Opening Passage

Recite a cleansing word, purifying allies of conditions and helping them recover. — In-game description

Opening Passage

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Specialization

Firebrand

Slot

Utility

Type

Mantra

Sequence

 → 

 → 

Game link

API

42864

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Opening Passage

Recite a cleansing word, purifying allies of conditions and helping them recover.

 Regen (5s): 650 Heal

 Conditions Removed: 2

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Charge Recovery: 10 seconds

 Radius: 180

 Range: 450

— In-game description

Related traits

Valor

• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.

Virtues

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.

Firebrand

• Purity of Word — Gain knowledge of Elonian lore, igniting a fierce drive to purge corruption and manifesting your Virtues as mystic tomes. Gain access to Mantras. Using Tome skills consumes pages. You regenerate pages every interval.

Notes

• Also affects the caster.
• Blasts in a cone shape in the direction you're currently facing.
• Has 2 charges then flips over to Clarified Conclusion.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	Increased the number of conditions removed from 1 to 2 in PvP only
February 14, 2023	Firebrand mantras now require an initial casting time to prepare the mantra charges. The final charge of each mantra is more powerful. Firebrand mantras will now automatically swap to their charged state when not on cooldown and when the player is out of combat in PvE maps.
May 11, 2021	Mantras no longer need to be charged before use. They now hold three charges by default, and the final charge is no longer stronger. They regenerate ammunition normally.
December 15, 2017	The number of conditions removed by this skill has been reduced from 2 to 1 in PvP only.
November 07, 2017	Increased the range of this skill from 300 to 450. Increased the radius of this skill from 120 to 180.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Opening Passage has been added to the game.