List of downed skills

Downed skills are the four skills available to a player in the downed state and a fifth skill in PvE for those with the Spectral Aid mastery. The first three slots are determined by your profession; the fourth slot is always Bandage and the fifth skill is Channeled Agony for those with the mastery.

Unlocking progression

Skill	Requirement
First and fourth downed skill (Bandage), along with the downed state and rallying.	Level 5
Second downed skill.	Level 16
Third downed skill	Level 19
Fifth downed skill (Channeled Agony) (PvE only, not available in Raids or Strikes.)	Train the Spectral Aid Mastery (requires having The Head of the Snake episode unlocked)

Downed skills by profession

#	Skill			Description
Guardian
1	Wrath	3		Focus a wrathful light ray on your foe.
2	Wave of Light	0.5½	15	Push nearby foes back.
3	Symbol of Judgment	0.5½	20	Draw a symbol on the ground that heals allies and damages foes.
Revenant
1	Essence Sap	0.25¼		Throw energy at your target, slowing them.
2	Forceful Displacement	0.75¾	10	Displace your foe through the Mists, forcing them away from you.
3	Vengeful Blast	0.5½	10	Pull energy towards you from the Mists, damaging nearby foes. The damage is increased as the energy is drawn inwards.
Warrior
1	Throw Rock	0.25¼		Throw a rock at your target.
2	Hammer Toss	1	10	Throw a hammer that knocks down foes.
3	Vengeance	0.5½	20	Rally and fight normally for a brief time. You have a chance to fully rally if you kill an enemy. When the vengeance ends, you are defeated.
Engineer
1	Throw Junk		0.25¼	Throw a bit of junk and inflict a random condition on your foe.
2	Grappling Line		10	Throw out a grappling line to pull your foe to you.
3	Booby Trap		20	Set off an explosive booby trap, launching nearby foes with a powerful blast.
Ranger
1	Throw Dirt	0.25¼		Throw a handful of dirt to bleed your foe.
2	Thunderclap		10	Damages your target and dazes foes around that target.
3	Lick Wounds	0.5½	20	Revive your pet at your location to revive you.
Thief
1	Trail of Knives	0.25¼		Throw a knife that bounces off nearby foes, crippling them.
1	Venomous Knife			Stealth Attack. Throw a knife, bleeding and poisoning your target.
2	Shadow Escape		15	Teleport to the target location.
3	Smoke Bomb	0.5½	20	Drop a smoke bomb and vanish in stealth.
Elementalist
1	Discharge Lightning	0.5½	0	Blast your foe with lightning.
2	Vapor Form		20	Assume a mobile, vaporous form, returning to a downed state when the effect ends.
3	Grasping Earth	30.5½	10	Immobilize your foe with hands erupting from the ground.
Mesmer
1	Mind Blast	0.75¾		Create an explosion of magical energy, confusing your foe.
2	Deception	0.5½	15	Clone. Shadowstep and create a downed clone of yourself to attack foes in range.
3	Phantasmal Rogue	0.5½	8	Phantasm. Summon a phantasmal rogue that deals increased damage from behind. If the rogue hits, the recharge of this skill is reduced.
Necromancer
1	Life Leech	60.25¼		Leech health from a foe to heal yourself.
2	Fear	10.25¼	10	Make your foe flee in fear.
3	Fetid Ground	0.25¼	20	Create fetid ground that damages and poisons foes.
Common
4	Bandage	490.25¼	5	Call your allies for help. Restores health while you channel it.
4	Rescue Protocol			Command your jade bot to revive you.
5	Channeled Agony	2	60	Steel yourself and channel a burst of spectral agony to foes within range.
In Snowball Mayhem
1	Throw Snowball	0.25¼		Throw a snowball at your target.
2	Icy Ground	0.5½	10	Freeze the ground around youself.
3	Freeze Beam	3	10	Freeze your foe with a beam of energy.

See also

• List of drowning skills

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Skill types and profession mechanics