Guild Wars 2

If you have confusion on you as a condition when you cast this, do you take the damage from using a skill?

If you target a object (like a gate) or an ambient creature (just to dump the conditions), does this still work? Can you dump conditions on a downed player? I’ll try testing this – just wondering if someone already knew the answer.

I assume the condition you pass back is exactly as it landed on you (duration, damage). So if you have reduced condition duration food, this would knock down the duration before you passed it back.

Do boon duration bonuses apply on boons I pull from someone else (or are the boons exactly as they were on the opponent)?

It seems like if I try this and the target is out of range, it just fails and goes on cooldown. Is that right?

Does this skill work on boss’s in dungeons?

Any other WvW experiences with this skill would be really interesting to hear – thx!

I tried this for a bit.. I used it on the spider queen in AC and it did give her the poison.. in wvw it seemed like it would fail more than it hit so not sure if it was me or a bug. I gave up on it and just go null field for condition removal.

Confusion ticks after skill use, so if you swap it then no, it wont hurt.

Most. OP. Skill. Ever.

ExZee.8109:

Most. OP. Skill. Ever.

Did a Mesmer send you back 25 stacks of bleeding and poison? Poor Condition-mancer.

Benjamin.8237:

ExZee.8109:

Most. OP. Skill. Ever.

Did a Mesmer send you back 25 stacks of bleeding and poison? Poor Condition-mancer.

Lul. Obviously don’t know how to use Arcane Thievery.

eldenbri.1059:

If you have confusion on you as a condition when you cast this, do you take the damage from using a skill?

I haven’t try this.. Maybe yes coz we are “Using” a skill.. Or maybe no coz the Confusion already transfered

eldenbri.1059:

Can you dump conditions on a downed player? I’ll try testing this – just wondering if someone already knew the answer.

I think it can since i like to steal Signet of Rage from Downed Warriors. Just be careful for 1sec invul when downed for 1st time.

eldenbri.1059:

I assume the condition you pass back is exactly as it landed on you (duration, damage). So if you have reduced condition duration food, this would knock down the duration before you passed it back.

Yes.

Do boon duration bonuses apply on boons I pull from someone else (or are the boons exactly as they were on the opponent)?

The boons dura is exactly as ur opponent. So grab it while still hot

It seems like if I try this and the target is out of range, it just fails and goes on cooldown. Is that right?

Yes. And it can be dodged/ blinded. Dunno about Blocked.

Does this skill work on boss’s in dungeons?

Yes

Thx for the help. The skill seems to fail every now and then, so I’m trying to figure out why.

I believe you need to be facing your target, like mirror blade. You also have to be in range. It will steal aegis, so that’s not a problem. However, if out of range or w/e, it’ll still activate (like a phantasm) but will not work.

Pyroatheist.9031:

I believe you need to be facing your target, like mirror blade. You also have to be in range. It will steal aegis, so that’s not a problem. However, if out of range or w/e, it’ll still activate (like a phantasm) but will not work.

Nope, I’ve tested before and you don’t have to be facing the target.

ExZee.8109:

Pyroatheist.9031:

I believe you need to be facing your target, like mirror blade. You also have to be in range. It will steal aegis, so that’s not a problem. However, if out of range or w/e, it’ll still activate (like a phantasm) but will not work.

Nope, I’ve tested before and you don’t have to be facing the target.

Good to know.

it autofaces your target when you cast it if you’re not moving/looking around, but you do have to be facing your target.

eldenbri.1059:

Thx for the help. The skill seems to fail every now and then, so I’m trying to figure out why.

It’s only got a 900 range, so make sure your not out of range when the cast ‘finishes’.

Don’t forget manipulation range trait, and cooldown. Blink is also manipulation so it will benefit from those as well.

And do not forget it steals the three leftmost boons on the enemy, so if you want to steal stability on a guardian or ele, keep an eye on their boons before activating.

Tried again today. And yes. If we have confuse then we use condi removal/ Arcana Thievery we won’t take the damage from confuse. Nice enough…

And some funny fact.. Rune of air lightining strike trigger the confuse. Hahaha…

Thx for all the help.

I tested last night and found that I could dump a condition on an ambient creature.

Happened to get crippled while following a guild bounty target. Dumped it on a rabbit. Funny to watch a rabbit hopping in slow motion.

I still need to test whether you can lose conditions by targeting a gate or siege. I know that they can’t be damaged by conditions, just wondering if it works.