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February 28, 2022

  • (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  
4 Initiative
6 Initiative
7 Initiative
 
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisons the target area.

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze.png Initial Impact Daze: 1 second
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Evade.png Defiance Break: 100
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

May 11, 2021

  • Choking Gas: Increased poison duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE and WvW only. This now matches the duration in structured PvP modes.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  
4 Initiative
6 Initiative
7 Initiative
 
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisons the target area.

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze.png Initial Impact Daze: 1 second
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

July 07, 2020

  • Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  
4 Initiative
6 Initiative
7 Initiative
 
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisons the target area.

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze.png Initial Impact Daze: 1 second
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

April 28, 2020

  • Choking Gas: Increased initiative cost from 6 to 7 in PvP only.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  
4 Initiative
6 Initiative
7 Initiative
 
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisonous the target area.

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze (gray).png Initial Impact Daze: 1 second
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Choking Gas: This ability now dazes foes on its initial impact rather than when they are above a poison-stack threshold. The daze duration has been increased from 0.5 seconds to 1 second. Increased initiative cost from 4 to 6 in PvP and WvW.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  
4 Initiative
6 Initiative
6 Initiative
 
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that dazes enemies on impact and poisonous the target area.

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze (gray).png Daze: 1 second
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Poison Threshold: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 3 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Interval.png Interval: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

September 23, 2017

  • Choking Gas: Fixed an incorrect field-duration skill fact.

June 20, 2017

  • Choking Gas: The daze duration of this skill has been increased from 0.5 seconds to 1 second.
    • Poison duration has been increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.
    • Daze interval has been increased from 1 second to 4 seconds.
    • All of these changes affect PvP only.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud. Foes at or above the poison threshold are dazed.
(The same foe cannot be dazed more than once per interval.)

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze (gray).png Daze: 0.5½ seconds
Daze (gray).png Daze: 1 second
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Poison Threshold: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 3 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Interval.png Interval: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

May 16, 2017

  • Choking Gas: Increased damage by 200%.
    • This skill now briefly dazes foes with 5 or more stacks of poison every pulse.
      • The same foe cannot be dazed more than once every second.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud. Foes at or above the poison threshold are dazed.
(The same foe cannot be dazed more than once per interval.

Damage.png Damage: 220 (0.6)?
Poisoned.png Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Daze (gray).png Daze: 0.5½ seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Poison Threshold: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 4 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

June 23, 2015

  • Choking Gas: Decreased the poison duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Damage.png Damage: 73 (0.2)?
Poisoned.png Poison (2s): 67 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Field Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

September 09, 2014

  • Choking Gas This skill now deals a small amount of damage on the initial impact.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Damage.png Damage: 79
Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Miscellaneous effect.png Field Duration: 4
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

April 15, 2014

  • Choking Gas: Reduced the poison per pulse from 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Added a weakness skill fact when traited with Lotus Poison.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Poisoned.png Poison (3s): 101 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

April 30, 2013

  • Choking Gas skill: Added an Unblockable skill fact to reflect functionality.
Choking Gas.png

Choking Gas

Profession
Thief icon small.png Thief (skill list)
Weapon
Short bow
 
Weapon slot 4
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Poisoned.png Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

Original version

0.5½ Activation time  4 Initiative  
Choking Gas

Fire an arrow that fills the target area with a poisonous cloud.

Poisoned.png Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
Duration.png Duration: 4 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Poison
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description