Ether Bolt

Shoot a bolt of energy at your target. — In-game description

Ether Bolt

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Activ. type

Chain

Sequence

 →  → 

Game link

API

10289

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0.5½  

Ether Bolt

Chain. Shoot a bolt of energy at your target.

 Damage: 183 (0.5)^?

 Damage: 122 (0.333)^?

 Torment (4s): 88 Damage, 127 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

 Torment (2s): 44 Damage, 64 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Unlike most chain skills, Ether Bolt and all other skills in the chain can be chained without hitting a target.
• Can hit targets at ~1100 range.
• When autocasting, the next skill in the chain will not start until the projectile actually hits. Accordingly, attack speed is faster the closer you are to the target. However, Quickness seems to ignore this behavior. The attack speed is still faster in melee, yet multiple bolts can be in mid air at the same time.
• The whole sequence takes 2.95 sec at max range and 2.55 sec at melee.
• Under the effect of Quickness it takes 2.10 sec at max range and 1.80 sec at melee.
• Fires projectiles, but is not a projectile finisher.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Increased the torment duration from 2 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Autoattack Chain: Reduced power coefficients from 0.5/0.5/0.75 to 0.333/0.333/0.5.
April 19, 2016	Reduced the aftercast delay by 0.16 seconds.
September 09, 2014	This skill now inflicts 2 seconds of torment on hit. This change also affects mesmer scepter clones that use Ether Bolt.
October 22, 2012	Projectile skills for the scepter have had their velocity increased by 33%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Ether Bolt has been added to the game.