Hex spell

Hex spell
Number of skills	211
Elite skills	53
Supertype	Spell
Subtype	None

“

Hex spells cause negative effects for a period of time. They may damage your foes directly, prevent them from using certain skills, or decrease their abilities. A small, purple downward arrow on a character's Health Bar indicates that a hex spell has been cast upon that character. If a hex spell is cast upon you, you can read its description and learn its effects by hovering your mouse over the spell's icon on the top left corner of your default screen. Hex spells that cause Health degeneration will turn your Health Bar purple.

— Rafiki or Suti

Skill type. A hex spell is a spell that bestows a negative effect on a foe for a period of time. See the full list of hex spells.

Hexes can be easily noticed by the dark cloudy ring that orbits the legs of the target affected by the hex along with the symbol of the profession by whom it was cast. It is also visible by a purple arrow pointing downwards on the hexed target's health bar.

Characteristics

• Has a finite duration.
• Has at least one initial, continuous, or end effect.
• Only targets foes.
• Sometimes involves other trade-offs (e.g. Necromancer hexes can require sacrifice, Elementalist hexes can cause overcast).
• Like all spells, they
  • Require energy (except for Vial of Purified Water).
  • Have both an activation (except for Asuran Scan) and recharge time.
  • Suffer a 0.75¾ second aftercast delay.

Notes

• Most hexes that cause health degeneration will cause your health bar to turn pink.
  

  

  A health bar under degeneration from a hex.
• Weapons can be upgraded to deal up to an additional 15% more damage towards hexed foes, or deal up to 20% more damage while the wielder is hexed.
• Chaotic Ward (a blessing) and Lieutenant's Insignia each reduce the duration of hexes by 20%.
• Warrior, Ranger, Paragon, and Dervish primary skills do not include any hexes.
• There are many hex removal skills, although sometimes it is safer to have another party member remove them, to avoid triggering hexes like Diversion and Backfire, that take effect before the hex is removed.

Related skills

Skills removing hexes

• Blessed Light
• Contemplation of Purity - self
• Convert Hexes - other allies
• Cure Hex
• Deny Hexes
• Divert Hexes
• Empathic Removal - self and other ally
• Holy Veil
• Peace and Harmony
• Purge Signet
• Remove Hex
• Reverse Hex
• Signet of Removal
• Smite Hex
• Spotless Mind - other allies
• Withdraw Hexes
• Drain Delusions - Foe, Mesmer hexes only
• Expel Hexes
• Hex Eater Signet
• Hex Eater Vortex
• Inspired Hex/Revealed Hex
• Shatter Delusions - Foe, Mesmer hexes only
• Shatter Hex
• Hexbreaker Aria
• Avatar of Dwayna - Self
• Pious Restoration - Self

Skills preventing hexes

• Hex Breaker - Self

Skills requiring a hexed target

• Convert Hexes
• Cure Hex
• Divert Hexes
• Reverse Hex
• Smite Hex
• Discord - Also requires a condition
• Necrosis - Can also be met with a condition
• Drain Delusions - Requires a Mesmer hex
• Hex Eater Signet
• Hex Eater Vortex
• Inspired Hex/Revealed Hex
• Shatter Delusions - Requires a Mesmer hex
• Shatter Hex

Skills affected by a hexed target

ally

• Dwayna's Kiss
• Resilient Weapon

foe

• Feast of Corruption
• Signet of Corruption
• Toxic Chill - inflict Poison
• Well of Darkness
• Soul Bind - ends if target is suffering from a Smiting Prayers hex
• Accumulated Pain - inflict Deep Wound if target has two or more hexes
• Cry of Pain - Mesmer hexes only, deals area of effect damage
• Discharge Enchantment - Shorter recharge
• Recurring Insecurity - Reapplies itself on expiring.
• Signet of Disruption
• Unnatural Signet
• Visions of Regret - Extra damage if not suffering from a Mesmer hex
• Freezing Gust - Water Magic hexes only
• Glowing Ice - Water Magic hexes only, gives energy
• Icy Prism - Water Magic hexes only
• Mirror of Ice - Water Magic hexes only
• Mist Form - Water Magic hexes only
• Teinai's Crystals - Water Magic hexes only
• Black Lotus Strike - Gives energy
• Black Mantis Thrust - inflict cripple
• Iron Palm - cause knock down
• Signet of Twilight
• Shadowy Burden
• Anguish - double damage

Skills affected by hexed user

• Forked Arrow
• Melandru's Resilience
• Natural Stride - stance ends if a hex is applied
• Resilient Was Xiko

Skills modifying hex casting time

• Nature's Renewal
• Holy Veil

Skills modifying hex duration

ally

• Peace and Harmony

foe

• Chilling Winds - Water Magic hexes only
• Mantra of Persistence - Illusion Magic hexes only
• Anguished Was Lingwah - Ritualist hexes only

Skills having an effect when a new hex is cast

• Soul Barbs
• Elemental Flame - Elementalist hexes only

Other

• Hexer's Vigor - ends if the user activates a non-hex skill