Phantasmal Whaler

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Phantasmal Whaler.png

Phantasmal Whaler

Profession
Mesmer icon small.png Mesmer (skill list)
Weapon
Trident
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Type
Phantasm
Summons
Illusionary Whaler
Game link
API
10328
Only available underwater This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.
0.5½ Activation time  5 Recharge time  2 Ammunition  
Phantasmal Whaler

Phantasm. Cast Siren's Call on nearby foes and create an illusion that confuses foes with a harpoon gun.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 588 (0.6)?
Confusion.png8 Confusion (6s): 528 Damage, 396 Damage on Skill Use
Confusion.png4 Confusion (3s): 132 Damage, 198 Damage on Skill Use
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Casts: 3
Maximum Count.png Maximum Count: 2
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 15 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 600
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Phantasm[edit]

Phantasm Skill used Effect
Illusionary Whaler Whaler's Volley Whaler's Volley Deals damage and causes confusion.

Related traits[edit]

See also: Phantasm#Related traits

Dueling Dueling

Chaos Chaos

Inspiration Inspiration

Illusions Illusions

Chronomancer Chronomancer

Virtuoso Virtuoso

Notes[edit]

  • Phantasms have their own unique weapon strength that is independent of the player's equipped weapon rarity. The defender has a weapon strength midpoint of 2553.5.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
February 06, 2018
  • This skill has been renamed to Phantasmal Whaler for consistency with other phantasm skills.
  • Confusion duration has been increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds.
  • Increased the confusion stacks per hit from 1 to 2.
  • Reduced the recharge from 20 seconds to 5 seconds.
  • This skill now uses the ammunition system and has 2 casts with a 15-second recharge between casts.
  • Damage has been increased by 30%.
May 16, 2017
  • This skill now fires Siren's Call projectiles at 3 nearby foes in addition to summoning a phantasm.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Increased the damage of this phantasm by 53% to put it in line with other phantasms.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Phantasm damage has been increased by 15%.
September 09, 2014
  • Fixed a bug that allowed this ability to be cast without a target.
May 20, 2014
  • Updated the skill facts to have the appropriate damage indicator (separate from the general fix to minion skill damage).
December 14, 2012
  • This phantasm now attacks more often, and now does a reasonable amount of damage.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Illusionary Whaler has been added to the game.

Trivia[edit]

  • The skill icon bears a very close resemblance to a Mind Flayer, a psionic creature infamous for its mind-affecting abilities in Dungeons & Dragons.