Magnet

Pull your target to you. — In-game description

Magnet

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Kit

  Tool Kit

Game link

API

5996

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Magnet

Pull your target to you.

 Defiance Break: 350

 Range: 1,200

 Unblockable

— In-game description

Related traits

Inventions

• Bunker Down — Create a proximity mine at your target's location and a med kit at your location when you disable an enemy.

Tools

• Lock On — Striking a stealthed foe triggers Invisible Analysis. Disabling a foe triggers Controlled Analysis. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Scrapper

• System Shocker — Disabling a foe grants barrier to nearby allies. Your function gyro dazes foes when cast. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Notes

Bugs:

• Sometimes in WvW/PvP if this skill is cast from higher terrain, it causes the pulled target to fly in the air and take falling damage, occasionally killing them instantly.
• Sometimes the target isn't pulled all the way, the cause is unknown.

• This skill causes 350 Defiance bar damage.
• Becoming obstructed while channeling does not stop the pull so long as you are not obstructed when the channel ends.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 15, 2025	This skill now plays an additional sound effect on its target.
June 25, 2024	This skill now properly plays its visual effect during the full channel. This skill cannot be retargeted. This skill now applies bonus defiance damage to targets with defiance bars.
June 27, 2023	Reduced cooldown from 20 seconds to 15 seconds in PvE only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds.
May 08, 2018	The cooldown of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 20-second cooldown in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
December 15, 2015	Fixed a bug that was causing this skill to fail when first pulling an enemy into combat.
September 29, 2015	Updated Magnet to allow it to pull a target the full distance to you if the target was near maximum range.
April 15, 2014	Added an unblockable skill fact.
November 15, 2012	This skill's range has been doubled.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Magnet has been added to the game.