Illusion of Pain

Skill details

Illusion of Pain

Campaign Factions Profession Mesmer Attribute Illusion Magic Type Hex Spell

10 2 5

Full: For 8 seconds, target foe has -3...9...10 Health degeneration and takes 3...9...10 damage each second. When Illusion of Pain ends, that foe is healed for 36...103...120.

Concise: (8 seconds.) Causes -3...9...10 Health degeneration and target foe takes 3...9...10 damage each second. End effect: that foe is healed for 36...103...120.

Illusion Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Health degen Damage	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13
Healing	36	42	47	53	58	64	70	75	81	86	92	98	103	109	114	120	126	131	137	142	148	154

Acquisition

Skill Trainers:

• Michiko (Kaineng Center)

Notes

• If the hex is removed quickly, the target will end up being healed significantly. Consequently, it is important to use a cover hex. Phantom Pain is ideal, with its relatively low cost and additional Deep Wound condition.
• Mantra of Persistence will greatly increase the damage done, without increasing the healing.
• Recasting this hex on your target will refresh it without triggering the healing.
• The amount of healing scales with the maximum potential damage: the net damage is always approximately 50% of the theoretical maximum at any attribute rank.

Damage comparison

The following table shows the total damage done to the target if the hex lasts the full duration, with and without the end healing.

Attribute rank	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Total Damage (before healing)	72	72	96	96	120	110	144	144	168	168	192	192	216	216	240	240	240	248§	248§	256§	256§	264§
Total Net Damage (after healing)	36	30	49	43	62	56	74	69	87	82	100	94	113	107	126	120	114	117§	111§	114§	108§	110§

^§ = Assuming only 10 pips of health degeneration due to cap.

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