Chaotic Potency

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Chaotic Potency

Specialization
Mesmer icon small.png Chaos (trait list)
Tier
Master
Type
Major
Training cost
5 Hero points
Game link
API
API
Chaotic Potency

Gain condition damage. Gain additional condition damage while wielding a staff. Staff and trident skills gain reduced recharge.

Condition Damage attribute.png Condition Damage: +120
Condition Damage attribute.png Condition Damage: +120
Count Recharge.png Recharge Reduced: 20%

— In-game description

Notes[edit]

Skill Traited recharge
Staff Phase Retreat.png Phase Retreat (PvE) 10 8
Phase Retreat.png Phase Retreat (WvW, PvP) 12 9.6
Phantasmal Warlock.png Phantasmal Warlock (PvE) 15 12
Phantasmal Warlock.png Phantasmal Warlock (WvW, PvP) 18 14.4
Chaos Armor.png Chaos Armor (PvE) 20 16
Chaos Armor.png Chaos Armor (WvW, PvP) 25 20
Chaos Storm.png Chaos Storm (PvE) 25 20
Chaos Storm.png Chaos Storm (WvW, PvP) 35 28
Trident Blinding Tide.png Blinding Tide 8 6.4
Imminent Voyage.png Imminent Voyage 12 9.6
Phantasmal Whaler.png Phantasmal Whaler 5 4
Illusion of Drowning.png Illusion of Drowning 25 20

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
May 11, 2021
  • This trait has been reworked and renamed Chaotic Potency.
  • Gain condition damage. Gain additional condition damage while wielding a staff. Recharge of staff skills is reduced.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced protection duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
December 03, 2019
  • Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from reducing the recharge of Lesser Chaos Storm.
March 27, 2018
  • Fixed a bug in which this trait did not properly reduce the recharge time of trident skills.
August 08, 2017 Path of Fire pre-patch:
  • This trait now grants a flat 20% recharge reduction to staff and trident skills instead of scaling the recharge reduction with Chaos Armor.
  • Fixed a bug that caused this trait to grant an unlisted 50 Toughness while wielding a staff or trident.
January 26, 2016
  • The duration of protection has been reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.
September 29, 2015
  • Increased the recharge reduction from 2% to 2.5%.
June 24, 2015
  • Reduced the recharge reduction percent of staff skills per pulse of chaos armor from 5% to 2%.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
  • No longer grants toughness while wielding a staff or trident.
  • No longer reduces recharge of staff skills.
  • Added: When you gain Chaos Armor, you also gain protection for 5 seconds.
  • While you have Chaos Armor, your staff and trident skills recharge by 5% of their full recharge every second.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Chaotic Dampening has been added to the game.