Reflect

This article is about the general mechanic that reflects projectiles. For the effect applied by Master of Fragmentation, see Reflection.

Reflect is a combat mechanic that returns incoming projectile attacks to their source, including all properties of the projectiles; the original target is unaffected by a reflected attack. However, reflected attacks do not count as hits and will not trigger hit-based effects, such as on-hit sigil effects. Unblockable projectiles cannot be reflected.

For example, if a ranger attacks a foe using the longbow's Rapid Fire, the arrows will be reflected back at the ranger. If any hit, the ranger will be damaged and be affected by vulnerability; the target will not.

Each projectile can only be reflected twice, after which they will go through any further reflecting effects unless they can also block projectiles. Piercing projectiles that already hit a target before being reflected will not hit the same target again after a second reflection.

The way traits affect reflected projectiles depends on each particular trait-skill combination, and how each trait interacts with skills and effects. For example:

• Leg Specialist deals immobilize when crippled is dealt, so a Throw Axe reflected back at someone with Leg Specialist will not deal immobilize unless the one who reflects it has also Leg Specialist or a similar trait; but if the one reflecting has Leg Specialist, the immobilized will be dealt along the reflected crippled, as the immobilize is added to the act of dealing crippled, not to the skill.

Related skills

Weapon skills that reflect

•   Spear Swipe — Spear
•   Bladestorm — Dagger
•   Magnetic Shield — Shield
•   Electro-whirl — Hammer
•   Whirling Defense — Axe
•   Swirling Strike — Spear
•   Dust Strike — Staff
•   Magnetic Wave — Focus, when attuned to earth
•   Magnetic Aura — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Sand Squall — Warhorn, when attuned to earth

Bundle skills that reflect

•   Chapter 3: Valiant Bulwark — Tome of Courage
•   Air Blast — Flamethrower
•   Magnetic Surge — Magnetic Shield (bundle)

Healing skills that reflect

•   Mirror — Manipulation

Utility skills that reflect

•   Wall of Reflection — Consecration
•   Shattering Blow — Rage
•   Photon Wall — Exceed
•   "Aftershock!" — Shout
•   Feedback — Glamour

Elite skills that reflect

•   Dagger Storm — Trick
•   "Rebound!" — Shout

Profession mechanic skills that reflect

•   Whirling Axe — Stolen skill

Pet skills that reflect

•   Sonic Barrier — Juvenile Reef Drake

Common skills that reflect

•   Magnetic Discharge — Magneton Hammer
•   Push

Related traits

Traits that reflect

• Shield Master (Defense) — Reflect missiles whenever you are blocking. Gain adrenaline when you block an attack or reflect a missile.
• Experimental Turrets (Inventions) — Turret. Turrets create a reflective barrier when built and grant boons to allies around them on a regular interval.
• Arcane Resurrection (Arcane) — Cast Geyser when you begin reviving a downed ally. Geyser now partially revives downed allies. When you begin reviving an ally, you gain an aura based on your attunement.
• Unstable Conduit (Tempest) — Overloads grant an aura based on your attunement.
• Evasive Mirror (Dueling) — Reflect projectiles after a successful evasion.
• Warden's Feedback (Inspiration) — Focus weapon skills reflect projectiles. Reduces recharge on focus weapon skills.
• Master of Fragmentation (Illusions) — Your Shatter skills are improved.

Trait skills that reflect

•   Magnetic Aura (Streamlined Kits) — Become surrounded in a magnetic shield that reflects projectiles.

Related effects

Effects that cause reflect

•  Magnetic Aura
•  Mirror

Related equipment

• Relic of the Wizard's Tower — After using an elite skill, shield yourself with a projectile-reflecting barrier while summoning a wave that pulls enemies toward you.

Non-projectiles that can be reflected

These skills can be reflected, even though they do not appear to be projectiles.

Open world

• Brekkabek will often throw bears as projectiles that can be reflected. Reflected bears that hit a target will become allied bears.^{[verification requested]}

Dungeons

• Ascalonian Catacombs: Colossus Rumblus (P3): Shockwave (he raises both hands)
• Citadel of Flame: Braziers at start of P1 shoot fire projectiles
• Citadel of Flame: Stone (final P2 boss): The AoE fireballs can be absorbed, e.g. using Swirling Winds
• Crucible of Eternity: Icebrood Elemental's Freeze Row (that icy cone aoe)
• Honor of the Waves: Aldus Stormbringer's projectiles can be reflected, but when his Shield of Jormag buff is up, they will be re-reflected back.
• Sorrow's Embrace: Destroyer of Worlds: Shrapnel Grenade (summons Destroyer of Earth) can be reflected to spawn a friendly Destroyer.
• The Ruined City of Arah: Belka's projectiles can be reflected, but if her Bubble buff is up, they will be reflected back at you.
• Twilight Arbor: Spiders: Entangling Web, a ranged attack

Fractals of the Mists

• Uncategorized Fractal:
  • Ettin: Bellow (glows and stomps ground)
  • The puzzle stairwell orbs can be reflected.
• Captain Mai Trin: Pistol Shot (teleporting skill) can be reflected, teleporting you to Mai Trin
• Snowblind Fractal — Sons of Svanir: the greatsword Whirlwind Attack (glow and stick sword in ground) can be reflected.
• Molten Furnace Fractal — Weapon Testing Facility: Fire tornado phase and Fire barrage phase can be reflected. Place the reflect/absorb skill right in the center of the Fire barrage to work.

Unreflectable special cases

These skills cannot be reflected, even though they appear to include projectile-like animations or are similar to real-world projectiles

Open world

• Blunderbuss: the game does not treat buckshot or shrapnel skills as projectiles.

Dungeons

Ascalonian Catacombs

• Spider Queen: her Venom Spray projectiles are unblockable.
• Cave Troll's Troll Smash (a bouncing electric ball) and its stomp cannot be reflected

Caudecus's Manor

• Sure-shot Seamus: Shrapnel Blast is actually a cleave, not a projectile.

Twilight Arbor

• Greater Vine/Nightmare Vines: Spit
• Malrona: Venom Blast is made of unblockable projectiles.
• Spiders generally cannot be reflected, except for their Entangling Web Attack; everything else is a spray/bite.
• Slick: Tar Pool
• Sparki: Ground Bloom

Honor of the Waves

• Icebrood Troll: Every skill of this champion is unblockable, making reflects obsolete.
• Aldus Stormbringer: Although his projectiles can be reflected, if he has his Shield of Jormag buff, they will be re-reflected back at you, potentially killing you instantly.

Crucible of Eternity

• Subject Alpha: Teeth of Mordremoth is unblockable.

The Ruined City of Arah

• Champion Orrian Spiders: Venom Blast (same attack as Malrona)
• Dead Eye: Kill shot is unblockable
• Ancient Ooze and Vile Oozes have unblockable attacks.
• Shoggroth: Tar Spit is unblockable.
• Inquest Handler: Blunderbuss
• Alphard: Daggerstorm (electric bouncing bolts are unblockable)
• Belka's projectiles can be reflected, however if her Bubble buff is up, her projectiles will reflect back at you (e.g. Point Blank Shot - the knockback)
• Wraithlord's Hunter: Poison Cloud is unblockable.

Fractals of the Mists

Uncategorized Fractal

• Old Tom - Disrupting Blasts (poison bolts)
• Baron von Scrufflebutt - Rockets

Captain Mai Trin Boss Fractal

• Captain Mai Trin - Pistol Spin (instead, sidestep to avoid damage).

Strike Mission

Strike Mission: Kaineng Overlook

• The Sniper - Jade Laser Shot, Jade Laser Shot (Challenge Mode), and Jade Ricochet (only in challenge mode).

Strike Mission: Harvest Temple

• Elite Void Brandbomber - Branded Artillery.

Strike Mission: Cosmic Observatory

• Dagda - Spinning Nebula (only in challenge mode).

Raid

Spirit Vale

• Sabetha the Saboteur - Flak Shot.

Salvation Pass

• Evolved Slubling - All of its spit attack cannot be reflected.
• Matthias Gabrel - Oppressive Gaze.

The Key of Ahdashim

• Qadim the Peerless - Rain of Chaos & Caustic Chaos.

Notes

• Reflection projectile's chance to cause a critical hit scale with the Precision of the character who used reflect, not the original attacker's.

See also

• Block