Polymorph Moa

Turn your foe into a moa bird. — In-game description

Polymorph Moa

 

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Slot

Elite

Type

Transform

Game link

This skill has an underwater replacement: Polymorph Tuna

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Polymorph Moa

Turn your foe into a moa bird.

 Duration: 6 seconds

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Moa Form

While morphed, the skill bar is replaced with the following set of skills in slots 1-5. Slots 6-0 are disabled.

#	Skill			Description
1	Claw	0.25¼		Scratch your foe.
2	Kick	1	4	Kick your foe.
3	Peck	2	4	Peck your foe.
4	Screech	10.5½	4	Let out a moa screech.
5	Flee	0.75¾	10	Flee from your enemies.

Notes

• This skill was replaced with Signet of Humility with the June 23, 2015 game update.
• Causes the Morphed effect.
• Can be dodged and blocked.
• A successful cast will end any forms in use by an enemy such as Tornado or Lich Form, and destroy all necromancer minions (except Jagged Horrors).
• You can practice the morphed skill set in the Heart of the Mists, the Mesmer training NPC will cast it on you in battle.
• In sPvP, it will not interrupt an enemy's finisher. The target will change form and their finisher animation will disappear, but the finishing skill itself will not be interrupted.
• Polymorph Moa can make certain NPC enemies much more dangerous, especially those of elite or higher rank, by giving them a set of skills with much shorter recharges and greater damage coefficients than their own, which greatly increases their damage.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This skill has been renamed to "Signet of Humility" (from Polymorph Moa) and is now classified as a signet skill. Its passive effect reduces the duration of stun, daze, fear, and taunt by 20%. Its active effect remains unchanged.
July 15, 2014	Skritt burglars are no longer affected by Polymorph Moa.
August 20, 2013	Fixed a bug that caused this skill to appear unselectable while underwater.
August 06, 2013	This skill should now animate when used with a greatsword.
April 30, 2013	Can be used while moving.
November 15, 2012	Targets transformed by this skill have 5 new and less-frustrating skills, and this skill can also be used underwater to turn enemies into tuna (Tuna Morph). This skill now removes Death Shroud from the target instead of the necromancer being stuck in Death Shroud.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Polymorph Moa has been added to the game.

Trivia

• Polymorph Tuna and Polymorph Moa are the only player transform skills that affect other players, instead of the caster.