Boons & Effects

• Aegis

  Block the next attack.
• Fury

  20% critical chance increase. Stacks in duration.
• Might

  X damage per attack increase. Stacks intensity.
• Protection

  33% damage reduction. Stacks in duration.
• Regeneration

  Regenerates X health per second. Stacks in duration.
• Retaliation

  Does X damage to an opponent each time they hit you. Stacks in duration.
• Stability

  Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, or feared.
• Swiftness

  33% movement speed increase. Stacks in duration.
• Vigor

  Faster endurance regeneration. Stacks in duration.
• Quickness

  Makes all skills and actions 50% faster.
• Resistance

  Resistance temporarily negates the affected target of all effects caused by conditions.

• Distortion

  Allows mesmers to evade attacks for some time.
• Frenzy

  Increases damage taken by 25%. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
• Frosty Armor

  Chills foes that hit you.
• Haste

  Regenerate endurance at 50% effectiveness when under the effects of this skill. It's typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
• Invulnerability

  Prevents the target from taking damage or receiving conditions. It is also placed on rallied players for one second.
• Quickening Zephyr

  Prevents healing. It typically seen as a mechanic to offset a beneficial effect such as quickness.
• Rejuvenation

  Regenerates health. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession through the Virtue of Resolve.
• Smiting

  Causes every fifth attack to apply burning. This effect is exclusive to the guardian profession.
• Stealth

  Allows the user to be invisible to enemy players and avoid being spotted by enemy NPCs.

Conditions

• Bleeding
  Bleeding is a stackable condition that deals damage over time.
• Blind
  Causes the target's next hit to miss instead.
• Burning
  Inflicts X damage per second. Stacks in duration.
• Chilled
  Reduces movement speed and skill recharge by 66%. Stacks in duration.
• Confusion
  Inflicts X damage each time a foe uses skill. Stacks in intensity.
• Crippled
  Crippled is a condition which decreases movement speed by 50%. Stacks in duration.
• Fear
  Causes the target to run directly away from the caster.
• Immobilized
  Immobilized is a condition which prevents movement and dodging. Victims also can't turn. Stacks in duration.
• Poison
  Inflicts X damage per second. Reduces outgoing heals by 33%. Stacks in duration.
• Torment
  Deals damage every second; deals additional damage if moving; stacks intensity.
• Vulnerability
  Increases damage the target takes by 1%. Stacks in intensity.
• Weakness
  Causes 50% of attacks to be glancing and reduces endurance regeneration by 50%. Stacks in duration.
• Slow
  Slow is a condition that reduces the activation time of skills and abilities.
• Agony
  Agony is an effect unique to Fractals of the Mists that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces received healing by ~50%.

Control

• Break Stun
  Stun break is an effect which can break control effects on a character.
• Daze
  Interrupts and prevents the target from using skills for a period of time.
• Float
  Forces the affected target(s) to move towards the surface.
• Knockdown
  Interrupts and causes the foe to be unable to move or use skills for a short duration. Knocked down foes fall to the ground.
• Launch
  Interrupts and tosses a character into the air.
• Pull
  Shortens the distance between the user and the foe by drawing one of them to another. If a foe is pulled, this can result in an interrupt.
• Push
  Physically pushes foes away from the player and interrupts them.
• Sink
  Forces the affected target(s) to move away from the surface.
• Stun
  Interrupts, immobilizes, and incapacitates foes for a short duration.
• Teleport
  Teleport (alternatively, flash) is a mechanic that causes the user or target(s) to instantly move from one location to another.
• Taunt
  Taunt is a control effect that forces the affected target to run towards the source of taunt with all skills except stun breakers disabled while using their auto-attack skill.

Fields & Finishers

• Dark Field
  Dark Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Blindness
  Leap Finisher: Blindness
  Projectile Finisher: Life stealing
  Whirl Finsher: Leeching Bolts
• Ethereal Field
  Ethereal Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Chaos Armor
  Leap Finisher: Chaos Armor
  Projectile Finisher: Confusion
  Whirl Finsher: Confounding Bolts
• Fire Field
  Fire Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Might
  Leap Finisher: Fire Shield
  Projectile Finisher: Burning
  Whirl Finsher: Burning Bolts
• Ice Field
  Ice Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Frost Aura
  Leap Finisher: Frost Aura
  Projectile Finisher: Chilled
  Whirl Finsher: Chilling Bolts
• Light Field
  Light Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Retaliation
  Leap Finisher: Retaliation
  Projectile Finisher: Remove Condition
  Whirl Finsher: Cleansing Bolts
• Lightning Field
  Lightning Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Swiftness
  Leap Finisher: Dazing Strike
  Projectile Finisher: Vulnerability
  Whirl Finsher: Brutal Bolts
• Poison Field
  Poison Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Weakness
  Leap Finisher: Weakness
  Projectile Finisher: Poison
  Whirl Finsher: Poison Bolts
• Smoke Field
  Smoke Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Stealth
  Leap Finisher: Stealth
  Projectile Finisher: Blindness
  Whirl Finsher: Blinding Bolts
• Water Field
  Water Combo Effects
  
  Blast Finisher: Area Healing
  Leap Finisher: Healing
  Projectile Finisher: Regeneration
  Whirl Finsher: Healing Bolts
• Super Speed
  Activate your slick shoes, enabling you to move at superior speeds.
• Revealed
  Revealed is an effect applied when stealth is broken, for example by entering combat or exiting a Shadow Refuge circle prematurely.

• Blast Finisher
  Blast Combo Effects
  
  Dark: Area Blindness
  Ethereal: Area Chaos Armor
  Fire: Area Might
  Ice: Area Frost Aura
  Light: Area Retaliation
  Lightning: Area Swiftness
  Poison: Area Weakness
  Smoke: Area Stealth
  Water: Area Healing
• Leap Finisher
  Leap Combo Effects
  
  Dark: Blindness
  Ethereal: Chaos Armor
  Fire: Fire Shield
  Ice: Frost Aura
  Light: Retaliation
  Lightning: Dazing Strike
  Poison: Weakness
  Smoke: Stealth
  Water: Healing
• Projectile Finisher
  Projectile Combo Effects
  
  Dark: Life stealing
  Ethereal: Confusion
  Fire: Burning
  Ice: Chilled
  Light: Remove Condition
  Lightning: Vulnerability
  Poison: Poison
  Smoke: Blindness
  Water: Regeneration
• Whirl Finisher
  Whirl Combo Effects
  
  Dark: Leeching Bolts
  Ethereal: Confounding Bolts
  Fire: Burning Bolts
  Ice: Chilling Bolts
  Light: Cleansing Bolts
  Lightning: Brutal Bolts
  Poison: Poison Bolts
  Smoke: Blinding Bolts
  Water: Healing Bolts