Spectral Ring/history
June 25, 2024
- This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
Spectral Ring
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral ring that protects allies and inflicts fear on foes. Gain life force when a foe is inflicted by fear from this skill.
This skill can only inflict fear on the same foe once per interval.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Life Force: 4%
- Number of Targets: 10
Duration: 8 seconds Duration: 5 seconds- Interval: 1 ½ seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
— In-game description
March 05, 2019
- Spectral Ring: The description and skill facts for this skill have been updated to indicate the amount of life force that is gained when fear is applied to a foe.
Spectral Ring
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral ring that protects allies and inflicts fear on foes. Gain life force when a foe is inflicted by fear from this skill.This skill can only inflict fear on the same foe once per interval.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Life Force: 4%
- Number of Targets: 10
Duration: 8 seconds Duration: 5 seconds- Interval: 1 ½ seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
— In-game description
December 11, 2018
- This skill has been renamed Spectral Ring. It now creates a circular ring instead of a line. Its duration has been split between games modes, lasting 8 seconds in PvE and 5 seconds in PvP and WvW. This skill cannot apply fear to the same foe more than once every 1.5 seconds.
Spectral Ring
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral ring that protects allies and inflicts fear on foes.This skill can only inflict fear on the same foe once per interval.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Number of Targets: 10
Duration: 8 seconds Duration: 5 seconds- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
- Interval: 2 seconds
— In-game description
August 08, 2017
- Spectral Wall: Increased duration from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
Spectral Wall
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral wall that protects allies and fears foes.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Number of Targets: 10
- Duration: 6 seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
— In-game description
February 22, 2017
- Spectral Wall: The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds.
Spectral Wall
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral wall that protects allies and fears foes.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Number of Targets: 10
- Duration: 5 seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
— In-game description
April 19, 2016
- Spectral Wall: The number of times this skill can be used to attempt to apply fear to an enemy has been capped at 10.
July 01, 2014
- Spectral Wall: Updated the fear skill fact to scale correctly with Master of Terror.
- Updated skill facts to include the number of targets for various skills.
- Updated pet skill facts to include the number of targets for various skills.
Spectral Wall
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 4 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral wall that protects allies and fears foes.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Duration: 5 seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
— In-game description
May 20, 2014
- Spectral Wall: Added an unblockable skill fact.
Spectral Wall
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 6 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral wall that protects allies and fears foes.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Duration: 5 seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
- Unblockable
— In-game description
June 25, 2013
- Spectral Wall: Normalized the amount of protection gained to 5 seconds for allies.
- Replaced the vulnerability with a 1-second fear when enemies try to cross the wall.
- Added 4% life force gain on hit.
- Increased the recharge to 45 seconds.
- Reduced the base duration to 5 seconds and 7.5 seconds while traited with Spectral Attunement.
Spectral Wall
- Profession
- Necromancer (skill list)
- Slot
- Utility
- Type
- Spectral
- Training cost
- 6 Hero points
- Game link
“Spectral. Create a spectral wall that protects allies and fears foes.
- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Fear (1s): Involuntary retreat; unable to act; stacks duration.
- Duration: 5 seconds
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
— In-game description
February 26, 2013
- Spectral Wall: This skill's combo field will now appear where the wall is instead of on top of the necromancer.
November 15, 2012
- Spectral Wall: This skill now applies its recharge at the correct time instead of both during and after casting.
September 25, 2012
- Spectral Wall: This skill has been updated to apply the correct amount of vulnerability (10).
Original version
Spectral Wall
“Spectral. Create a spectral wall that protects allies and makes foes vulnerable.
- Duration: 9 seconds
- Vulnerability (10s): +10% Incoming Damage, +10% Incoming Condition Damage
10- Protection (5s): -33% Incoming Damage
- Combo Field: Ethereal
- Range: 900
— In-game description