Blinding Powder

This article is about the thief skill. For the trait skill that previously had the same name, see Lesser Blinding Powder.

Blinding Powder

0.25¼  40  3   

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Deception

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Deception. Blind nearby foes and grant stealth to nearby allies.

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared or taunted.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Smoke Bomb Radius: 240

  Breaks Stun

  Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

 Shadow Arts

•  Merciful Ambush — When you apply stealth to an ally, they heal and revive over a short duration. Stealth yourself and your target when reviving an ally.
•  Shadow's Embrace — Remove conditions periodically while in stealth.
•  Hidden Thief — Stealing grants you stealth. Deception skills gain reduced recharge.
•  Meld with Shadows — Stealth lasts longer when it's granted by your skills. Gain increased movement speed while stealthed.
•  Cloaked in Shadow — Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. Blinding foes siphons health from them.
•  Shadow's Rejuvenation — Regenerate health and initiative while in stealth.

 Critical Strikes

•  Hidden Killer — Gain bonus critical-hit chance while stealthed. This bonus lingers for a short duration after you've been revealed.

Notes

• Although this skill has a very comprehensive animation when used, it is invisible to enemy players in WvW and sPvP, so you will not reveal your position while stealthed if you use it. ^{[verification requested]}

Related skills

Area stealth

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   Mass Invisibility
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   Shadow Refuge

Stealth + blind

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   Blinding Tuft
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   Throw Feathers

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 10, 2018	Updated the tooltip of this skill to better clarify its area of effect. This skill now has a 0.25-second casting time but is now also a stun breaker.
May 08, 2018	This skill can now be used underwater.
January 27, 2015	This skill no longer interrupts your own skills.
October 15, 2013	Stealth duration has been decreased from 5 seconds to 4 seconds when traited with Meld with Shadows. The skill remains with a base of 3 seconds. This skill is now a blast finisher.
November 15, 2012	This skill's recharge has been reduced from 60 seconds to 40 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Blinding Powder has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.