Hounds of Balthazar

This article is about the human elite skill. For the hostile NPC, see Hound of Balthazar.

Summon two Hounds of Balthazar to fight at your side. — In-game description

Hounds of Balthazar

 

Profession

Common

Race

Human (skill list)

Slot

Elite

Summons

Hound of Balthazar

Game link

API

API

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Summon two Hounds of Balthazar to fight at your side.

  Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description

Combat abilities

Skills

•   Bite — Melee auto-attack that inflicts  Burning for 3 seconds.
•   Fiery Leap — Leaps at target enemy, inflicting AoE damage and  Burning for 8 seconds where it lands. Only used on targets outside of melee range.

Notes

Anomaly:

The NPCs summoned by this skill are sometimes affected by several mesmer traits that affect illusions such as Time Catches Up. They will also sometimes react to shatter skills by quickly running to the target.

• Despite the fact that they can't be summoned underwater, if the hounds are summoned before entering water, they will follow the player even after diving, but they won't attack while in the water.
• If for some reason Hounds summoned by previous uses of the skill are still alive when the skill is used again (such as through Adrenal Mushrooms), the previously summoned Hounds will die.
• When this skill is used your character will sometimes shout:
  • Be my will and fury.
  • Show no mercy.
  • Hit them hard.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 06, 2018	Updated the voice-over lines.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Hounds of Balthazar has been added to the game.

Trivia

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Hound of Balthazar.

• The human god Balthazar is accompanied by two war hounds, Temar and Tegon, and the god is often depicted with the pair at his feet.
• The constellation Hounds of Balthazar is named after the hounds.

See also

•   Warband Support
•   Thieves Guild
•   Mistfire Wolf