Well of Calamity

Well. Create a well that rends time, damaging, weakening, and crippling foes in the area. When the final pulse of Well of Calamity triggers, it deals massive damage to foes in the area. — In-game description

Well of Calamity

   

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Specialization

Chronomancer

Slot

Utility

Type

Well

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

30525

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Well of Calamity

Well. Create a well that rends time, damaging, weakening, and crippling foes in the area. When the final pulse of Well of Calamity triggers, it deals massive damage to foes in the area.

 Pulse Damage: 346 (1.3)^?

 Pulse Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Final Damage: 558 (2.1)^?

 Final Damage: 798 (3.0)^?

 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

 Weakness (2s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Number of Targets: 5

 Pulses: 3

 Duration: 3 seconds

 Radius: 240

 Combo Field: Ethereal

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Chronomancer

• Time Catches Up — Activating a Shatter gives your illusions superspeed. Shatters deal increased damage to movement-impaired foes.
• All's Well That Ends Well — Wells heal allies when they end.

Notes

• Despite the skill description, this Well pulses 4 times, with the first pulse applying on Well placement.
  • All 4 pulses apply the listed conditions.
  • The first 3 pulses each deal the listed pulse damage
  • The last pulse applies the final damage (and activates All's Well That Ends Well if you have it traited).

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 02, 2023	Increased pulse power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.3 in PvE only. Reduced final power coefficient from 3.0 to 2.1 in PvE only.
November 29, 2022	Increased power coefficient of initial strikes from 0.5 to 1.0 in PvE only.
February 22, 2017	Fixed a bug that caused wells to display their effects incorrectly while under the effects of quickness or slow.
October 18, 2016	Fixed a bug that allowed this ability to apply conditions through all forms of defense.
May 17, 2016	The visual effects of this skill has been restored to their original state for the player. The previous effects are now used as the lower level-of-detail versions.
November 17, 2015	Reduced the visual noise on the effects associated with this skill.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Well of Calamity has been added to the game.

Trivia

• The skill icon appears to depict a moon (or a similar natural satellite) crashing into a planet.
• When using the skill, an image of a Death's-head hawkmoth appears on the ground.
• The wording of the description of this skill is a subtle reference to BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. Several other Chronomancer abilities reference this series as well.
• Well of Calamity's most prominent sound effect is its ticking sound, which plays strongest on a pulse. The note on the final pulse whirls up to match the graphic of flying crystal.