Phantasmal Defender/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Phantasmal Defender. |
May 22, 2018
- Phantasmal Defender: The tooltip for this skill now shows the correct damage the skill inflicts in PvE. Its damage has been reduced by 50% in PvP and WvW.
Phantasmal Defender
- Profession
Mesmer (skill list)- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Phantasm
- Training cost
- 3 Hero points
- Game link
“1
4050Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Summon an illusion that taunts your target and all nearby targets while blocking. When it finishes blocking, the illusion explodes, dealing increased damage for each attack it blocked.
Increased damage per block: 50%
Taunt (3s): Involuntarily attack foes.
Number of Targets: 5
Radius: 240
Range: 900
— In-game description
February 06, 2018
- Phantasms can no longer be shattered and no longer count toward your maximum illusion count.
- Phantasms are destroyed and then replaced by clones after completing their unique attack or if their attack is interrupted.
- Phantasmal Defender: This skill taunts your target and all nearby foes for 3 seconds in PvE and for 1 second in PvP and WvW, then blocks attacks.
- After it has finished blocking, it explodes, dealing damage based on how many attacks it blocked.
- The phantasm now spawns closer to the caster's location.
- It no longer grants protection.
- The recharge has been increased to 40 seconds in PvE and 50 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Phantasmal Defender
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Phantasm
- Training cost
- 3 Hero points
- Game link
“14050Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Summon an illusion that taunts your target and all nearby targets while blocking. When it finishes blocking, the illusion explodes, dealing increased damage for each attack it blocked.
— In-game description
February 22, 2017
- Phantasmal Defender: The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
Phantasmal Defender
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Phantasm
- Training cost
- 3 Hero points
- Game link
“1
Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Apply boons in an area, and then summon an illusion that gives Illusion of Defense to nearby allies when it attacks.
Protection (4s): -33% Incoming Damage
Illusion of Defense (5s): A portion of incoming damage is transferred to the illusionary defender.
— In-game description
October 18, 2016
- Phantasmal Defender: The casting time of this ability has been reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.
Phantasmal Defender
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Phantasm
- Training cost
- 3 Hero points
- Game link
“1Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Apply boons in an area, and then summon an illusion that gives Illusion of Defense to nearby allies when it attacks.
— In-game description
July 26, 2016
- Phantasmal Defender: This utility skill now applies protection for 4 seconds in a radius around the mesmer.
- The damage reduction from this illusion has been reduced from 50% to 33%.
Phantasmal Defender
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Phantasm
- Training cost
- 3 Hero points
- Game link
“1½Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Apply boons in an area, and then summon an illusion that gives Illusion of Defense to nearby allies when it attacks.
— In-game description
October 23, 2015
- Phantasms: Fixed a bug in which incorrect damage values displayed in the skill facts.
June 23, 2015
- Illusionary Defender: Updated the description of this skill to more accurately convey that it also absorbs damage directed at allies. Functionality has not been changed.
- Phantasm damage has been increased by 15%.
Phantasmal Defender
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Phantasm
- Training cost
- 3 Hero points
- Game link
“1½Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Summon an illusion that gives Illusion of Defense to nearby allies when it attacks.
— In-game description
January 27, 2015
- Phantasmal Defender: The cooldown on this skill has been reduced from 30 seconds to 25 seconds.
“1½Phantasmal DefenderPhantasm. Summon an illusion that redirects half of the damage you would take to itself instead.
— In-game description
May 20, 2014
- Phantasmal Defender: Updated the skill facts to have the appropriate damage indicator (separate from the general fix to minion skill damage).
