Part 67

Explore Guild Wars 2 skills like Disrupting Lunge, Distracting Shot, and Dodge. Learn unlock conditions and effects.

Skills:

1. Skill: (Unnamed Pet Skill)
   Attribute: Beast Mastery
   Effect: If your pet dies, you revive it with 10% to 48% of its max health, but all your skills are disabled for 8 seconds.
   Comment: This skill is almost mandatory if you bring a pet, unless you have alternative pet healing methods.
   Unlock from: Garemm [Ascalon City]
   Purchase from: Sir Bertran [Ascalon City]
2. Skill: Concussion Shot
   Attribute: Marksmanship
   Energy Cost: 25
   Casting Time: .5
   Recharge Time: 10
   Effect: If this hits a target foe while they are casting a spell, the spell is interrupted and the target becomes dazed for 5 to 11 seconds. Deals 1 to 10 damage.
   Comment: Dazed is effective for making casting abilities useless. High energy cost requires strategic use on long spell casts.
   Unlock from: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
   Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
3. Skill: Crippling Shot [Elite]
   Attribute: Marksmanship
   Energy Cost: 10
   Casting Time: 0
   Recharge Time: 1
   Effect: Target becomes crippled for 8 seconds. Cannot be blocked or evaded.
   Comment: Can still miss. Not a strong elite skill.
   Unlock from: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]
   Capture from: Melandru's Cursed [Perdition Rock]
4. Skill: Debilitating Shot
   Attribute: None
   Energy Cost: 10
   Casting Time: 0
   Recharge Time: 5
   Effect: If this hits, target foe loses 10 energy.
   Comment: Potentially useful for Mesmers focusing on inspiration magic for additional energy drain.
   Unlock from: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]
   Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]
5. Skill: Determined Shot
   Attribute: Marksmanship
   Energy Cost: 5
   Casting Time: 0
   Recharge Time: 10
   Effect: Deals 3 to 15 additional damage if it hits. If it misses, all your attack skills are recharged.
   Comment: Useful for recharging skills by intentionally missing.
   Unlock from: Narius [Henge of Denravi]
   Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]
6. Skill: Disrupting Lunge
   Attribute: Beast Mastery
   Energy Cost: 5
   Casting Time: 0
   Recharge Time: 5
   Effect: Your pet deals 1 to 10 additional damage. If the target was using a skill, it is interrupted and disabled for 20 additional seconds.
   Comment: Highly underrated skill for pet users. Combining with Distracting Shot can be devastating. The interrupt effect is often overlooked by opponents in PvP.
   Note: The 20-second disable may not apply to easily interrupted skills or if the target is dazed.
   Unlock from: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
   Purchase from: Thengen [Port Sledge]
7. Skill: Distracting Shot
   Attribute: Expertise
   Energy Cost: 5
   Casting Time: .5
   Recharge Time: 10
   Effect: Interrupts any skill the target is using and disables it for an extra 20 seconds. Deals 1 to 13 damage.
   Comment: The 20-second disable may not apply to easily interrupted skills or if the target is dazed.
   Unlock from: Willem [Yak's Bend]
   Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
8. Skill: Dodge
   Attribute: Expertise
   Energy Cost: 5
   Casting Time: 0
   Recharge Time: 30
   Effect: For 5 seconds, you move 33% faster and have a 27% to 65% chance to evade incoming arrows. Ends if you attack.
   Comment: Speed boost is minor; duration and recharge are poor; only affects arrows.
   Unlock from: Willem [Yak's Bend]
   Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]
9. Skill: Dryder's Defenses
   Attribute: Wilderness Survival
   Energy Cost: 5
   Casting Time: 0
   Recharge Time: 60
   Effect: Stance. For 5 to 10 seconds, you have a 75% chance to evade attacks and gain 34 to 55 armor against elemental damage.
   Comment: Excellent tanking skill, but recharge time is very long relative to its duration.
   Unlock from: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
   Purchase from: Harnil [Marhan's Grotto]
10. Skill: Dual Shot
    Attribute: None
    Energy Cost: 10
    Casting Time: 0
    Recharge Time: 5
    Effect: Fires two arrows at the same target, each dealing 75% damage.
    Comment: Effective for dealing extra damage with preparations, as they still hit twice at full damage.
    Unlock from: Garemm [Ascalon City]
    Purchase from: Sir Bertran [Ascalon City]
11. Skill: Dust Trap
    Attribute: Wilderness Survival
    Energy Cost: 25
    Casting Time: 2
    Recharge Time: 30
    Effect: When triggered, all foes in the area become blind for 3 to 9 seconds and take 10 to 56 earth damage. You are easily interrupted while setting the trap.
    Comment: Low utility trap due to high energy cost and long recharge. Blind effect is decent, but other crowd control is more efficient.
    Unlock from: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]
    Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]
12. Skill: Edge of Extinction
    Attribute: Beast Mastery
    Energy Cost: 5
    Casting Time: 5
    Recharge Time: 60
    Effect: Creates a level 1 to 8 spirit that lasts 30 to 126 seconds. When a like creature dies within its area, all creatures of that type take 14 to 43 damage.
    Comment: Considered largely useless, especially at the stage of the game where it is acquired.
    Unlock from: (Source text incomplete)