Prismatic Singularity

Collapse a ring of holograms to pull foes into a single point. The ring explodes when it fully collapses. Radius and pull distance increased while above the heat threshold. — In-game description

Prismatic Singularity

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Holosmith

Parent skill

  Hard Light Arena

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

API

“

0.5½  

30

35

 

Collapse a ring of holograms to pull foes into a single point. The ring explodes when it fully collapses. Radius and pull distance increased while above the heat threshold.

  Pull Damage: 27 (0.1)^?

  Pull Damage: 3 (0.01)^?

  Explosion Damage: 319 (1.2)^?

  Explosion Damage: 133 (0.5)^?

  Pull: 240

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 240

  Radius and Pull Increase above 50% Heat: 120

  Blast Radius: 120

  Explosion

  Defiance Break: 150

— In-game description

Related traits

Explosives

• Short Fuse — Gain fury when you hit a foe with an Explosion.
• Steel-Packed Powder — Explosions cause vulnerability.
• Explosive Temper — Explosions grant stacking ferocity when they hit.
• Shrapnel — Explosions have a chance to cripple and cause bleeding on hit.
• Big Boomer — Deal increased strike damage to foes with a lower health percentage than you. Hitting with an Explosion heals you over a few seconds.

Inventions

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

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.
• Lock On — Striking a stealthed foe triggers Invisible Analysis. Disabling a foe triggers Controlled Analysis. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• 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 has an explosion damage increase of 25% in PvE or 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 on the explosion portion of the attack when used above 100% heat, in addition to its previous effects. Increased explosion power coefficient from 0.5 to 1.2 in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 0.1 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 35 seconds.
August 28, 2018	The cooldown of this skill has been split between game modes. It has been increased from 30 seconds to 45 seconds in PvP only.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Prismatic Singularity has been added to the game.