Prismatic Understanding

Increased stealth duration from mesmer skills. Gain random boons while you are in stealth. — In-game description

Prismatic Understanding

Specialization

Chaos (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Prismatic Understanding

Increased stealth duration from mesmer skills. Gain random boons while you are in stealth.

 Aegis (3s): Block the next incoming attack.

 Protection (3s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Regen (3s): 390 Heal

 Might (5s): 30 Condition Damage, 30 Power

 Swiftness (3s): +33% Movement Speed

 Duration Increase: 50%

 Interval: 1 second

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Grants a boon immediately upon entering  Stealth and/or  Hide in Shadows and every second after spent in stealth.
  • Both instances of stealth will grant boons on their own intervals, meaning if you have both effects at the same time, you could possibly gain two boons per second.
• Although not explicitly stated, it only affects your mesmer skills. You do not gain increased duration from an ally mesmer's stealth.

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   The Prestige — Torch

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Decoy — Clone
•   Veil — Glamour
•   Signet of Midnight — Signet

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Mass Invisibility — Manipulation

Downed skills that are improved by this trait

•   Deception

Drowning skills that are improved by this trait

•   Deception

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Chaos

• Chaotic Persistence — Gain concentration and expertise while affected by regeneration.

Mirage

• Renewing Oasis — Gain regeneration when you gain Mirage Cloak. The duration of incoming damaging conditions is reduced while you are regenerating.

Virtuoso

• Psychic Riposte — Blocking or evading an attack stocks blades. Dodging stocks a blade and causes your next Bladesong to be unblockable.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
September 29, 2015	Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from functioning while downed. Reduced the stealth duration increase from 100% to 50%.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. No longer adds 1 second to your stealth skills. Stealth applied by your mesmer skills lasts 100% longer.
September 09, 2014	This trait is now applies swiftness for 3 seconds and might for 5 seconds in addition to its previous boons.
June 25, 2013	This trait now pulses once every second while stealthed.
May 28, 2013	Now functions with torch's The Prestige.
December 14, 2012	No longer affects the Prestige. Now grants a random defensive boon every three seconds while in stealth. (Protection, Aegis, or Regeneration)
August 28, 2012	Game release: Prismatic Understanding has been added to the game.