Magnet

Magnet

10.25¼  20  

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Engineering kit 

 

 Tool Kit

 

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Pull your target to you.

  Range: 1,200

  Unblockable

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

 Tools

•  Power Wrench — Reduces recharge of your tool-kit skills. Reduce the recharge of your elite skill when you dodge.

Notes

• This skill causes 150 Defiance bar damage.
• Becoming obstructed while channeling does not stop the pull so long as you are not obstructed when the channel ends.

Bug:

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.

Bug:

Sometimes the target isn't pulled all the way, the cause is unknown.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
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.