Revival

Player attempting to revive his teammate and its visuals: cursor, marker and F-key option to do so.

Revival is the process of bringing a player or NPC back from a downed or defeated state. Any character can revive another by using the context-sensitive action (default key F) while next to the applicable target. Some NPCs will revive other NPCs and (occasionally) players. The more characters that assist, the faster the revival process completes. In contrast, characters affected by downed penalty take longer to revive.

Mechanics

• For downed targets, revival consists of healing them until their health reaches 25% of their maximum.
  • Even if players cannot fully revive a downed character, the increased health from the revival process helps them to rally more easily.
• Defeated characters remain at zero health until the process completes, at which point they are restored to 25% of their maximum health.
• After revival, targets become invulnerable for one second.
• Healing Power has no effect on reviving downed or defeated targets. Fast Healer will work on both downed and defeated players.
• Characters and NPCs requiring revival can be identified as follows:
  • Downed players have a blue ankh floating above their head, which is also displayed on the compass and map.
  • Defeated players are represented by the skull-and-crossbones icon, displayed on the compass and map also.

Related skills

Skills that revive allies can only revive them from Downed state, not Defeated state.

Skills that revive allies

Utility skills

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   Signet of Mercy
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   "Search and Rescue"; requires active pet
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   Glyph of Renewal
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   Illusion of Life; temporary (permanent if ally defeats opponent)
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   Signet of Undeath

Elite skills

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   Battle Standard
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   Nature's Renewal; active from Spirit of Nature

Tool belt skills

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   Toss Elixir R; from Elixir R

Related traits

Traits that affect revival

• Protective Reviver; both of you get aegis, regeneration and protection
• Resolute Healer; create a Shield of Absorption
• Determined Revival; gain extra armor
• Fast Healer; increases revive speed
• Reviver's Might; grant might to nearby allies
• Trapper's Defense; create a Spike Trap
• Healer's Celerity; grant swiftness to nearby allies
• Merciful Ambush; create an ambush trap
• Arcane Resurrection; increases revive speed and both of you get an aura
• Medic's Feedback; create a Feedback bubble
• Ritual of Life; create a Well of Blood
• Mark of Revival; create a Reaper's Mark

Related items

Items that affect revival

Rune of Mercy

• With 2/6; You take less damage while reviving
• With 4/6; You resurrect allies with 20% more health
• With 6/6; You revive 10% faster

Notes

• You gain a small amount of experience by reviving allies. Certain achievements are tied to reviving allies.
• Reviving an ally pushes you to the top of the aggro table; canceling it returns you to the previous threat level. You can use this to affect how foes respond to you.
• Quickness speeds up revival.

See also

• Rally