Backfire

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Backfire
Campaign: Core Profession: Mesmer Attribute: Domination Magic Type: Hex Spell
15 3 20

Full: For 10 seconds, whenever target foe casts a spell, that foe takes 35...119 damage.

Concise: (10 seconds.) Target foe takes 35...119 damage whenever it casts a spell.

Contents 1 Acquisition 2 Notes 3 Related skills 4 Related articles

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	35	42	49	56	63	70	77	84	91	98	105	112	119	126	133	140	147	154	161	168	175	182

[edit] Acquisition

Skill Quests:

• Prophecies
  • Domination Magic (Foible's Fair)
• Factions
  • Cleansing the Shrine (Kinya Province)
• Nightfall
  • Primary Training (Churrhir Fields)
  • Choose Your Secondary Profession (Nightfall) (Churrhir Fields)

Skill Trainers:

• Prophecies
  • Sir Bertran (Ascalon City)
  • Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
• Factions
  • Zytka (House zu Heltzer)
• Nightfall
  • Tohn (Kamadan, Jewel of Istan)

Profession Changers:

• Core
  • Profession Changer (NPC) (Great Temple of Balthazar)
• Factions
  • Senji (Senji's Corner)
• Nightfall
  • Zuwarah (Command Post)

[edit] Notes

• The damage taken from casting a spell is received when that spell finishes casting but before the spell takes effect.
• When Backfire's damage would be lethal, AI casters will often cancel a spell just before it would finish casting. Since the spell is immediately available they may cast it again, then cancel again. High cost spells can cause a drastic drop in energy.
• The game's AI will only use this skill on targets wielding caster weapons. Switching to a melee weapon can be useful to avoid being targeted by it.

[edit] Related skills

• Empathy
• Soul Leech (elite)
• Spiteful Spirit (elite)

[edit] Related articles

• Hex spell skills quick reference
• Trigger on action skills quick reference