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April 18, 2023

  • Sneak Gyro: Reduced stealth duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second in PvP only. Reduced number of pulses from 6 to 5 in PvP only.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Type
Well
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
45 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
75 Recharge time
 
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (1s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (1s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 3
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 2 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240

— In-game description

March 14, 2023

  • Sneak Gyro: Increased cooldown from 60 seconds to 75 seconds in PvP only.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Type
Well
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
45 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
75 Recharge time
 
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (10.5½s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (1s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 3
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 2 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240

— In-game description

October 04, 2022

  • Sneak Gyro: Reduced pulse stealth duration from 1.5 seconds to 1 second in WvW only. Reduced number of pulses from 6 to 3 in WvW only. This skill no longer creates a smoke field in WvW. This skill now displays a visual effect to enemy players on activation.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Type
Well
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
45 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
 
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (10.5½s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (1s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 3
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 2 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Sneak Gyro: (Competitive split) PvP will now use the WvW version of the skill, which as a 60-second cooldown.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Type
Well
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
45 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
 
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (10.5½s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Smoke

— In-game description

October 01, 2019

  • Sneak Gyro: Increased the cooldown of this skill from 45 to 60 seconds in WvW.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Type
Well
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  
45 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
45 Recharge time
 
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (10.5½s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Smoke

— In-game description

July 16, 2019

  • While scrapper specialization is equipped, Function Gyro now occupies the F5 slot.
    • Guild Wars 2 Wiki notes: Detection Pulse was temporarily removed from the game.

April 23, 2019

Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Tool belt
Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse
Type
Well
Sequence
Sneak Gyro.png
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  45 Recharge time  
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (10.5½s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Smoke

— In-game description

March 26, 2019

  • Sneak Gyro: Reduced the stealth granted by this skill from 3 seconds per pulse to 1.5 seconds per pulse in PvP and WvW.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Not available underwater  
Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Tool belt
Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse
Type
Well
Sequence
Sneak Gyro.png
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  45 Recharge time  
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Stealth.png Stealth (10.5½s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Smoke

— In-game description

March 05, 2019

  • Sneak Gyro: This skill has been reworked. The gyro now creates a smoke field that follows the engineer while it grants stealth to the player and nearby allies every second.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Not available underwater  
Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Tool belt
Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse
Type
Well
Sequence
Sneak Gyro.png
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  45 Recharge time  
Sneak Gyro

Well. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (3s): Invisible to foes.
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 6
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 1 second
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Smoke

— In-game description

April 19, 2016

  • Sneak Gyro: This skill now has a 0.75-second casting time.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Not available underwater  
Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Tool belt
Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse
Type
Gyro
Sequence
Sneak Gyro.png → Sneak Gyro Self-Destruct.png
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Sneak Gyro

Gyro. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (4s): Invisible to foes.
Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300

— In-game description

January 26, 2016

  • Sneak Gyro: This skill's recharge has been increased from 20 seconds to 40 seconds.
Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Not available underwater  
Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Tool belt
Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse
Type
Gyro
Sequence
Sneak Gyro.png → Sneak Gyro Self-Destruct.png
Training cost
25 Hero points
Game link
40 Recharge time  
Sneak Gyro

Gyro. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (4s): Invisible to foes.
Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300

— In-game description

Original version

Sneak Gyro.png

Sneak Gyro

Not available underwater  
Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Specialization
Scrapper icon small.png Scrapper
Slot
Elite
Tool belt
Detection Pulse.png Detection Pulse
Type
Gyro
Sequence
Sneak Gyro.png → Sneak Gyro Self-Destruct.png
Game link
20 Recharge time  
Sneak Gyro

Gyro. Deploy a sneak gyro to provide stealth to nearby allies.

Stealth.png Stealth (4s): Invisible to foes.
Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds
Interval.png Interval: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300

— In-game description