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November 28, 2023

  • Blinding Powder: Reduced the cooldown from 40 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only.
Blinding Powder.png

Blinding Powder

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Deception
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.25¼ Activation time  
20 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Blinding Powder

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

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Stability.png Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Smoke Bomb Radius: 240
Breaks stun.png Breaks Stun
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

June 28, 2022

  • Blinding Powder: Reduced cooldown from 50 seconds to 40 seconds in PvP only.
Blinding Powder.png

Blinding Powder

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Deception
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.25¼ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Blinding Powder

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

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Stability.png Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Smoke Bomb Radius: 240
Breaks stun.png Breaks Stun
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

February 28, 2022

  • Blinding Powder: Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 50 seconds in PvP only.
Blinding Powder.png

Blinding Powder

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Deception
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.25¼ Activation time  
40 Recharge time
50 Recharge time
 
Blinding Powder

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

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Stability.png Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Smoke Bomb Radius: 240
Breaks stun.png Breaks Stun
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

July 10, 2018

  • Blinding Powder: 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.
Blinding Powder.png

Blinding Powder

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Deception
Training cost
3 Hero points
Game link
0.25¼ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Blinding Powder

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

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Stability.png Stability (1s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Smoke Bomb Radius: 240
Breaks stun.png Breaks Stun
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

May 08, 2018

January 27, 2015

October 15, 2013

  • Blinding Powder: 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.
Blinding Powder.png

Blinding Powder

Not available underwater  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Deception
Training cost
1 Hero points
Game link
40 Recharge time  
Blinding Powder

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

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Smoke Bomb Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

November 15, 2012

  • Blinding Powder: This skill's recharge has been reduced from 60 seconds to 40 seconds.
40 Recharge time  
Blinding Powder

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

Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Radius.png Radius: 240

— In-game description

Original version

60 Recharge time  
Blinding Powder

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

Blinded.png Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Radius.png Radius: 240

— In-game description