Particle Accelerator

Fire a crippling bolt of light at your target. Allies the bolt passes through are granted swiftness. Projectile velocity and damage increased while above the heat threshold. — In-game description

Particle Accelerator

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Holosmith

Parent skill

  Photon Wall

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

API

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8

10

 

Fire a crippling bolt of light at your target. Allies the bolt passes through are granted swiftness. Projectile velocity and damage increased while above the heat threshold.

  Damage: 186 (0.7)^?

  Damage: 106 (0.4)^?

  Damage Increase Above 50% Heat: 10%

  Damage Increase Above 50% Heat: 5%

  Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed

  Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

  Number of Targets: 5

  Velocity Increase Above 50% Heat: 100%

  Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

  Range: 1,000

— In-game description

Related traits

Explosives

• Aim-Assisted Rocket — Missile hits launch a rocket at your target. After enough rockets have been fired, an orbital strike is called instead. This trait has an internal cooldown.

Firearms

• Modified Ammunition — Deal increased strike damage for each condition on a foe.

Inventions

• Soothing Detonation — Heal nearby allies when using a tool belt skill.

Alchemy

• Invigorating Speed — When you gain swiftness, you also gain vigor.
• Compounding Chemicals — Heal yourself when you grant yourself a boon. Gain increased concentration.

Tools

• Optimized Activation — Using tool belt skills grants vigor.
• Static Discharge — Discharge a bolt of lightning whenever you use a tool belt skill.
• Mechanized Deployment — Your tool belt skills gain reduced recharge. Tool belt skills remove conditions. Engage Photon Forge cannot activate this trait.
• Kinetic Battery — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum,[sic] charges gain a burst of speed.

Holosmith

• Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit — Increases maximum heat capacity. While above 100% heat, periodically gain might. Some skills and traits gain additional heat tiers.

Notes

• With the trait Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit when above 100% heat this skill increases damage by 20% in PvE and 10% in PvP and WvW.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 29, 2022	This skill now gains bonus damage while above 50% heat and additional bonus damage while above 100% heat, in addition to its previous effects.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 0.7 to 0.4. Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Particle Accelerator has been added to the game.