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Soothing Bastion

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Soothing Bastion.png

Soothing Bastion

Specialization
Herald icon small.png Herald (trait list)
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Training cost
10 Hero points
Soothing Bastion

Activate Crystal Hibernation when struck while below the health threshold. Shield skills increase the duration of boons on nearby allies.

Radius.png Health Threshold: 25%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration Increase: 2 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 600

— In-game description

Trait skill[edit]

Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
Shield Block (Ancient Jotun Shield).png Crystal Hibernation (PvE, WvW) 3 25 Channel a shield from the mists to protect you, blocking attacks and regenerating health.
Shield Block (Ancient Jotun Shield).png Crystal Hibernation (PvP) 3 60 Channel a shield from the mists to protect you, blocking attacks and regenerating health.

Notes[edit]

  • Contrary to the skill's description, it does not improve boon duration. Instead, it extends the duration of the current stack of your boons by 2 seconds. For example, if you have 2 stacks of might for 3 seconds and protection for 3 seconds, those boons will be increased to a 5 second duration.
  • The boon duration increase effect is applied at the end of the skill.
  • The Crystal Hibernation effect will prevent the player from moving or using non-instant skills, including Riposting Shadows, and cannot be cancelled except by weapon swapping.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
August 28, 2018
  • Trait was removed from the game.
March 27, 2018
  • Increased the cooldown from 25 seconds to 60 seconds in PvP only.
February 23, 2016
  • Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from properly extending boon durations.
January 26, 2016
  • Crystal Hibernation: The base healing per level from this skill has been reduced by 36%.
  • This affects Soothing Bastion as well.
November 17, 2015
  • Added a displayed effect for this trait when it is off recharge and can be triggered.
October 27, 2015
  • Increased the recharge from 20 seconds to 25 seconds.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Soothing Bastion has been added to the game.