Elixir of Ambition/history
June 27, 2023
- Elixir of Ambition: Reduced cooldown from 90 seconds to 72 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Training cost
- 25 Hero points
- Game link
“Elixir. Infuse your boundless ambition into an elixir, gaining every possible boon, and then toss the elixir at the targeted area, inflicting all damaging conditions on foes. If you are in the splash area of the elixir, gain Blight.
If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and condition duration.
- Self Effects on Cast
Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 5 seconds Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 3 seconds- Effects in Impact Area
Damage: 399 (1.5)? Damage: 239 (0.9)? Bleeding (5s): 330 Damage3 Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage Burning (5s): 1,965 Damage3 Burning (5s): 655 Damage Confusion (5s): 165 Damage, 148 Damage on Skill Use3 Confusion (5s): 55 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use Poison (5s): 503 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness3 Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness Torment (5s): 330 Damage, 477 Damage if Foe Is Stationary3 Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary- Blight (25s): 4,875 Heal, -22 ½% Health
15- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 240
- : 10
Blight Threshold- When above Blight Threshold
- : 100%
Damage and Condition Duration Increase
- Range: 900
— In-game description
May 02, 2023
- Elixir of Ambition: Increased stacks of each condition from 1 to 3 In PvE only. Reduced cooldown from 90 seconds to 60 seconds in PvE only.
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Training cost
- 25 Hero points
- Game link
“Elixir. Infuse your boundless ambition into an elixir, gaining every possible boon, and then toss the elixir at the targeted area, inflicting all damaging conditions on foes. If you are in the splash area of the elixir, gain Blight.
If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and condition duration.
- Self Effects on Cast
Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 5 seconds Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 3 seconds- Effects in Impact Area
Damage: 399 (1.5)? Damage: 239 (0.9)? Bleeding (5s): 330 Damage3 Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage Burning (5s): 1,965 Damage3 Burning (5s): 655 Damage Confusion (5s): 165 Damage, 148 Damage on Skill Use3 Confusion (5s): 55 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use Poison (5s): 503 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness3 Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness Torment (5s): 330 Damage, 477 Damage if Foe Is Stationary3 Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary- Blight (25s): 4,875 Heal, -22 ½% Health
15- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 240
- : 10
Blight Threshold- When above Blight Threshold
- : 100%
Damage and Condition Duration Increase
- Range: 900
— In-game description
November 29, 2022
- Elixir of Ambition: Fixed an issue that prevented harbinger elixirs from applying blight to the user and boons to allies.
July 19, 2022
- Elixir of Ambition: Reduced boon durations from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP only.
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Training cost
- 25 Hero points
- Game link
“Elixir. Infuse your boundless ambition into an elixir, gaining every possible boon, and then toss the elixir at the targeted area, inflicting all damaging conditions on foes. If you are in the splash area of the elixir, gain Blight.
If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and condition duration.
- Self Effects on Cast
Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 5 seconds Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 3 seconds- Effects in Impact Area
Damage: 399 (1.5)? Damage: 239 (0.9)?- Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage
- Burning (5s): 655 Damage
- Confusion (5s): 55 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use
- Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
- Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
- Blight (25s): 4,875 Heal, -22 ½% Health
15- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 240
- : 10
Blight Threshold- When above Blight Threshold
- : 100%
Damage and Condition Duration Increase
- Range: 900
— In-game description
June 28, 2022
- Elixir of Ambition: All elixirs now use normal projectile targeting underwater, instead of using ground targeting.
- Reduced might stacks from 25 to 10 in PvP only.
March 29, 2022
- Elixir of Ambition: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.9 in PvP and WvW.
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Training cost
- 25 Hero points
- Game link
“Elixir. Infuse your boundless ambition into an elixir, gaining every possible boon, and then toss the elixir at the targeted area, inflicting all damaging conditions on foes. If you are in the splash area of the elixir, gain Blight.
If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and condition duration.
- Self Effects on Cast
- Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 5 seconds
- Effects in Impact Area
Damage: 399 (1.5)? Damage: 239 (0.9)?- Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage
- Burning (5s): 655 Damage
- Confusion (5s): 55 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use
- Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
- Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
- Blight (25s): 4,875 Heal, -23% Health
15- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 240
- : 10
Blight Threshold- When above Blight Threshold
- : 100%
Damage and Condition Duration Increase
- Range: 900
— In-game description
Original version
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Training cost
- 25 Hero points
- Game link
“Elixir. Infuse your boundless ambition into an elixir, gaining every possible boon, and then toss the elixir at the targeted area, inflicting all damaging conditions on foes. If you are in the splash area of the elixir, gain Blight.
If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and condition duration.
- Self Effects on Cast
- Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 5 seconds
- Effects in Impact Area
- Damage: 399 (1.5)?
- Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage
- Burning (5s): 655 Damage
- Confusion (5s): 55 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use
- Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
- Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
- Blight (25s): 4,875 Heal, -23% Health
15- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 240
- : 10
Blight Threshold- When above Blight Threshold
- : 100%
Damage and Condition Duration Increase
- Range: 900
— In-game description
Beta event version: November 30, 2021
- Elixir of Ambition was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
- Elixir of Ambition: Still grants all possible boons to yourself on cast. Is now ground-targeted; damage and apply one stack of every damaging condition (Bleed, Burn, Confusion, Poison, Torment) for 5s to enemies in the impact area. If you are in the impact area, gain 15 Blight. Blight Threshold 10: Damage and condition duration doubled. Cooldown increased from 60s to 90s.
- Fixed a bug in which this skill would not activate the 6-pc bonus of Superior Rune of the Zephyrite.
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Game link
“Elixir. Infuse your boundless ambition into an elixir, gaining every possible boon, and then toss the elixir at the targeted area, inflicting all damaging conditions on foes. If you are in the splash area of the elixir, gain Blight.
If you are at or above the Blight threshold when you activate this skill, consume that amount of Blight to double the damage and condition duration.
- Self Effects on Cast
- Gain All Boons for Base Duration: 5 seconds
- Effects in Impact Area
- Damage: 213 (0.8)?
- Bleeding (5s): 110 Damage
- Burning (5s): 655 Damage
- Confusion (5s): 55 Damage, 49 Damage on Skill Use
- Poison (5s): 168 Damage, -33% Heal Effectiveness
- Torment (5s): 110 Damage, 159 Damage if Foe Is Stationary
- Blight (25s): -23% Health
15- Number of Targets: 5
- Radius: 240
- : 10
Blight Threshold- When above Blight Threshold
- : 100%
Damage and Condition Duration Increase
- Range: 900
— In-game description
Beta event version: August 17, 2021
- Elixir of Ambition was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.
Elixir of Ambition
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Specialization
- Harbinger
- Slot
- Elite
- Type
- Elixir
- Game link
“Elixir. Gain all boons. Inflict significant blight on yourself.
Blight decreases your maximum health.
- Blight (25s): -20% Health
10- Aegis (5s): Block the next incoming attack.
- Alacrity (5s): +25% Skill Recharge Rate
- Fury (5s): +20% Critical Chance
- Might (5s): 750 Condition Damage, 750 Power
25- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.
- Regen (5s): 650 Heal
- Resistance (5s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.
- Resolution (5s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.
- Stability (5s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
5- Swiftness (5s): +33% Movement Speed
- Vigor (5s): +50% Endurance Regeneration
— In-game description