Pain Absorption

Legendary Demon. Grant resistance to yourself and nearby allies. Absorb conditions from those allies, gaining additional resistance per condition. — In-game description

Pain Absorption

0.5½  

30

35

  

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Legendary Demon

Training cost

4 Hero points

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Legendary Demon. Grant resistance to yourself and nearby allies. Absorb conditions from those allies, gaining additional resistance per condition.

  Conditions Transferred: 1

  Resistance (2s): Conditions currently on you are ineffective; stacks duration.

  Self-Resistance per Condition (1s): Conditions currently on you are ineffective; stacks duration.

  Number of Targets: 5

  Range: 600

  Breaks Stun

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Corruption

• Demonic Defiance — Gain resistance when you use a Legendary Demon skill.
• Demonic Resistance — Damage is reduced when you have resistance on you.

Salvation

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

Invocation

• Glaring Resolve — Gain stability and heal yourself when you break stuns.

Devastation

• Notoriety — Might grants you more power and less condition damage. Gain might when using a legendary stance skill.

Herald

• Shared Empowerment — When applying a boon to an ally, also apply might to nearby allies.
• Reinforced Potency — Gain concentration and inflict increased damage for each active boon you have.
• Elevated Compassion — Heal allies when you grant them boons. An ally can only be affected by this skill once per interval.

Renegade

• Bold Reversal — When you break a stun, unleash an empowering roar.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 04, 2020	Increased energy cost from 30 to 35 in PvP only.
May 08, 2018	The energy cost of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 30-energy cost in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Reduced the energy cost from 35 to 30 in PvP and WvW.
December 13, 2016	This ability now breaks stun.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Pain Absorption has been added to the game.