Illusion Magic

Illusion Magic is a mesmer secondary attribute.

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No inherent effect. Many Mesmer skills, especially spells that deceive your foes and hinder their movement and attacks, become more effective with higher Illusion Magic.

— In-game description

Notes

• Most of the abilities linked to this attribute are ones that deal with triggered single direct damage packets through anti-melee counters and gradual effects over time (such as health degeneration, casting time increases, conditions and snares).

Illusion Magic skills

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Accumulated Pain	Spell. Deals 15...63...75 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe has 2 or more hexes.	0	5	2	12		Factions
	Accumulated Pain (PvP)	Spell. Deals 10...30...35 damage. Inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds) if target foe has 2 or more hexes.	0	5	2	15		Factions
	Air of Disenchantment	Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target (5...17...20 seconds). Remove one enchantment from target and nearby foes. Enchantments expire 150...270...300% faster on those foes.	0	10	1	10		Nightfall
	Ancestor's Visage	Enchantment Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) All adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy whenever a melee attack hits target ally.	0	10	1	20		Factions
	Arcane Conundrum	Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to target (5...13...15 seconds). Doubles spell casting time. End effect: you gain 1...6...7 energy. [sic]	0	10	2	20		Core
	Calculated Risk	Hex Spell. Target foe does +10 damage with attacks (3...20...24 seconds). There is a 50% chance that the damage from each attack (maximum 15...83...100) will be done to that foe instead.	0	5	1	7		Eye of the North
	Calculated Risk (PvP)	Hex Spell. Target foe does +10 damage with attacks (3...10...12 second). There is a 50% chance that the damage from each attack (maximum 10...50...60) will be done to that foe instead.	0	10	1	12		Eye of the North
	Clumsiness	Hex Spell. (4 seconds.) Also hexes adjacent foes. Interrupts next attack. Interruption effect: deals 10...76...92 damage.	0	10	2	8		Core
	Confusing Images	Hex Spell. (2...8...10 seconds). Target foe takes twice as long to activate non-attack skills.	0	10	2	20		Eye of the North
	Conjure Nightmare	Hex Spell. (2...13...16 seconds.) Causes -8 Health degeneration.	0	15	1	5		Factions
	Conjure Phantasm	Hex Spell. (2...13...16 seconds.) Causes -5 Health degeneration.	0	10	1	5		Core
	Crippling Anguish	Elite Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target foe moves and attacks 50% slower and has -1...7...8 Health degeneration.	0	5	1	12		Core
	Crippling Anguish (PvP)	Elite Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target foe moves 50% slower and has -1...4...5 Health degeneration.	0	15	1	20		Core
	Distortion	Stance. (1...4...5 second[s].) You have 75% chance to block. Block cost: you lose 2 Energy or Distortion ends.	0	5	0	8		Prophecies
	Ethereal Burden	Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Target foe moves 50% slower. End effect: you gain 10...16...18 Energy.	0	15	1.51½	30		Prophecies
	Fevered Dreams	Elite Hex Spell. (10...22...25 seconds.) Foes in the area also have any new conditions that target foe acquires. Inflicts Dazed on target foe (1...3...3 second[s]) if that foe has two or more conditions.	0	10	2	10		Prophecies
	Fevered Dreams (PvP)	Elite Hex Spell. (5...13...15 seconds.) Foes in the area also have any new conditions that target foe acquires.	0	10	2	20		Prophecies
	Fragility	Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to target (8...18...20 seconds). These foes take 5...17...20 damage each time they gain or lose a condition.	0	5	1	5		Core
	Fragility (PvP)	Hex Spell. (8...18...20 seconds.) Target foe takes 5...17...20 damage each time it gains or loses a condition.	0	5	1	8		Core
	Frustration	Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Causes 50% slower spell casting. Target foe takes 5...41...50 damage whenever interrupted. Deals double damage on skill interrupt.	0	10	1	7		Nightfall
	Frustration (PvP)	Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Causes 50% slower spell casting. Target foe takes 5...41...50 damage whenever interrupted.	0	10	1	15		Nightfall
	Illusion of Haste	Enchantment Spell. (5...10...11 seconds.) You move 33% faster. Initial effect: removes Crippled condition. End effect: you are Crippled (3 seconds).	0	5	1	5		Core
	Illusion of Haste (PvP)	Enchantment Spell. (5...10...11 seconds.) You move 33% faster. End effect: you are Crippled (3 seconds).	0	5	1	8		Core
	Illusion of Pain	Hex Spell. (8 seconds.) Causes -3...9...10 Health degeneration and target foe takes 3...9...10 damage each second. End effect: that foe is healed for 36...103...120.	0	10	2	5		Factions
	Illusion of Pain (PvP)	Hex Spell. (8 seconds.) Causes -3...9...10 Health degeneration and target foe takes 3...9...10 damage each second. End effect: that foe is healed for 36...103...120. Ends if reapplied.	0	10	2	5		Factions
	Illusion of Weakness	Enchantment Spell. Lose 50...202...240 Health. End effect: you gain 50...202...240 Health. Ends if damage drops your Health below 25% of your maximum.	0	10	2	30		Prophecies
	Illusionary Weaponry	Elite Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Deals 8...34...40 damage to foes in place of other damage or effects from melee attacks. You have +5 armor for each equipped Illusion Magic skill. Your melee attacks neither hit nor fail to hit.	0	5	1	25		Prophecies
	Illusionary Weaponry (PvP)	Elite Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Deals 8...34...40 damage to foes in place of other damage or effects from melee attacks. Your melee attacks neither hit nor fail to hit.	0	5	1	25		Prophecies
	Images of Remorse	Hex Spell. (5...9...10 seconds.) Causes -1...3...3 Health degeneration. Initial effect: 10...44...52 damage if target foe is attacking.	0	5	2	5		Factions
	Imagined Burden	Hex Spell. (8...18...20 seconds.) Target foe moves 50% slower.	0	15	1	30		Core
	Ineptitude	Elite Hex Spell. (4 seconds.) Also hexes foes adjacent to target. Deals 30...114...135 damage. Inflicts Blindness condition (10 seconds). No effect unless hexed foe attacks.	0	10	1	15		Prophecies
	Kitah's Burden	Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Target foe moves 50% slower. End effect: you gain 10...16...18 Energy.	0	15	1.51½	30		Factions
	Migraine	Elite Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Causes -1...7...8 Health degeneration and doubles skill activation time.	0	10	2	12		Prophecies
	Migraine (PvP)	Elite Hex Spell. (3...10...12 seconds.) Causes -1...7...8 Health degeneration and doubles skill activation time.	0	10	2	12		Prophecies
	Phantom Pain	Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Causes -1...3...4 Health degeneration. End effect: inflicts Deep Wound condition (5...17...20 seconds).	0	5	2	15		Prophecies
	Recurring Insecurity	Elite Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Causes -1...4...5 Health degeneration. Renewal: if target foe has another hex when Recurring Insecurity would end.	0	10	1	10		Factions
	Shared Burden	Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target (5...17...20 seconds). These foes attack, cast spells, and move 50% slower.	0	5	2	15		Factions
	Shared Burden (PvP)	Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target (5...17...20 seconds). These foes attack, cast spells, and move 33% slower.	0	10	2	20		Factions
	Shrinking Armor	Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Causes -1...3...4 Health degeneration. End effect: inflicts Cracked Armor condition (5...17...20 seconds).	0	5	1	8		Eye of the North
	Signet of Clumsiness	Signet. Interrupts an attack for target foe and all adjacent foes. Interruption effect: deals 15...51...60 damage; knocks down foes using attack skills.	0	0	0.25¼	8		Nightfall
	Signet of Clumsiness (PvP)	Signet. Interrupts an attack for target foe and all adjacent foes. Interruption effect: deals 15...51...60 damage; knocks down foes using attack skills.	0	0	0.25¼	12		Nightfall
	Signet of Illusions	Elite Signet. Your next 1...3...3 spell[s] use your Illusion attribute instead of its normal attribute.	0	0	2	5		Nightfall
	Soothing Images	Hex Spell. Also hexes foe adjacent to target. (8...18...20 seconds). These foes cannot gain adrenaline.	0	15	2	8		Core
	Sum of All Fears	Hex Spell. (1...8...10 second[s].) Target foe moves, attacks, and casts spells 33% slower.	0	10	2	10		Eye of the North
	Sympathetic Visage	Enchantment Spell. (4...9...10 seconds.) All adjacent foes lose all adrenaline and 3 Energy whenever a melee attack hits target ally.	0	10	1	20		Prophecies
	Wandering Eye	Hex Spell. (4 seconds.) Interrupts target foe's next attack. Interruption effect: 30...94...110 damage to nearby foes.	0	5	2	12		Eye of the North
	Wandering Eye (PvP)	Hex Spell. (4 seconds.) Interrupts target foe's next attack. Interruption effect: 10...76...92 damage to nearby foes.	0	10	2	12		Eye of the North