Signet

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Signets are a skill type that have a passive benefit while equipped in the skill bar and that can be activated for a greater effect. After activating the signet the character will not benefit from the passive effect while the skill recharges. All known signets are utility, healing or elite skills. Multiple signets can be active. Their passive effects will all be applied.

Contents 1 Signet skills 2 Related traits 2.1 Guardian 2.2 Warrior 2.3 Ranger 2.4 Thief 2.5 Elementalist 2.6 Mesmer 2.7 Necromancer 3 Trivia

[edit] Signet skills

Profession	Signet	Passive effect	Active effect
Guardian	Bane Signet	Grants you Might	Knock down and damage your foe
	Signet of Judgment	Reduces incoming damage	Grant retaliation to nearby allies
	Signet of Resolve	Removes a condition every ten seconds	Heal yourself
	Signet of Wrath	Grants you increased condition damage	Immobilize your target
	Signet of Mercy	Improves healing	Revive a nearby ally
Warrior	Healing Signet	Gain Regeneration	Heal yourself
	Signet of Fury	Gain Fury	Gain adrenaline
	Signet of Might	Improves power	Gain might
	Signet of Stamina	Grants faster endurance regeneration	Removes all conditions
	Dolyak Signet	Reduces incoming damage	Gain stability for 8 seconds
	Signet of Rage	Grants adrenaline.	Gain fury, might, and swiftness.
Ranger	Signet of Renewal	Removes a condition every ten seconds.	Your pet pulls all conditions from nearby allies to itself.
	Signet of Stone	Improves Toughness for you and your pet.	Your pet takes no damage from incoming attacks for ten seconds.
	Signet of the Hunt	Grants increased movement speed to you and your pet.	Your pet's next attack deals more damage.
	Signet of the Wild	Grants health regeneration to you and your pet.	Your pet grows larger, dealing more damage and gaining Stability.
Thief	Assassin Signet	Grants increased damage.	Deal 50% more damage on your next attack.
	Infiltrator's Signet	Grants faster initiative regeneration.	Shadowstep to your foe.
	Signet of Agility	Grants an increased chance of critical damage.	Apply Vigor to nearby allies.
	Signet of Malice	Grants health when you attack.	Gain health.
	Signet of Shadows	Grants a 10% increase in movement speed.	Blind and Immobilize the target foe.
Elementalist	Signet of Air	Gain Swiftness	Blind your target and nearby foes
	Signet of Earth	Improves Toughness	Immobilize your foe
	Signet of Fire	You gain Fury	Burn your foe
	Signet of Restoration	Gain health every time you cast a spell	Heal yourself
	Signet of Water	You cleanse a condition every ten seconds	Freeze your foe
Mesmer	Signet of Inspiration	Gain a random boon every ten seconds	Copy all of your boons to nearby allies
	Signet of Domination	Improved Condition damage	Stun your foe
	Signet of Midnight	Improved boon duration	Blind nearby foes
	Signet of Illusions	Grants more health to your illusions	Recharge your Shatter skills
Necromancer	Signet of Spite	Improves power	Inflict bleeding, blindness, cripple, poison, and vulnerability on your foe
	Signet of the Locust	Increases your movement speed	Steal health from nearby enemies
	Plague Signet	Transfers conditions from nearby allies to yourself	Send your conditions to a foe
	Signet of Undeath	Generates life force	Revive nearby allies

[edit] Related traits

[edit] Guardian

Radiance

• Inscribed Removal - Using a Signet removes a condition from yourself.
• Perfect Inscriptions - Your Signet passive effects are improved.
• Signet Mastery - 20% faster signet cooldown.

[edit] Warrior

Arms

• Deep Strike - You gain +40 Precision for each unused signet you have equipped.

Discipline

• Signet Mastery - Signets recharge 25% faster.

[edit] Ranger

Marksmanship

• Beastmaster's Might - Activating a signet grants might.
• Signet Mastery - Signets have a 20% shorter recharge.
• Signet of the Beastmaster - Active effects of signets effect you as well as your pet.

[edit] Thief

Critical Strikes

• Signet Use - Gain initiative when activating a Signet.
• Signets of Power - Gain 10 seconds of Might[sic] when activating a Signet.
• Fast Signets - Signet recharges are reduced by 20%.

[edit] Elementalist

Fire Magic

• Burning Fire - Cleansing Flame, Signet of Fire, Conjure Flame, and Conjure Fiery Greatsword inflict 3 seconds of Burning.
• Fire's Embrace - When you active a Signet, you gain a fiery aura for 3 seconds.

Earth Magic

• Signet Mastery - Signets recharge 20% faster.
• Written in Stone - Maintain the passive effects of Signets when you activate them.

Water Magic

• Shard of Ice - Arcane and Signet skills cause Vulnerability when activated.
• Soothing Wave - Mist Form and Signet of Water grant 2 seconds of Regeneration.

Arcane Power

• Arcane Energy - Arcane and Signet skills restore 25% endurance when used.

[edit] Mesmer

Domination

• Signet Mastery - The recharge on your signets is reduced by 20%.

Dueling

• Blurred Inscriptions - Activating a Signet grants you 1 second of Distortion.

Chaos

• Cleansing Inscriptions - Activating a signet removes a condition.

[edit] Necromancer

Spite

• Signet Mastery - Signet cooldown reduced by 20%
• Signet Power - Activating a Signet gives you Might.

[edit] Trivia

• The engineer is the only profession that does not have any signets.

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Skill types
Modifiers		AoE • Chain • Channel • Charge • Sequence • Toggle
	Shared	Shout • Signet • Trap • Transform
	Virtues	Meditation • Spirit weapon • Symbol • Tome • Ward
	Burst skills	Banner • Physical • Stance
	Tool belt	Device kit • Elixir • Gadget • Turret • Weapon kit
	Pets	Pet skills • Spirit • Survival
	Steal	Deception • Dual wield • Stealth • Trick • Venom
	Attunements	Arcane • Aura • Cantrip • Conjure • Glyph
	Shattering	Clone • Glamour • Manipulation • Mantra • Phantasm
	Death Shroud	Corruption • Mark • Minion • Spectral • Well