Guild Wars 2

These are the cheapest type of upgrade as it does nothing but add effects to a skill. These are common for auto-attacks.

Ex:

• Ranger: Shortbow-Crossfire = Bleeds the target(s) regardless if you’re flanking or not. Bleeds 3sec when flanking and 2sec when not.
• Ranger: Longbow-Rapid Fire = Applies Torment instead of Vulnerability.

These are a bit costly as they may increase the cooldown of the base skill. These either alter a chain of skills for an attack or adds a chain to a skill without. These are more common for skill that already have a chain.

Ex:

• Mesmer: Greatsword-Illusionary Wave > Illusionary Fan = Swing again, creating a Winds of Chaos and/or Siren’s Call on each target hit while pushing yourself back, away from the enemy. +5sec cooldown.

• Mesmer: Focus- Temporal Curtain > Closed Curtain = Creates a much taller wall of energy for 8 seconds that causes damage to those that pass over it. Light Field; +10sec cooldown.

These are odd ones as they don’t add to or onto the skill directly and the original skill is still available. They are so named ‘flip’ because the upgraded skill will ‘flip’ the old skill to a new skill when certain conditions are set. One condition shared among all flip skill upgrades is, the skill tied to it must be off cooldown.

Ex:

• Warrior: Axe-Cyclone Axe/Axe Twist = If you have stability, Axe Twist hits in a wider range and pulls all foes with the Fury boon closer to you. Whirl Finisher; 25sec cooldown.

• Warrior: Hammer-Staggering Blow/Belly Blow = If you have been blinded within the last 10 seconds, you can blindly swing 3-times quickly around you to blind those around you on each hit. Hits through blind. Whirl finisher; 20sec cooldown.

These are upgrades that add to a skill via your profession mechanic. These have limitations related to profession mechanics such as Illusions, Adrenaline, etc.

Ex:

• Elementalist: Staff-Unsteady Ground?Charged Ground = Cast a spell on top of Unsteady Ground depending on your previous attunement. Water (grants regen to allies and chill to foes that walk over its area); Fire (Smoke Field, pulses burn and bleed); Air (dazes and/or knocks back foes that try to cross); 35sec cooldown.

• Elementalist: Staff- Meteor Shower?Meteor = When you complete the cast of Meteor Shower, a large meteor strikes at the center, doing high damage and knocking down foes. All attunements must be recharged and go on a 15sec cooldown simultaneous cooldown.

1. Glyph of Immolation – (Passive) Fireball also causes 1sec of burning and grants a Glyph for your next non-auto attack. Counts as a glyph and will burn foes hit with next non-auto attack.
2. Inferno – (Passive) A flame explodes at your feet, dealing damage to those near you, when you cast Fireball.
3. Flare – (Chain) Sweeping flare strikes out in front of you (800 range) after casting Fireball, dealing damage in a line.

1. Bed of Coals – (Passive) Lava Font has a small chance to knock down foes.
2. Rolling Lava – (Chain) After casting Lava Font, manipulate the molten rock to roll toward a target to attack all those in the path. +5sec cooldown.
3. Quick Dry – (Profession) Foes standing on your lava font will be immobilized if they are burning and you swap to Earth attunement. Fire and Earth attunement are put on a 15sec cooldown.

1. Liquid Flame – (Flip) If the foe is standing in a fire field and burning, Flame Burst is replaced with Liquid Flame. Foes hit with Liquid Flame take damage when they dodge roll, evade or block. +8sec cooldown.
2. Mind Burn – (Chain) The target gains an aura that applies Confuse to itself and its allies, 1 stack/sec for 10sec. +12sec cooldown.
3. Fall of the Mighty – (Chain) Burns away the Might boon in the area around the target and does damage. Removes 1 additional boon as well. +8sec cooldown.

1. Quick Silver – (Passive) Burning Retreat moves further and evades 1sec longer. It also becomes a Leap Finisher.
2. Flame Djinn’s Haste – (Profession) Move 50% faster for 3sec when you swap to Air attunement after using Burning Retreat. Fire Attunement is put on a 20sec cooldown.
3. Heat Shimmer – (Flip) If you are standing in a Light, Smoke or Dark field, Heat Shimmer will replace Burning Retreat. They act the same except Heat Shimmer doesn’t create a fire field and will apply Aegis every 3sec for 6sec. +8sec cooldown.
4. Sanctuary of Elements – (Flip) If your Endurance is full and you’re below 50% health, Burning Retreat is flipped for Sanctuary of Elements. They act the same except you cast random auras every 3seconds for 12sec afterwards.

1. Ether Cast – (Passive) You can cast Meteor Shower while moving but at a shorter max range.
2. Flameseeker Prophet – (Flip) If you are under 50% health, Meteor Shower is replaced with this skill which acts the same way except you are invulnerable for 1.75sec of the cast time.
3. Double Dragon – (Profession) This replaces Meteor Shower if all attunements are off cooldown. Enchants you and one nearby ally/pet. Grants a fire shield, 1 stack of might every 3sec, immunity to burning, heightened condition damage and 10% more damage to burning foes for 10sec; all attunements go on a 15sec simultaneous cooldown.
4. Meteor – (Profession) When you complete the cast of Meteor Shower, a large meteor strikes at the center, doing high damage and knocking down foes. All attunements must be recharged and go on a 15sec simultaneous cooldown.

1. Mist – (Passive) Water Blast has a 20% chance to grant Evade for 0.75sec to healed allies.
2. Rejuvenate – (Passive) Heals 100% more to allies whose endurance is not full. Heals 20% more if your endurance is full.
3. Tainted Water – (Chain) A fast projectile of poisoned water thrown after Water Blast that has a 33% chance of poisoning the target.

1. Frigid Armor – (Passive) Allies/yourself resist 10% damage for 10sec if you are in range when Ice Spike lands.
2. Ice Prison – (Flip) When Ice Spike targets an enemy water field, it is flipped for Ice Prison which works the same way except it turns their friendly water field into a hostile 8sec ice field that causes chill every few seconds and has a chance to freeze one target within its radius upon casting. +12sec cooldown.
3. Cracked Armor – (Chain) All foes hit with Ice Spike are susceptible to this follow up attack that will apply 1 stack of bleed (6sec) for every 3 stacks of vulnerability suffered. +10sec cooldown.

1. Torrent – (Passive) Geyser has a high chance to knock down foes.
2. Steam Geyser – (Flip) If targeted over any Fire Fields (friend or foe), Geyser will be replaced with Steam Geyser. They work similarly but the Steam can remove poison and blind foes. No increase to cooldown.
3. Drench – (Profession) If you switch to Air attunement after casting Geyser, any of your Air skills are cast twice for 5sec, simulating the conductive nature of water. Water attunement is put on a 20sec cooldown.

1. Slippery Ground – (Passive) Frozen Ground strips Stability from foes.
2. Ice Shackles – (Flip) If cast over a Water or Ice field, Frozen Ground will be flipped for Ice Shackles which, instead of an ice field, immobilizes, cripples and dazes foes. No increase to cooldown.
3. Mind Freeze – (Chain) Pulse cold over your Frozen Ground that dazes anyone not Chilled or Frozen. +5sec cooldown.

1. Healing Monsoon – (Flip) When standing on a water or lightning combo field, Healing Rain is flipped for Healing Monsoon. It works the same way but the water field persists for an extra 10 sec. No increase to cooldown.
2. Shard Storm – (Flip) When standing on an ice combo field, Healing Rain is flipped for Shard Storm, which acts the same but also causes damage to foes as well as applies chill to foes. No increase to cooldown.
3. Downpour – (Chain) For every condition removed from allies by Healing Rain, Downpour will heal allies within its AoE a moderate amount. Best used after Healing Rain is fully expired and finished removing conditions. +10sec cooldown.