Learn about Guild Wars 2 skills like Antidote Signet, Apply Poison, and Barbed Trap. Find unlock and purchase locations.
Antidote Signet
Attribute: None
Energy Cost: 0, signet
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 8
Effect: Cleanses yourself of Poison, Disease, and Blindness.
Comment: This skill is considered fairly useless, especially in PvP, as poisoned conditions may quickly reapply or lead to fragility.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
Purchase from: Tengsao [Amnoon Oasis]
Apply Poison
Attribute: Wilderness Survival
Energy Cost: 15
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 12
Effect: Preparation. For the next 24 seconds, your physical attacks inflict the poison condition for 3 to 13 seconds.
Comment: A strong preparation, though poison only affects enemies with flesh, which become less common in later game stages.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
Purchase from: Captain Greywind [Ascalon Settlement]
Barbed Trap
Attribute: Wilderness Survival
Energy Cost: 15
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 20
Effect: Trap. If tripped, barbed trap does 20 to 56 piercing damage to all foes in the area and inflicts bleeding and cripple on them for 3 to 21 seconds. You are easily interrupted while setting this trap.
Comment: Considered the best trap due to the combination of Cripple and Bleeding effects. Best placed in front of your army or near casters for escape.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
Purchase from: Tengsao [Amnoon Oasis]
Barrage [Elite]
Attribute: Marksmanship
Energy Cost: 5
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 1
Effect: Lose all preparations. Shoot arrows at up to six enemies near your initial target. Each strike hits for 1 to 13 additional damage.
Comment: Arguably the best PvE elite for a ranger, dealing significant damage to multiple targets with low energy cost. Can be nearly offset by a zealous bowstring. Note: While it removes preparations, enchantments like "conjure flame" are not removed.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
Capture from: Markis [Iron Mines of Moladune], Snyk The Hundred Tongue [Abaddon's Mouth]
Bestial Pounce
Attribute: Beast Mastery
Energy Cost: 5
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 15
Effect: Your pet performs an attack that hits for an additional 5 to 17 damage. If the target was casting a spell, they are knocked down.
Comment: A great pet interrupt skill.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]
Brutal Strike
Attribute: Beast Mastery
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 5
Effect: Your pet attacks for 5 to 17 more damage. If the target has health lower than 50% after the initial damage, that target takes 5 to 17 more damage.
Comment: Functions as a pet's finishing move, offering quicker recharge than some alternatives and allowing sustained damage.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]
Purchase from: Mazzim [Fisherman's Haven]
Call of Haste
Attribute: Beast Mastery
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 25
Effect: Shout. For 30 seconds, your pet moves 25% faster and has 25% more attack speed.
Comment: An excellent skill for Beast Masters, also aiding in interrupts with appropriate skills.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]
Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
Call of Protection
Attribute: Beast Mastery
Energy Cost: 5
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 115
Effect: Shout. For 120 seconds, your pet has 1 to 11 base damage reduction.
Comment: This skill is reportedly bugged and does not currently provide any damage reduction.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]
Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]
Called Shot
Attribute: None
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 0
Recharge Time: 4
Effect: Your shot moves 3 times faster than normal and cannot be blocked or evaded.
Comment: Lacks damage, making it not very useful.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]
Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
Charm Animal
Attribute: Beast Mastery
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 10
Recharge Time: 0
Effect: Charms a target animal, making it your pet as long as this skill is equipped. To dismiss a pet and charm a new one, speak to the tamer outside Ascalon City in Post Searing or in Regent Valley in Pre-Searing.
Comment: Essential if you plan to use a pet.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Garemm [Ascalon City]
Purchase from: Sir Bertran [Ascalon City]
Choking Gas
Attribute: Wilderness Survival
Energy Cost: 15
Casting Time: 2
Recharge Time: 24
Effect: Preparation. For 1 to 10 seconds, your arrows deal 1 to 7 more damage and spread choking gas to all adjacent foes on impact. Choking gas interrupts any foe trying to cast a spell.
Comment: A useful interrupt skill, frequency depends on bow speed.
Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
Comfort Animal
Attribute: Beast Mastery
Energy Cost: 10
Casting Time: 1
Recharge Time: 1
Effect: Heals your pet for 20 to 87 health.
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