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01/29/2018

Structured PvP skill split

General:

Added Rune of the Scourge to PvP.

Rune of Surging: The Shocking Aura applied by this rune has been reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.

Confusion: This condition has been reworked. Confusion now only damages upon skill activation if a skill does not cleanse, transfer or convert conditions.
The formula for condition damage upon skill activation has been modified to: (0.06 * Condition Damage) + 45.5 damage per stack.

Elementalist:
In order to change the playstyle of Weaver in PvP, we have made some adjustments to both its offensive and defensive aspects.
Sword damage has been increased, and more synergy has been introduced from striking enemies with a particular condition.

Cauterizing Strike: This skill now has 2 pulses, at the start and end of the animation. Both pulses inflict 1 stack of burning and vulnerability.

Searing Slash: This skill now does 25% more damage against burning foes.

Polaric Leap: The daze inflicted by this skill has been increased from 0.25 seconds to 0.75 seconds.

Charged Strike: This skill now does 25% more damage.

Polaric Slash: This skill now does 30% more damage.

Crystal Slash: This skill now does 22% more damage.

Earthen Vortex: The evade time window from of skill has been reduced from 1 second to 0.75 seconds. This skill now does 33% more damage against bleeding foes.

Crystal Sunder: The bleeding stacks applied by this skill have been increased from 1 to 2.

Tailored Victory: This skill now does 100% more damage, and applies 15 stacks of vulnerability to all foes within a 360 radius.

Natural Frenzy: This skill now does 40% more damage.

Riptide: The evade frame has been decreased from 1.75 seconds to 1.25 seconds. The regeneration applied has been reduced from 5.5 seconds to 5 seconds.

Aqua Siphon: This skill now does 35% more damage to chilled foes.

Twin Strike: The chill inflicted by this skill has been increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.

Unravel: Count recharge reduced from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.

Twist of Fate: The evade frame has been decreased from 1 second to 0.75 seconds.

Traits

Aquatic Benevolence: Healing from this skill decreased from 15% to 10%.

Lesser Arcane Shield: Cooldown reduced from 60 seconds to 55 seconds.

Superior Elements: The critical chance for hitting weakened enemies has been increased from 15% to 20%.

Weaver's Prowess: The increased condition damage and duration from this trait are now both 15%. Gain 2 stacks of might for 3 seconds after attuning to a different element.

Engineer:
For this update, we have improved utility skills specific to Holosmith and made some small changes to skills within Photon Forge.

Skills

Laser Disk: Each pulse now applies 3 seconds of bleeding instead of 2. Damage increased by 12%.

Holo Leap: Increased cooldown on this trait from 2 seconds to 4 seconds. The swiftness given by this skill has increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.

Photon Wall: Duration increased from 2 seconds to 5 seconds. This skill now breaks stun.

Jump Shot: Decreased land damage by 14%.

Holographic Shockwave: Damage increased by 10%.

Coolant Blast: The healing from cooling vapor has increased by 24%.

Flash Cutter: Decreased damage by 14%.

Static Shock: The stun applied from this skill now lasts 2 seconds.

Magnetic Inversion: The pushback applied by this skill has been increased to 450 from 300.

Radiant Arc: This skill now applies 5 stacks of vulnerability for 5 seconds.

Traits

Minesweeper: The number of mines dropped from this trait have been decreased from 3 to 2.

Crystal Configuration: Zephyr: This trait now removes a damaging condition, as well as movement-impairing conditions.

Optimized Activation: This trait now also applies quickness for 2 seconds to yourself and all allies within a radius of 240.

Vent Exhaust: Decreased damage by 30%.

Iron Blooded: Increased the damage reduction for each boon from 2% to 3%.

Traits

Revenant:
We have reworked many aspects of Renegade, to improve its usability and survivability.

Skills

Breakrazor's Bastion: Reduced the cooldown of this skill from 30 to 20 seconds. This skill now grants 1 stack of might per pulse to you and nearby allies. The initial heal has been increased by 35%.

Icerazor's Ire: This skill is now a stun break.

Shattershot: The bleeding dealt by this skill has been increased from 1 to 3.

Spiritcrush: The fire field from this skill now lasts 5 seconds.

Citadel Bombardment: Base damage for this skill has been increased by 60%

Soulcleave's Summit: Life Siphon Healing has been increased to match Life Siphon Damage.

Scorchrazor: This skill now inflicts 4 stacks of burning.

Shackling Wave: Vulnerability applied by this skill reduced from 8 stacks to 5. The amount of extra strikes has been reduced from 5 to 4, and the damage has been scaled accordingly.

Traits

Wrought-Iron Will: The duration of regeneration and retaliation applied from this skill have have been increased from 2 to 3 seconds. This skill now also applies 3 seconds of protection.

Vindication: Kalla's Fervor now heals you a small amount each time it is gained.

All For One: This trait also now heals allies for a moderate amount.

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Balance patch notes split into 3 forum posts, mostly due to the extensive changes to Scourge, Firebrand, Soulbeast as well as the Mesmer phantasm overhaul.
Logs for Necromancer, Warrior, Ranger, Thief, Guardian and Mesmer detailed in the upcoming 2 files.