Dazed

The visual effect on a dazed character : white bubbles originating from the head

Condition. While Dazed, you take twice as long to cast spells, and all your spells are easily interrupted.

Concise description: You take twice as long to cast spells, and your spells are easily interrupted.

— In-game description

Related skills

Skills that cause daze

• Headbutt (elite) — on yourself.
• Overbearing Smash — if target is knocked down.
• Quivering Blade (elite) — if target is moving.
• Skull Crack (elite) — if target is casting a spell.
• Bestial Mauling — if target is knocked down.
• Broad Head Arrow (elite)
• Concussion Shot — if target is casting a spell.
• Smoke Trap (elite)
• Fevered Dreams (elite) — when target gains 2 or more conditions. (The PvP version does not cause Daze.)
• Beguiling Haze (elite)
• Golden Skull Strike (elite) — if you are enchanted.
• Temple Strike (elite)
• Awe — if target is knocked down.
• Spear Swipe
• Stunning Strike (elite) — if target is suffering from a condition.
• Test of Faith — if target is not enchanted.
• Hidden Rock — only available during certain Wintersday minigames and quests.
• Technobabble (PvE-only) — if target is not a boss.

Other

• Glyph of Concentration — ignores daze on your next spell.
• Brawling Block (PvE-only) — cannot be used while dazed.

Notes

• Dazed is effective against all spellcasters by making it much easier to interrupt their spells. A dazed target can be almost completely shutdown by characters with sufficiently high attack speeds.
  • Monks are good targets for this condition, since dazing will prevent them from using condition removal spells.
• The visual indication of Dazed is white bubbles originating from the affected character's head.
• Most skills causing daze are elite, have long recharge, and/or have a condition that needs to be met.
• To protect yourself against Dazed, you can use skills that cause attacks to either miss or be blocked.
• Silencing upgrade components for weapons increase Dazed duration by 33%.
• A Rune of Recovery and the inscription "Soundness of Mind" can be used to reduce Dazed duration by 20%.

Anomaly.Daze will interrupt spells upon application, regardless of the source of the condition.

Trivia

• This condition was named Silenced during beta testing, which is more consistent with its icon (a figure with a bandage around his mouth) and the name of the upgrade component that extends its duration (Silencing).

See also

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki also has an article on Dazed.

• List of condition removal skills

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