Veil

This article is about the mesmer skill. For the metaphysical barrier between realms in the Mists, see Veil (lore). For the rank in the Mesmer Collective, see Veil (rank).

Glamour. Create a wall that grants stealth to you and your allies. — In-game description

Veil

   

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Glamour

Training cost

2 Hero points

Game link

API

10187

“

0.25¼  

30

72

 

Veil

Glamour. Create a wall that grants stealth to you and your allies.

 Stealth (2s): Invisible to foes.

 Curtain Duration: 6 seconds

 Combo Field: Light

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Mechanics

• This skill can affect an unlimited number of targets.
• As with all other mesmer skills that say they apply stealth, this skill does not actually provide Stealth. It provides Hide in Shadows, an effect with the same functionality as stealth. Hide in Shadows does not stack with stealth.
  • This skill will not provide Hide in Shadows to players already under the effect of Hide in Shadows.

Related traits

Chaos

• Prismatic Understanding — Increased stealth duration from mesmer skills. Gain random boons while you are in stealth.

Inspiration

• Temporal Enchanter — When you cast a glamour, allies near the glamour gain resistance and superspeed.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Reduced the cooldown from 72 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only.
July 16, 2019	Fixed a bug that could cause this skill's effects to not line up with its visual elements in some situations.
August 25, 2015	Fixed a bug that caused this skill to apply stealth for longer than its listed value.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Reduced the recharge on glamour skills by 20%.
October 29, 2013	Fixed the duration skill fact to properly indicate its duration, with and without Temporal Enchanter traited.
August 06, 2013	This utility skill now acts as a light field as its description indicates.
May 28, 2013	The skill fact now indicates the correct stealth duration (2 seconds).
September 25, 2012	This glamour skill has been updated to show the appropriate active duration when not affected by traits.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Veil has been added to the game.