Static Shot

Discharge a lightning shot that bounces between multiple foes, blinding and confusing them. — In-game description

Static Shot

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand pistol

Game link

API

5829

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Static Shot

Discharge a lightning shot that bounces between multiple foes, blinding and confusing them.

 Damage: 147 (0.4)^?

 Damage: 110 (0.3)^?

 Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

₃ Confusion (5s): 165 Damage, 148 Damage on Skill Use

 Number of Bounces: 4

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Explosives

• Aim-Assisted Rocket — Missile hits launch a rocket at your target. After enough rockets have been fired, an orbital strike is called instead. This trait has an internal cooldown.

Firearms

• Chemical Rounds — Gain condition damage. Your pistol skills gain increased condition duration.
• Modified Ammunition — Deal increased strike damage for each condition on a foe.

Mechanist

• Mech Fighter — New combat subroutines enable your mech to use Rocket Punch when you activate Skill 3 on your equipped weapon. Your mech gains a greater percentage of your own toughness and vitality stats.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the casting time from 0.4 seconds to 0.2 seconds. Reduced the cooldown from 12 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP and WvW.
August 31, 2021	Fixed a bug that had unintentionally reduced the casting time of this skill by 0.2 seconds.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.4 to 0.3.
October 02, 2018	Increased the duration of confusion inflicted by this skill from 4 seconds to 5 seconds.
April 19, 2016	Confusion duration has been increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds. The number of confusion stacks has been increased from 2 to 3. The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
January 26, 2016	Fixed a bug that prevented the correct number of confusion stacks from displaying when the Chemical Rounds trait was equipped.
April 30, 2013	Changed the maximum targets skill fact to number of bounces to better indicate its actual effect.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Static Shot has been added to the game.