Dragon's Maw

Trap. Lay a trap that pulls enemies and creates a barrier that holds them in. — In-game description

Dragon's Maw

 0.5½  

75

50

 

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Specialization

Dragonhunter

Slot

Elite

Type

Trap

Training cost

25 Hero points

Game link

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Trap. Lay a trap that pulls enemies and creates a barrier that holds them in.

  Damage: 638 (2.4)^?

  Damage: 3 (0.01)^?

 ₁₀ Boon on Trap Trigger (8s): 300 Condition Damage, 300 Power

 ₁₀ Boon on Trap Trigger (6s): 300 Condition Damage, 300 Power

  Slow (4s): Skills and actions are slower.

  Slow (3s): Skills and actions are slower.

  Maw Barrier Duration: 4 seconds

  Trigger Radius: 180

  Attack Radius: 240

  Maw Barrier Radius: 120

  Range: 180

— In-game description

Related traits

Valor

• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.

Virtues

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
• Glacial Heart — Mighty Blow becomes Glacial Blow. Chill and damage foes that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Dragonhunter

• Piercing Light — Traps gain reduced recharge and slow enemies.
• Dulled Senses — Cripple enemies that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Heavy Light — Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased strike damage to disabled foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Notes

• The pull and ward effects each cause 150 Defiance bar damage.
• There is a slight delay after the trap animation starts, it is possible to exit Dragon's maw in this duration.
• It is possible to exit Dragon's Maw by dodging towards the edge and using Stun break during the knockdown animation.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 23, 2021	Fixed a bug in which the trap would be created at the incorrect location if the guardian moved during the arming time.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 2.5 to 0.01. Reduced might duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds. Reduced slow duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 75 seconds to 50 seconds.
January 14, 2020	Traps now disappear without activating if their skill is unequipped.
January 26, 2016	Increased the barrier radius from 90 to 120. Reduced barrier duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Updated the effects of this trap to cull less frequently.
November 17, 2015	Fixed an issue that caused the effects of this trap to fade early, leaving an invisible, impassable ring for a short time. Reduced the visual noise on the effects associated with this skill.
October 29, 2015	Fixed a bug that caused this trap to last for 60 seconds instead of the full 5 minutes.
October 27, 2015	Increased the cooldown of this ability from 60 to 75 seconds.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Dragon's Maw has been added to the game.