Otherworldly Bond/history

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.

Otherworldly Bond

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

 

Sequence

 →  →  → 

Game link

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0.75¾  5  

8

12

 

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

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.

Otherworldly Bond

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

 

Sequence

 →  →  → 

Game link

“

0.75¾  5  

8

12

 

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%

 Additional Damage per Level: 5%

 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

January 30, 2024

• Guild Wars 2 Wiki notes: Undocumented changes prior to release as follows:
  • 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.

Beta event version: November 28, 2023

Otherworldly Bond

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

 

Sequence

 →  →  → 

Game link

“

0.75¾  5  -3  9  

Otherworldly Bond

Form a tether through the Mists to a target ally or enemy. The power of the tether can be increased with scepter autoattacks. 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: Tether yourself to the targeted enemy. Gain charges by striking the tethered enemy with your autoattack.
No charges: Strike damage to tethered target increased. Inflict vulnerability on linked enemy.
Three charges: Strike damage is further increased and additionally inflicts cripple.
Six charges: Strike damage is further increased and additionally inflicts slow. Gain access to Otherworldly Attraction

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Additional Damage per Level: 5%

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

 Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed

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

 Interval: 1 second

Ally target: Tether yourself to the targeted ally. Gain charges by striking any enemy with your autoattack.
No charges: Grant might to the linked ally and players around you.
Three charges: Grant more might.
Six charges: Grant even more might. In addition, grant fury. Gain access to Otherworldly Attraction

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

 Fury (3s): +20% Critical Chance

₃ Initial Might (9s): 90 Condition Damage, 90 Power

 Number of Allied Targets: 3

 Interval: 3 seconds

 Radius: 360

 Range: 900

— In-game description