Updated Zaishen Rewards
* Updated Zaishen Chest drops to replace Cerebral Tonic with a new tonic for the month of February.
Automated Tournaments
* Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.
Skill Updates
PvE and PvP
Assassin

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 Nightfall | Mark of InsecurityElite Hex Spell. For 5..21..26 seconds, target foe suffers from -1..3..3 Health degeneration, and Enchantments and Stances on target foe expire 30..70..83% faster. All of your non-assassin skills are disabled for 10 seconds. (Attrib: Deadly Arts) |
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now disables your non-Assassin skills for 10 seconds.
Mesmer

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 Core | Signet of Humility- 20
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 Signet. Target foe's elite skill is disabled for 1..13..17 seconds. Your non-mesmer Skills are disabled for 10 Seconds. (Attrib: Inspiration Magic) |
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now disables your non-Mesmer skills for 10 seconds.
Necromancer

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 Core | FaintheartednessHex Spell. For the next 3..20..25 seconds, target foe attacks 50% slower, and that foe suffers -0..2..3 Health degeneration. (Attrib: Curses) |
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reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.

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 Core | Lingering CurseElite Hex Spell. For 6..25..32 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes suffer -0..2..3 Health degeneration, and gain 33% less benefit from healing. (Attrib: Curses) |
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reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.

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 Core | SufferingHex Spell. For 6..25..32 seconds, target foe and all nearby foes suffer -0..2..3 Health degeneration. (Attrib: Curses) |
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reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.
Ritualist

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 Factions | Protective Was KaolaiItem Spell. Hold Kaolai's ashes for up to 15..51..63 seconds. While you hold his ashes, you gain 10 armor. When you drop his ashes, all party members are healed for 10..70..90 Health. (Attrib: Restoration Magic) |
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reduced armor bonus to 10.
Warrior

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 Factions | Primal Rage- 4
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 Elite Stance. For 1..12..16 seconds, you attack 33% faster and move 25% faster, but you take double damage. (Attrib: Strength) |
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reduced movement speed boost to 25%.
Guild Battles
* Removed the additional Health bonus Guild Lords received from morale boosts.
* Amulet of Protection: increased the rate at which the Amulet of Protection buff reaches maximum damage. It will now reach maximum damage around 12 minutes instead of at 22 minutes.
Bug Fixes
* Fixed a bug that caused

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 EotN | Pulverizing Smash- 4
 Hammer Attack. If you hit a knocked-down foe, that foe suffers from Weakness and a Deep Wound for 5..17..21 seconds. (Attrib: Hammer Mastery) |
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to fail when used on a foe who wasn't knocked down.
* Fixed a bug that required players to equip a hammer when activating

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 Prophecies | Dwarven Battle Stance- 20
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 Elite Stance. For 5..10..11 seconds, you attack 33% faster, and if your hammer attacks hit, your target is interrupted. Dwarven Battle Stance ends if you use a skill. (Attrib: Strength) |
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* Fixed a bug that caused

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 Factions | Protector's Defense- 30
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 Skill. For 5..10..11 seconds, allies adjacent to you have a 75% chance to block incoming attacks. Protector's Defense ends if you move. (Attrib: Tactics) |
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effects to linger after the skill user died.
* Fixed a bug that caused

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 Factions | Dancing DaggersSpell. Send out three Dancing Daggers at target foe, each striking for 5..29..37 earth damage if they hit. Dancing Daggers has half the normal range. This skill counts as a lead attack. (Attrib: Deadly Arts) |
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to count as a lead attack when daggers missed their target.
* Fixed a bug that caused Restoration and

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 Factions | Lively Was NaomeiItem Spell. Hold Naomei's ashes for up to 45 seconds. When you drop her ashes, all party members in the area are resurrected with 15..63..79% Health and zero Energy. (Attrib: Restoration Magic) |
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to be disregarded when determining whether or not a party had remaining resurrection skills.
* Fixed a bug that prevented

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 Nightfall | Symbols of InspirationElite Skill. For 1..25..33 seconds, this skill becomes the Elite of target foe. Elite spells you cast use your Fast Casting attribute instead of their normal attributes. (Attrib: Fast Casting) |
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from copying avatar forms.
Miscellaneous
* Xunlai Tournament Agents now offer prizes for the January tournament. These agents can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.
* The description for

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 Prophecies | Frozen SoilNature Ritual. Create a level 1..8..11 Spirit. Non-Spirit creatures within its range cannot activate resurrection skills. This Spirit dies after 30..78..94 seconds. (Attrib: Wilderness Survival) |
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now clarifies that creatures cannot activate resurrection skills within its range.
* The description for

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 Core | Rend EnchantmentsSpell. Remove 5..8..9 enchantments from target foe. For each Monk enchantment removed, you lose 55..31..23 Health. (Attrib: Curses) |
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now clarifies that the skill causes Health loss, not damage.
* The description for

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 Nightfall | Strike as One- 10
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 Elite Shout. Your animal companion instantly moves to your target and causes Bleeding for 5..13..16 seconds with its next attack. The next time you hit with an attack, target foe is Crippled for 5..13..16 seconds. (Attrib: Beast Mastery) |
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now clarifies that the target needn't be a foe.
* The description for

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 Nightfall | MistrustHex Spell. For 6 seconds, the next spell that target foe casts on one of your allies fails and deals 15..63..79 damage to that foe and all nearby foes. (Attrib: Domination Magic) |
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has been reworded for clarity.
* The description for

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 Factions | Psychic DistractionElite Spell. All of your other skills are disabled for 8 seconds. If target foe is using a skill, that skill is interrupted and disabled for an additional 5..11..12 seconds. (Attrib: Domination Magic) |
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now clarifies that targeted skills will be disabled for a few seconds in addition to the skill's standard recharge.
* The description for Agnar's Rage now clarifies that the skill affects foes within earshot.