Guild Wars 2

Are downed players affected by regeneration? I’ve always had a habit in the middle of combat or a boss fight to throw Geyser or Healing Rain on a downed player if I’m in the middle of combat and can’t get to the player. I know this can be beneficial to players who try to revive the downed player, but does it actually affect the downed player, ie heal them to revival?

No, it does not, as far I’ve experienced, only revive, and your own downed state moves can heal you.

However, I wonder if your healing power helps on how fast you regenerate health with the methods I mentioned.

Has this been tested?

I could have sworn Ive misted (haha) on my Elementalist into a Rangers healing circle while downed, and when i went to self revive again with skill #4, i was getting an increased rate of revival.

I also checked to make sure no one was helping to revive me, though I could be mistaken!

Unless, someone posts before then, will test it later today :O

I always drop a healing field before i start to revive a downed player and i swear it effects the time it takes to get them back up. you can see double the tics. I haven’t confirmed it through actual testing but i’m convinced it helps. whether or not it helps them get up on their own any faster to drop a field I’m not really sure of though.

Some healing skills do. For instance the guardians downed #3 is a healing skill that affects them (and they are obviously downed) as well as anyone else near them.

Im not sure if ele skills do. But I believe i’ve seen a ranger, and even a thief somehow heal me besides the typical revive.

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Some healing skills do. For instance the guardians downed #3 is a healing skill that affects them (and they are obviously downed) as well as anyone else near them.

Im not sure if ele skills do. But I believe i’ve seen a ranger, and even a thief somehow heal me besides the typical revive.

Not sure about the thief, but rangers pets can revive too.

Engineer’s Elixir R can be tossed and it will revive for 5 seconds, either on yourself or on someone else… its been a handy utility a few times.

Did anyone get a chance to test it? Still curious about this. Haven’t played today yet

Any skill that says "Healing" in it’s effects, is affected by healing power. That means Guardians, and Necromancers have a downed skill that becomes more powerful with healing power.

As for regeneration and party heals for downed players, I don’t think it has any effect. I’ve never noticed the boon even show up on a downed ally or enemy. I’ve never seen the numbers actually go up while regeneration is working. I’ve also never been healed for a large amount from any ally healing skill while downed, and I’ve seen on many occasions in sPvP that AoE heals don’t have any effect on a downed player’s health bar.

However, I’m usually moving pretty fast, so I could be wrong.

It should. Flipping conditions sure affect you, so boons and heals should, too.

Keep in mind that even if the a healing field doesn’t affect the downed player themselves while they are downed, it sure as hell helps out anyone who revives them, plus it helps the player as soon as they are not downed anymore. So if you don’t need the heal yourself, it’s never a bad idea to place it on a downed player.