Static Shock

Use your A.E.D. to stun an enemy. — In-game description

Static Shock

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Parent skill

  A.E.D.

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Tool belt

Game link

API

21661

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0.75¾  20  

Static Shock

Use your A.E.D. to stun an enemy.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 3 (0.01)^?

 Stun: 2 seconds

 Defiance Break: 200

 Range: 180

— In-game description

Related traits

 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.
•  Kinetic Battery — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.

 Scrapper

•  Expert Examination — Your function gyro grants protection to allies when cast. Using a healing skill's associated toolbelt grants protection to nearby allies.

Notes

• Damage value is shown without equipped weapon or kit and should not be used for power coefficient calculations.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
July 07, 2020	Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01.
May 08, 2018	The stun duration of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 2-second stun duration in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased the stun duration from 1 second to 2 seconds in PvP and WvW.
July 26, 2016	The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Recharge reduced from 30 seconds to 25 seconds.
December 10, 2013	Static Shock has been added to the game.