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

Game link

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API

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Blind foes in the target area and grant stealth to nearby allies.

  Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.

  Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Smoke Bomb Radius: 240

  Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Shadow Arts

•  Last Refuge - Use Lesser Blinding Powder when your health reaches a certain threshold or when you take falling damage. You take less falling damage.
•  Cloaked in Shadow - Gaining stealth blinds nearby foes. You cannot be critically hit while stealthed.

Notes

• Can be used while under control effects.
• This skill is actually a point blank area of effect.
• 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.

Related skills

Area stealth

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   Mass Invisibility
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   Shadow Refuge

Stealth + blind

•  
  
   Blinding Tuft
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   Throw Feathers

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
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.