Learn about Guild Wars 2 skills like Hex Breaker, Ignorance, and Illusionary Weaponry, including their effects, costs, and unlock conditions.
Hex Breaker
Attribute: Domination Magic
Energy Cost: 5
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 5
Effect: Stance. For 15 to 75 seconds, any time you are the target of a hex (a detrimental spell), that hex fails and the caster takes 10 to 39 damage.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
Ignorance
Attribute: Domination Magic
Energy Cost: 15
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 10
Effect: Hex, for 8 to 18 seconds, target foe can not use signets (special abilities often tied to professions).
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
Purchase from: Thengen [Port Sledge]
Illusion of Haste
Attribute: Illusion Magic
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: 5
Effect: Enchantment (a beneficial spell). The status of crippled (movement speed reduction) is removed. For 5 to 10 seconds, you move 33% faster than normal. When Illusion of Haste ends, you become crippled for 15 seconds.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]
Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
Illusion of Weakness
Attribute: Illusion Magic
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 30
Effect: Enchantment, lose 50 to 202 health. This spell ends when you are under 25% maximum health. When it ends, you gain 50 to 202 health.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]
Illusionary Weaponry [Elite]
Attribute: Illusion Magic
Energy Cost: 15
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: 40
Effect: Enchantment. For 30 seconds you deal no melee damage, but instead, your melee damage is converted to 8 to 34 chaos damage (damage that ignores armor).
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
Learn from: Digo Murkstalker [Iron Mines of Moladune], Hopestealer [Snake Dance]
Imagined Burden
Attribute: Illusion Magic
Energy Cost: 15
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: 30
Effect: For 8 to 18 seconds target foe moves 50% slower than normal.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Garemm [Ascalon City]
Purchase from: Sir Bertran [Ascalon City]
Ineptitude [Elite]
Attribute: Illusion Magic
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: 20
Effect: Hex, for 4 to 9 seconds, target foe takes 10 to 68 damage if he or she attacks and becomes blinded (cannot target or attack) for ten seconds.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
Learn from: Wyt Sharpfeather [Mineral Springs]
Inspired Enchantment
Attribute: Inspiration Magic
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: varies
Effect: Spell, remove an enchantment from target foe and gain 3 to 13 energy. That enchantment replaces inspired enchantment in your skill bar for 20 seconds.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]
Inspired Hex
Attribute: Inspiration Magic
Energy Cost: 5
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: varies
Effect: Remove a hex from target ally and gain 3 to 13 energy. Inspired Hex is replaced for 20 seconds by that hex.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]
Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]
Keystone Signet [Elite]
Attribute: Inspiration Magic
Energy Cost: 0, signet
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 30
Effect: Signet, all of your other signets are recharged, your non signet skills are disabled for 17 to 7 seconds.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
Learn from: Rune Ethercrash [Spearhead Peak]
Leech Signet
Attribute: Inspiration Magic
Energy Cost: 0, signet
Casting Time: .25
Recharge Time: 45
Effect: Interrupt target foes action. If it was a spell, you gain 3 to 13 energy.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]
Mantra of Concentration
Attribute: Inspiration Magic
Energy Cost: 5
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 20
Effect: Stance. For 60 to 156 seconds, the next time you would be interrupted, you are not.
- Hex Breaker is useful for neutralizing multiple casters.
- Ignorance can stop foes from using signets, including healing or resurrection signets.
- Illusion of Haste can be used for escape, but be mindful of the subsequent crippling effect.
- Illusionary Weaponry converts melee damage to chaos damage, which ignores armor.
- Keystone Signet recharges other signets but disables non-signet skills.
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