Distortion
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Distortion
- Profession
Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Profession mechanic
- Type
- Shatter
- Game link
- API
- API
“Shatter. Gain distortion and destroy all your clones, gaining additional distortion for each one shattered.
- Distortion (1s): Immune to conditions and damage.
- Number of Targets: 1
- Radius: 240
- Prevents Capture-Point Contribution
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
Related skills[edit]
Signet of Illusions — Signet Passive: Creates a clone every few seconds. Signet Active: Recharges shatter skills.
Related traits[edit]
Domination
- Rending Shatter — Shatter skills inflict vulnerability on hit.
- Shattered Concentration — Shatter skills also remove a boon on hit.
Chaos
- Auspicious Anguish — Convert damaging conditions to boons whenever you gain Distortion or become disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
- Bountiful Disillusionment — Gain stability when you use a Shatter skill. Gain an additional boon based on which Shatter is used.
Inspiration
- Inspiring Distortion — Grant aegis to other nearby allies whenever you give yourself distortion or use Shatter skill 4.
- Restorative Illusions — Heal yourself and lose conditions when you use a Shatter skill.
Illusions
- Maim the Disillusioned — Shatter skills inflict torment on hit.
- Master of Misdirection — Shatter skills gain recharge reduction.
- Master of Fragmentation — Your Shatter skills are improved.
Chronomancer
- Time Catches Up — Activating a Shatter gives your illusions superspeed. Shatters deal increased damage to movement-impaired foes.
- Flow of Time — Gain alacrity for each clone you shatter.
- Illusionary Reversion — Shatter skills generate a clone if you have enough clones present.
- Seize the Moment — You and nearby allies gain quickness for each clone you shatter. Tides of Time now also applies quickness in an area when cast.
Mirage
- Riddle of Sand — When entering combat, your first Ambush attack applies confusion. This ability refreshes when you use a Shatter skill.
- Nomad's Endurance — Shatter skills give vigor, and vigor grants condition damage.
- Desert Distortion — Illusions shattered by Distortion become Mirage Mirrors. Ambush skills become available for a short time whenever you grant distortion to yourself.
Notes[edit]
- This skill is locked until level 19.[1]
- Unlike Blur, the Distortion effect actually grants Invulnerability.
- Although Distortion doesn't affect foes on its own, on-shatter effects like Maim the Disillusioned will affect foes near caster and destroyed illusions.
- Appears in the fourth profession mechanic slot for mesmer and its chronomancer and mirage elite specializations. Virtuoso uses Bladesong Distortion instead.
Version history[edit]
For a detailed skill history, see here.
Patch | Changes |
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March 27, 2018 |
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February 06, 2018 |
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September 29, 2015 |
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June 23, 2015 | Specialization update:
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May 21, 2014 |
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April 30, 2013 |
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January 03, 2013 |
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August 28, 2012 | Game release:
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Trivia[edit]
A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.
See also[edit]
Bladesong Distortion — Virtuoso's Bladesong skill in this slot