Bladesong Sorrow

Bladesong. Fire all stocked blades, inflicting your target with conditions. — In-game description

Bladesong Sorrow

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Specialization

Virtuoso

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Bladesong

Game link

API

62616

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0.5½  20  

Bladesong Sorrow

Bladesong. Fire all stocked blades, inflicting your target with conditions.

 Strike Damage per Blade Spent: 101 (0.38)^?

 Strike Damage per Blade Spent: 133 (0.5)^?

 Confusion (3s): 33 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use

 Number of Targets: 5

 Pierces

 Blade

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Mechanics

• This skill fires its blades from the Virtuoso's position at the end of the cast, meaning you could   Blink away and the blades will still fire from that initial spot.
• This skill fires all its blades at once rather than in rapid succession.
• This skill requires a target to cast and requires facing the target to cast.
  • You are not required to face the target the entire cast, just the beginning of it.

Related traits

Domination

• Rending Shatter — Shatter skills inflict vulnerability on hit.
• Shattered Concentration — Shatter skills also remove a boon on hit.
• Mental Anguish — Shatter skills deal more damage. This bonus damage is doubled against foes that are not activating skills.

Dueling

• Blinding Dissipation — Shatter skill 2 inflicts blindness.

Chaos

• Illusionary Defense — Grant protection to nearby allies when you use a Shatter skill.
• Illusionary Membrane — Gain chaos aura when you use Shatter skill 2. While you have chaos aura, condition damage you deal is increased.
• Bountiful Disillusionment — Gain stability when you use a Shatter skill. Grant an additional boon to nearby allies based on which Shatter is used.

Inspiration

• Restorative Illusions — Heal and cleanse conditions from yourself and nearby allies when you use a Shatter skill.

Illusions

• Cry of Pain — Shatter skill 2 inflicts more stacks of confusion for an increased duration.
• Maim the Disillusioned — Shatter skills inflict torment on hit.
• Master of Misdirection — Shatter skills gain recharge reduction.
• Master of Fragmentation — Your Shatter skills are improved.
• Malicious Sorcery — Confusion you inflict has increased duration. When you dodge an attack, inflict confusion on your attacker.

Virtuoso

• Bladeturn Refrain — Bladesongs grant aegis.
• Jagged Mind — Blade attacks inflict bleeding on critical hits. A percentage of your condition damage dealt heals you.
• Deadly Blades — Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack.
• Sharpening Sorrow — Gain fury when you activate Bladesong Sorrow. Fury increases your expertise.
• Psychic Riposte — Blocking or evading an attack stocks blades. Dodging stocks a blade and causes your next Bladesong to be unblockable.
• Infinite Forge — Automatically stock blades while in combat. When you use bladesong above the blade threshold, refund blades. Blade attacks deal more damage.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 28, 2022	Bleed on hit removed.
March 15, 2022	Bleed duration per hit increased from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Bladesong Sorrow has been added to the game. (Undocumented) Bladesong Sorrow now inflicts 3 seconds of Bleeding in addition to its previous effects. (Undocumented) Reduced the recharge from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
November 30, 2021	Bladesong Sorrow was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Fixed a bug in which Bladesong Sorrow did not apply Confusion if the trait Sharpening Sorrow was equipped. Fixed a bug in which Bladesong Sorrow could hit additional times if you are standing inside the targets' hitbox.
August 17, 2021	Bladesong Sorrow was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.