Confusing Images

Channel a beam of energy that damages and confuses your foe. — In-game description

Confusing Images

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Activ. type

Channeled

Game link

API

10168

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20.25¼  

9

12

 

Confusing Images

Channel a beam of energy that damages and confuses your foe.

 Damage (7x): 1,953 (5.32)^?

 Damage (7x): 658 (1.785)^?

₇ Confusion (7s): 539 Damage, 346 Damage on Skill Use

₇ Confusion (4s): 308 Damage, 346 Damage on Skill Use

 Number of Targets: 5

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Mechanics

• This skill pierces.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the cooldown from 12 seconds to 9 seconds in PvE only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.38 to 0.255.
April 23, 2019	The physical damage of this skill has been split and reduced by 50% in PvP and WvW.
August 28, 2018	The animation length of this skill has been increased from 2 seconds to 2.25 seconds. The damage has been increased by 25% per strike, and the number of strikes has been increased from 6 to 7.
February 06, 2018	Confusion duration has been reduced from 7 seconds to 4 seconds in WvW and PvP only.
April 19, 2016	The damage output of this skill has been increased by 20%.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Added one additional strike to this skill. Strikes from this skill now display an additive total rather than individual hits. This skill now activates 50% faster.
January 27, 2015	The duration of confusion from this skill has been increased from 5 seconds to 7 seconds.
October 15, 2013	Reduced the recharge from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
March 26, 2013	Now strikes enemies that it passes through.
October 22, 2012	This skill has been updated to fire at its correct distance.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Confusing Images has been added to the game.

Trivia

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