Casts: 2
— In-game description
February 14, 2023
- Mesmer mantras now require an initial casting time to prepare the mantra charges. The effects they grant when completing the initial cast are as follows:
- Mantra of Distraction: Reduce the recharge time of Diversion.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¼Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target. Diversion's recharge time is partially refunded when this spell fully charges.
— In-game description
February 28, 2022
- (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“4Mantra of DistractionMantra. Chant the mantra of distraction, dazing your target and nearby foes.
Daze: 1½ seconds
Number of Targets: 5
Maximum Count: 2
Radius: 180
Defiance Break: 150
Range: 1,200
— In-game description
May 11, 2021
- Mantras no longer need to be prepared before use. They regenerate ammunition normally.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“4Mantra of DistractionMantra. Chant the mantra of distraction, dazing your target and nearby foes.
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Mantra of Distraction: (Competitive split) Reduced diversion recharge from 15 seconds to 10 seconds.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¼Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target. Diversion's recharge time is partially refunded when Mantra of Distraction is fully charged.
— In-game description
July 30, 2019
- Mantra of Distraction: Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from reducing the recharge of Time Sink.
April 23, 2019
- Mantra of Distraction: Daze time for this skill has been increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¼Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target. Diversion's recharge time is partially refunded when Mantra of Distraction is fully charged.
— In-game description
August 08, 2017
- Mantras: Mantra skills will no longer display their number of charges in the enhancement bar and will instead use the ammo system.
- Reduced cast time by 0.5 seconds.
- Mantras no longer grant bonus Toughness while channeling.
- Ammo count has been set to 2.
- Recharges between casts have not changed.
- Mantra of Distraction: When fully charged, this skill reduces the recharge of Diversion by 15 seconds.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¼Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target. Diversion's recharge time is partially refunded when Mantra of Distraction is fully charged.
— In-game description
July 26, 2016
- Mantra of Distraction: The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 20 seconds to 12 seconds.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¾Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target.
Attribute Adjust While Channeling: 600
— In-game description
October 23, 2015
- Fixed a bug that prevented the toughness granted by channeling a mantra from scaling properly with your effective level.
July 28, 2015
- Mantra of Distraction: Reduced this skill's recharge from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
- Fixed a bug that caused mantras to begin recharging as soon as the preparation skill was complete instead of when the last charge was expended.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¾Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target.
— In-game description
June 23, 2015
- Mantras now give 600 toughness while channeling them.
Mantra of Distraction
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Mantra
- Sequence
- →
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“2¾Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target.
— In-game description
September 09, 2014
- Fixed a bug that allowed players to have mantra charges when the associated mantra was not equipped.
October 15, 2013
- Mantra of Distraction: Reduced the underwater cast time to 2.75 seconds to match the on-land cast time.
April 30, 2013
- Reduced mantra cast times from 3.25 seconds to 2.75 seconds.
“2¾Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target.
— In-game description
December 14, 2012
- Decreased all Mantra cast times by one second.
“3¼Mantra of DistractionMantra. Meditate, charging a spell that will daze your target.
— In-game description
October 07, 2012
- Added a much faster breakout for mesmer underwater mantras.
October 01, 2012
- Updated mantras to now function underwater as they do above water. They also no longer go on full recharge when interrupted.
September 25, 2012
- Fixed text on "readied" mantra buffs.
