Skill: Enchanter's Conundrum (Mesmer)

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Enchanter's Conundrum

10 2 20

Attribute: Domination Magic · Campaign: Nightfall.

Elite Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, target foe casts enchantments 100...180...200% slower. If target foe is not under the effects of an enchantment when this hex is applied, that foe and all adjacent foes take 10...82...100 damage and all adjacent foes take 75% of that damage.

Adjacent Skill cast (+)

Reduce AoE damage from 100% to 75%

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Cast time % increase	100	107	113	120	127	133	140	147	153	160	167	173	180	187	193	200	207	213	220	227	233	240
Damage	10	16	22	28	34	40	46	52	58	64	70	76	82	88	94	100	106	112	118	124	130	136

Skill revisions (6)

May 21, 2010

Enchanter's Conundrum · 10 2 20

Increased casting penalty for enchantments to 100...180...200%
Changed functionality to: "For 10 seconds, target foe casts enchantments 100...180...200% slower. If target foe is not under the effects of an enchantment when this hex is applied, that foe and all adjacent foes take 10...82...100 damage"

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Cast time % increase	100	107	113	120	127	133	140	147	153	160	167	173	180	187	193	200	207	213	220	227	233	240
Damage	10	16	22	28	34	40	46	52	58	64	70	76	82	88	94	100	106	112	118	124	130	136

March 20, 2008

Enchanter's Conundrum · 10 2 20

Elite Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, target foe casts Enchantments 100% slower. When this Hex is applied, that foe takes 30...102...120 damage if not under the effects of an Enchantment Spell or Hex Spell. (Attribute: Domination Magic)

Functionality changed to: "For 10 seconds, target foe casts enchantments 100% slower. When this hex is applied, that foe takes 30...102...120 damage if not under the effects of an enchantment or hex spell"

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Damage	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72	78	84	90	96	102	108	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156

March 06, 2008

Enchanter's Conundrum · 10 2 20

Functionality changed to: "For 10 seconds, target foe casts enchantments 100% slower. When this hex is applied, that foe takes 30...102...120 damage if not under the effects of an enchantment spell"

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Damage	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72	78	84	90	96	102	108	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156

February 15, 2008

Enchanter's Conundrum · 10 2 20

Elite Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, target foe casts Enchantments 100% slower. When this Hex ends, that foe takes 30...102...120 damage if not under the effects of an Enchantment Spell. (Attribute: Domination Magic)

Increased casting time to 2 seconds

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Damage	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72	78	84	90	96	102	108	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156

October 12, 2007

Enchanter's Conundrum · 10 1 20

Decreased Energy cost to 10
Decreased casting time to 1 second
Increased damage to 30...102...120

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Damage	30	36	42	48	54	60	66	72	78	84	90	96	102	108	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156

Release of Nightfall, October 26, 2006

Enchanter's Conundrum · 15 2 20

Elite Hex Spell. For 10 seconds, target foe casts Enchantments 100% slower. When this Hex ends, that foe takes 15...75...90 damage if not under the effects of an Enchantment Spell. (Attribute: Domination Magic)

Domination Magic	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Damage	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	90	95	100	105	110	115	120