Sonic Shriek

Beast. Emit a cone of discordant sonic energy to confuse foes. — In-game description

Sonic Shriek

 

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Pet

Reef Drake

Slot

Pet (skill list)

Type

Beast

Game link

API

16426

This skill has an underwater replacement: Sonic Barrier

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10.5½  

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25

 

Sonic Shriek

Beast. Emit a cone of discordant sonic energy to confuse foes.

 Damage (5x): 2,585 (1.25)^?

₁₀ Confusion (5s): 550 Damage, 495 Damage on Skill Use

₁₀ Confusion (3s): 330 Damage, 495 Damage on Skill Use

 Number of Targets: 5

 Range: 250

— In-game description

Related traits

Wilderness Survival

• Carnivore — Steal health from enemies when you or your pet disable them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Poison Master — Upon using a Beast ability, your pet's next attack will inflict poison; your poison damage is increased.

Nature Magic

• Rejuvenation — Beast skills now grant regeneration around the ranger.
• Invigorating Bond — Beast skills heal allies around the ranger.

Beastmastery

• Pack Alpha — Your pet's attributes are improved and pet skills gain recharge reduction. Improved attributes are power, condition damage, precision, toughness, and vitality.
• Go for the Eyes — Nearby foes are blinded by Beast abilities.
• Wilting Strike — Beast abilities inflict weakness on those struck. This effect will only occur once on each target struck by an ability.
• Beastly Warden — Beast abilities taunt nearby foes.

Soulbeast

• Live Fast — Using a Beast ability grants you offensive boons.
• Oppressive Superiority — Deal increased damage to foes at a lower health percentage than you. Conditions you apply to foes at a lower health percentage than you last longer.

Notes

• After this skill's initial cast time, the attack itself is channeled over 1.5 seconds.
• Pulses 5 times over the full duration of the channel, dealing damage and confusing foes with each pulse.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Increased the confusion stacks per hit from 1 to 2.
February 06, 2018	The confusion duration has been reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP and WvW only.
November 15, 2012	Sonic Shriek has been added to the game.