Explain this skill, please someone

Anna Dokien

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

BBH

N/Mo

02 Jun 2008 at 13:52 - 1

Hi there.

I have a question about the Retribution skill.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Retribution

I understand its an Enchantment Spell, also that it removed 1 bar of energy regen, I can cast it on others.

What I dont understand is this:
While you maintain this Enchantment, whenever target ally takes attack damage, this Spell deals 33% of the damage back to the source (maximum 5...17...20 damage).

Does this mean, if I cast this spell on an ally, that when they get hit, I take a portion of the damage? Or does the spell itself do some of the damage?

Thanks for help

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

02 Jun 2008 at 13:57 - 2

When the ally you enchant with it takes damage, some of that damage is dealt back to the foe who dealt the damage in the first place.

Go fight some Afflicted. Find a Monk...watch him put Retribution on himself, then wand him...you'll notice you take damage from Retribution just from wanding him.

Anna Dokien

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

BBH

N/Mo

02 Jun 2008 at 13:59 - 3

Cool, so it sounds like an ok spell to use.

Thanks alot!

cybevenom

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

The last laugh

R/Mo

02 Jun 2008 at 13:59 - 4

Nope. It means that when the person who you enchanted takes damage from lets say an enemy warrior, the enemy that did the damage to that person gets 33% of the damage he did back to himself. You will not get damaged,

hope this helps you out.

good luck

Cebe

The 5th Celestial Boss

Join Date: Jul 2006

Inverness, Scotland

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

02 Jun 2008 at 14:05 - 5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anna Dokien

Cool, so it sounds like an ok spell to use.

Thanks alot! Not really.

as cybevenom says, it's up to 33% dealt back. When you watch the numbers, it's such a small amount of damage that gets dealt back, and it's capped. Not worth the -1 energy upkeep in my opinion...also...don't give it to a hero.

Anna Dokien

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

BBH

N/Mo

02 Jun 2008 at 14:33 - 6

alrighty, sounds like I'll keep this one on the shelf.

legacyofkain85

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lady Ainowa

02 Jun 2008 at 16:14 - 7

the spell is a maintained enchantment,u can maintain it on yourself or on an ally.The enchantment will revert 33% dmg back to the source of the dmg .Note its not always a clean 33% reverted,and it only reverts dmg incoming from attacks not spells,so it will revert lets say 33% dmg from a warrior´s hit ,but it wont revert nothing from an ele´s fireball.Btw this skill has the same function as Holy Wrath

l8erg8or

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/

02 Jun 2008 at 17:28 - 8

This skill just takes a percentage of the damage taken and deals that percentage to the enemy. This skill does not reduce the damage taken.

Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

02 Jun 2008 at 17:28 - 9

Pretty useful skill for 55 undead infested areas but its quite crummy otherwise.
it works a bit like silver armor

You get dmg-dmg dealer gets dmg

Turbobusa

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

By the Luxon Scavenger

The Mentalists [THPK]

02 Jun 2008 at 17:41 - 10

55 with retribution?
suggestion of the year! I can wand and do more DPS

Lourens

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

02 Jun 2008 at 18:03 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rothan Celt

Pretty useful skill for 55 undead infested areas but its quite crummy otherwise.
it works a bit like silver armor

You get dmg-dmg dealer gets dmg I bet you ment a 600hp :P

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

02 Jun 2008 at 22:43 - 12

You cold just try it out as the damage dealt by to the source is +1 always but it turns out.you could go stand naked outside of Piken Sqre and cast retribution on you and see a charr warrior come at you and look at the numbers.This was easy to do in presearing.

Yeah 600 not 55.

Fi Kumiko

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

Missouri

Mo/

04 Jun 2008 at 02:50 - 13

Holy wrath by itself will drain all your energy in a few hits.

Ive found most of the sustained enchantments are counter productive in most PvE situations. Their use only comes in either 55ing or a few other specific setups.

But please inform me if I am wrong on this.