Jagged Mind

Blade attacks inflict bleeding on critical hits. A percentage of your condition damage dealt heals you. — In-game description

Jagged Mind

Specialization

Virtuoso (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Jagged Mind

Blade attacks inflict bleeding on critical hits. A percentage of your condition damage dealt heals you.

 Percent: 3%

 Bleeding (4.0s): 88 Damage

 Bleeding (3s): 66 Damage

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Magic Bullet — Pistol
•   Ether Bolt — Scepter
•   Ether Blast — Scepter
•   Ether Clone — Scepter
•   Illusionary Counter — Scepter
•   Counterspell — Scepter
•   Confusing Images — Scepter
•   The Prestige — Torch
•   Phantasmal Mage — Torch
•   Mirror Blade — Greatsword
•   Mind Stab — Greatsword
•   Phantasmal Berserker — Greatsword
•   Winds of Chaos — Staff
•   Phantasmal Warlock — Staff
•   Chaos Armor — Staff
•   Chaos Storm — Staff
•   Siren's Call — Trident
•   Phantasmal Whaler — Trident
•   Lingering Thoughts — Axe
•   Axes of Symmetry — Axe
•   Cutter Burst — Dagger
•   Flying Cutter — Dagger
•   Bladecall — Dagger
•   Unstable Bladestorm — Dagger

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Twin Blade Restoration — Psionic

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Psychic Force — Psionic
•   Rain of Swords — Psionic
•   Sword of Decimation — Psionic

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Thousand Cuts — Psionic

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Cry of Frustration — Shatter
•   Bladesong Harmony — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Sorrow — Bladesong
•   Bladesong Dissonance — Bladesong
•   Bladeturn Requiem — Bladesong

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Lesser Chaos Storm — Method of Madness
•   Phantasmal Blade — Phantasmal Blades

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Inspiration

• Illusionary Inspiration — Increase healing to other allies. Summoning an illusion heals all allies around you. Virtuoso: Triggers when stocking a blade.

Virtuoso

• Bloodsong — Bleeding you apply deals increased damage. Stock a blade after applying enough stacks of bleeding to foes.

Traits that are improved by this trait

Dueling

• Duelist's Discipline — Pistol attacks from you and your illusions have a chance to cause bleeding. Interrupting a foe recharges pistol skills. This trait can only reduce recharge on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Sharper Images — Illusions inflict bleeding on critical hits.
• Ineptitude — Interrupting a foe inflicts blind, and blinding a foe inflicts confusion. This trait can only activate on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Illusions

• The Pledge — Flame bursts from torch skills inflict additional burning.
• Maim the Disillusioned — Shatter skills inflict torment on hit.
• Malicious Sorcery — Confusion you inflict has increased duration. When you dodge an attack, inflict confusion on your attacker.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 11, 2025	Reduced the bleeding duration from 4.5 to 4.0 in PvE only.
September 26, 2023	Reduced bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 4.5 seconds in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Increased bleeding duration from 1 second to 3 seconds in PvP and WvW.
March 15, 2022	Bleed duration in PvE increased from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Jagged Mind has been added to the game. (Undocumented) This trait now also heals the virtuoso for a percentage of their condition damage dealt in addition to its previous effects.
November 30, 2021	Jagged Mind was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Bleed duration increased from 2s to 2.5s in PvE only.
August 17, 2021	Jagged Mind was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.