Zealous Scepter

Gain might when your Virtue skill 1 passive effect triggers; gain more might while wielding a scepter. — In-game description

Zealous Scepter

Specialization

Zeal (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Zealous Scepter

Gain might when your Virtue skill 1 passive effect triggers; gain more might while wielding a scepter.

₂ Scepter Might Gain (10s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

 Non-Scepter Might Gain (10s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

₂ Scepter Might Gain (4s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

 Non-Scepter Might Gain (4s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

₂ Scepter Might Gain (6s): 60 Condition Damage, 60 Power

 Non-Scepter Might Gain (6s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

— In-game description

Related skills

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Virtue of Justice — Virtue
•   Spear of Justice — Virtue
•   Tome of Justice — Virtue
•   Rushing Justice — Virtue

Notes

• Whilst wielding a scepter, using any skill (not just scepter skills) will grant 2 stacks of might.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
December 01, 2020	Reduced might duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in WvW only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced might duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds.
August 09, 2017	Fixed a bug in which this trait failed to grant might when a guardian was also traited with Permeating Wrath.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait now also grants 1 stack of might for 10 seconds if you are using a nonscepter weapon when it triggers.
January 26, 2016	Increased the might gain from this trait from 1 stack for 10 seconds to 2 stacks for 10 seconds when justice is triggered.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Zealous Scepter has been added to the game.