Otherworldly Bond

Form a tether through the Mists to a target ally or enemy. The strength of the tether increases over time. You can only be tethered to one target at a time, and the link is severed if you are too far away from your target or when you swap weapons. — In-game description

Otherworldly Bond

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Sequence

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Game link

API

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Otherworldly Bond

Form a tether through the Mists to a target ally or enemy. The strength of the tether increases over time. You can only be tethered to one target at a time, and the link is severed if you are too far away from your target or when you swap weapons.

Enemy target:
0-2 Seconds: Strike damage to tethered target increased. Inflict vulnerability on linked enemy each interval.
2-4 Seconds: Strike damage is further increased and additionally inflicts cripple.
4-6 Seconds: Strike damage is further increased and additionally inflicts slow. Gain access to Otherworldly Attraction.

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Damage Increase: 5%

 Additional Damage per Level: 5%

 Additional Damage per Level: 20.5½%

 Vulnerability (10s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage

 Vulnerability (8s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage

 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

 Cripple (1s): -50% Movement Speed

 Slow (1s): Skills and actions are slower.

 Duration: 7 seconds

 Interval: 1 second

Ally target:
0-2 Seconds: Grant might to the linked ally and players around you each interval.
2-4 Seconds: Grant more might.
4-6 Seconds: Grant even more might. In addition, grant fury. Gain access to Otherworldly Attraction.

 Might Stacks per Level (9s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

 Might Stacks per Level (4s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

 Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance

 Fury (2s): +20% Critical Chance

 Number of Allied Targets: 3

 Duration: 7 seconds

 Interval: 1 second

 Radius: 360

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Corruption

• Pact of Pain — Conditions you apply to foes last longer, but conditions applied to you also last longer.

Salvation

• Resilient Spirit — Periodically gain barrier for each unique boon you have.

Invocation

• Ferocious Aggression — All damage dealt is increased while you have fury.
• Incensed Response — Gain might when you grant yourself fury.
• Roiling Mists — Critical-hit chance is further increased while you are under the effect of fury.

Devastation

• Notoriety — Might grants you more power and less condition damage. Gain might when using a legendary stance skill.
• Targeted Destruction — Deal increased strike damage to targets based on their vulnerability stacks.
• Dance of Death — Applying vulnerability to foes grants stacks of Battle Scars. The healing from Battle Scars is increased while you are below the health threshold.

Herald

• Shared Empowerment — When applying a boon to an ally, also apply might to nearby allies.
• Reinforced Potency — Gain concentration and deal increased strike damage for each active boon you have.
• Elevated Compassion — Heal allies when you grant them boons. Grant boons to allies when your upkeep cost is equal to or higher than the threshold. An ally can only be affected by this skill once per interval.

Renegade

• Blood Fury — Fury increases the duration of bleeds you inflict. Gaining fury inspires you with Kalla's Fervor.
• Brutal Momentum — Gain increased critical-hit chance. This bonus is increased further while your endurance is full. Gain vigor when you gain fury.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 19, 2024	Reduced the initial damage increase from 10% to 5% and the bonus increase from 5% to 2.5% in WvW and PvP.
February 27, 2024	Otherworldly Bond has been added to the game. Bonus effects granted by this skill are no longer tied to scepter auto-attacks; instead, their effects strengthen the longer the target remains tethered. Decreased the maximum tether duration from 100 seconds to 7 seconds. Increased the cooldown from 6 seconds to 8 seconds in PvE only; the cooldown will only begin once the tether is broken. Increased the vulnerability duration from 5 seconds to 8 seconds in WvW and PvP. Reduced the might duration from 9 seconds to 4 seconds in WvW and PvP. Reduced the fury duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in WvW and PvP. Added a 1-second cooldown to Deactivate Otherworldly Bond when Otherworldly Bond is used.
January 30, 2024	Undocumented changes before release: Upkeep cost of 3 removed. Added duration of 7s. Recharge reduced from 9 to 8. Ally target interval changed from 3 to 1. Ally target initial might removed.
November 28, 2023	Otherworldly Bond was available during the beta event.