Pain Absorption

Legendary Demon. Grant resistance to yourself and nearby allies. Absorb conditions from those allies, gaining resolution and additional resistance per condition. — In-game description

Pain Absorption

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Legendary Demon

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

27322

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0.5½  30  

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Pain Absorption

Legendary Demon. Grant resistance to yourself and nearby allies. Absorb conditions from those allies, gaining resolution and additional resistance per condition.

 Conditions Transferred: 1

 Resistance (3s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.

 Resolution (5s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.

 Self-Resistance per Condition (1s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Range: 600

 Breaks Stun

— In-game description

Related traits

Corruption

• Demonic Defiance — Gain resistance and remove a damaging condition when you use a Legendary Demon skill.
• Demonic Resistance — Incoming strike damage is reduced while you have resistance on you.
• Fiendish Tenacity — Invoke Torment grants resistance. Resistance heals you every interval.

Retribution

• Determined Resolution — Strike damage taken is reduced by a percentage while you have resolution.
• Vicious Reprisal — While you have resolution, all damage dealt is increased, and you gain might when you strike foes. Resolution granted to you lasts longer.

Salvation

• Resilient Spirit — Periodically gain barrier for each unique boon you have.
• Generous Abundance — Heal allies around yourself when using a Legend skill. Heal allies around Ventari's Tablet when using a Legendary Centaur skill. Dragon Facet skills and Ventari's Will cannot activate this trait.

Invocation

• Glaring Resolve — Gain stability and heal yourself when you break stuns.
• Contained Temper — Gain energy when you break stun.

Devastation

• Notoriety — Might grants you more power and less condition damage. Gain might when using a legendary stance skill.

Herald

• Shared Empowerment — When applying a boon to an ally, also apply might to nearby allies.
• Reinforced Potency — Gain concentration and deal increased strike damage for each active boon you have.
• Elevated Compassion — Heal allies when you grant them boons. Grant boons to allies when your upkeep cost is equal to or higher than the threshold. An ally can only be affected by this skill once per interval.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 11, 2025	This skill now has a 5-second cooldown in WvW only.
October 04, 2022	Reduced energy cost from 35 to 30 in PvP only.
May 11, 2021	Increased base resistance duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. This skill now also applies resolution to the caster with a duration of 5 seconds.
March 04, 2020	Increased energy cost from 30 to 35 in PvP only.
May 08, 2018	The energy cost of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 30-energy cost in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Reduced the energy cost from 35 to 30 in PvP and WvW.
December 13, 2016	This ability now breaks stun.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Pain Absorption has been added to the game.