Energy Siphoning

Equipped with an arcanodynamic jade energy siphon built into its modular arm units, your mech becomes able to channel energy from your target into its own battery reserves, gaining automatic use of the Jade Siphon skill in combat. Your mech gains a greater percentage of your own toughness and vitality stats. — In-game description

Energy Siphoning

Specialization

Mechanist (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Training cost

10 Hero points

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Energy Siphoning

Equipped with an arcanodynamic jade energy siphon built into its modular arm units, your mech becomes able to channel energy from your target into its own battery reserves, gaining automatic use of the Jade Siphon skill in combat. Your mech gains a greater percentage of your own toughness and vitality stats.

 Toughness and Vitality Inherited by Mech: 100%

— In-game description

Trait skills

Skill			Description
Jade Siphon (PvE)	0.75¾	15	The mech connects to the target with a draining beam of energy, weakening and damaging the target while gaining might.
Jade Siphon (WvW, PvP)	0.75¾	15	The mech connects to the target with a draining beam of energy, weakening and damaging the target while gaining might.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 30, 2021	This minor trait has been removed and replaced with "Exigency Protocols", which increases the power of all Regeneration boons you apply by 20%, and when your Mech takes damage while below 50% health, it will gain Regeneration and a 50% reduction to incoming damage for 5 seconds. (60s cooldown)
October 26, 2021	Energy Siphoning was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 3.