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Sphere Specialist

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Sphere Specialist.png

Sphere Specialist

Specialization
Catalyst icon small.png Catalyst (trait list)
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Training cost
10 Hero points
Game link
API
API
Sphere Specialist

Boons applied by your Jade Sphere have increased duration. You can now gain energy while jade spheres are active.

Duration.png Duration Increase: 150%
Duration.png Duration Increase: 50%

— In-game description

Related skills[edit]

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

Related traits[edit]

Traits that are improved by this trait

Catalyst Catalyst

Notes[edit]

  • This modifies the duration per pulse to:
Deploy Jade Sphere (fire).pngMight.png Might (25s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Deploy Jade Sphere (fire).pngMight.png Might (70.5½s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Deploy Jade Sphere (water).pngResolution.png Resolution (20.5½s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.
Deploy Jade Sphere (water).pngResolution.png Resolution (10.5½s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.
Deploy Jade Sphere (air).pngFury.png Fury (20.5½s): +20% Critical Chance
Deploy Jade Sphere (air).pngQuickness.png Quickness (10.5½s): Skills and actions are faster.
Deploy Jade Sphere (earth).pngProtection.png Protection (20.5½s): -33% Incoming Damage
Deploy Jade Sphere (earth).pngProtection.png Protection (10.5½s): -33% Incoming Damage
Deploy Jade Sphere (fire).pngMight.png5 Might (25s): 150 Condition Damage, 150 Power
Deploy Jade Sphere (fire).pngMight.png Might (9s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power
Deploy Jade Sphere (water).pngVigor.png Vigor (120.5½s): +50% Endurance Regeneration
Deploy Jade Sphere (water).pngVigor.png Vigor (40.5½s): +50% Endurance Regeneration
Deploy Jade Sphere (air).pngFury.png Fury (120.5½s): +20% Critical Chance
Deploy Jade Sphere (air).pngFury.png Fury (40.5½s): +20% Critical Chance
Deploy Jade Sphere (earth).pngAegis.png Aegis (70.5½s): Block the next incoming attack.
Deploy Jade Sphere (earth).pngResistance.png Resistance (3s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.
Quickness.png Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch Changes
October 08, 2024
  • Increased the boon duration increase from 100% to 150% in PvE only. This trait now also allows the catalyst to gain energy while a jade sphere is deployed.
March 15, 2022
  • Raised the base duration increase of Jade Sphere boons from 20% to 100% in PvE only.
February 28, 2022 End of Dragons release:
  • Sphere Specialist has been added to the game.
  • (Undocumented) Increased boon duration reduced from 50% to 20% in PvE.
November 30, 2021
September 21, 2021