Versed in Stone

Rite of the Great Dwarf affects condition damage as well. When struck below the health threshold, cast the Rite of the Great Dwarf. Gain power based on your toughness. — In-game description

Versed in Stone

Specialization

Retribution (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Versed in Stone

Rite of the Great Dwarf affects condition damage as well. When struck below the health threshold, cast the Rite of the Great Dwarf. Gain power based on your toughness.

 Condition Damage Reduced: 50%

 Health Threshold: 50%

 Gain Power Based on a Percentage of Toughness: 13%

 Gain Power Based on a Percentage of Toughness: 4%

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Rite of the Great Dwarf (PvE)		45	Legendary Dwarf. Channel the power of the Rite of the Great Dwarf to turn yourself and nearby allies to stone to reduce incoming damage.
Rite of the Great Dwarf (PvP)		90	Legendary Dwarf. Channel the power of the Rite of the Great Dwarf to turn yourself and nearby allies to stone to reduce incoming damage.
Rite of the Great Dwarf (WvW)		60	Legendary Dwarf. Channel the power of the Rite of the Great Dwarf to turn yourself and nearby allies to stone to reduce incoming damage.

Notes

• This trait will not trigger in the downed state.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 07, 2020	Fixed an issue in which this trait would not work with the revenant's F2 skill.
March 27, 2018	Increased the cooldown from 60 seconds to 90 seconds in PvP only.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait now also converts 13% of your Toughness into Power. (Undocumented) This conversion is 4% in PvP and WvW.
October 18, 2016	The recharge time of this trait has been increased from 45 seconds to 60 seconds in WvW and PvP.
July 26, 2016	Fixed a bug in which this trait would trigger in a downed state.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Versed in Stone has been added to the game.