Pure of Heart

Aegis heals when it blocks an attack. — In-game description

Pure of Heart

Specialization

Honor (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Pure of Heart

Aegis heals when it blocks an attack.

 Healing: 645 (0.5)^?

 Healing: 516 (0.15)^?

 Healing: 516 (0.2)^?

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Protector's Strike — Mace
•   Shield of Judgment — Shield

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Epilogue: Unbroken Lines — Tome of Courage

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Restoring Reprieve — Mantra
•   Rejuvenating Respite — Final Charge

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   "Advance!" — Shout
•   Fragments of Faith — Trap

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Virtue of Courage — Virtue
•   Shield of Courage — Virtue
•   Tome of Courage — Virtue
•   Crashing Courage — Virtue

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Honor

• Force of Will — Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Traits that are improved by this trait

Valor

• Valorous Defense — Gain aegis when you are struck while below the health threshold.
• Communal Defenses — Blocking an attack grants aegis to nearby allies.

Virtues

• Resolute Subconscious — Gain resolution and aegis when disabled. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Dragonhunter

• Hunter's Premonition — Traps skills grant aegis when used.

Notes

• Affects all instances of  Aegis that you apply, whether to yourself or to allies.
• Overwriting aegis by another application will increase the boon duration but not trigger the heal.
• The heal is equal to (5 + Level^2 * 0.1 + Healing Power * 0.5).

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 23, 2021	Reduced heal scaling from 0.3 to 0.15 in PvP only.
July 07, 2020	Reduced healing coefficient from 0.3 to 0.2 in WvW only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced base heal from 645 to 516. Reduced healing coefficient from 0.5 to 0.3.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Master tier. Updated the description to reflect the actual behavior of this trait.
December 10, 2013	Increased scaling with healing power from 25% to 40%.
June 25, 2013	This trait now heals for its base amount +25% benefit from healing power, up from 10%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Pure of Heart has been added to the game.