Guild Wars 2

some runes will say does “X on hit” like, “5% chance to heal when hit”. Are we talking when we are hitting or when getting hit? It might seem obvious.. but ANet has a nasty habbit of condensing their text
also some runes just say “5% chance to _” without specifying ANYTHING else

Not sure but wouldn’t it be ‘when hit’ and ‘on hit’? I.e. when you are hit or when hit score a hit. Not sure about this though.

I have the same question… Can someone please explain how these abilities are applied. For example on “Rune of the Grove” 5% chance to gain protection for 10s when hit (cooldown 30s). Does it apply when you get hit, when you hit or when a “hit” is taken in effect, meaning a hit from either side?