Resurrection

Resurrection refers to any mechanism that brings a being back into life after it dies. Most players consider "res" (or often "rez") skills to be a vital component of any build in both PvE and PvP. You will not be popular if you are the only surviving member of the party and you cannot resurrect the others.

Resurrection shrines are found in nearly all explorable areas and missions, with the exception of certain PvP arenas and Elite Missions. In PvE, 10 seconds after a party wipe, all members are teleported to the shrine and (if dead) brought back to life at full health, but with the energy they had when they died. In PvP, the timing depends on the arena.

There are two main types of resurrection skills:

• Hard resurrection (AKA hard res) refers to reusable skills.
• Soft resurrection (AKA soft res) refers to the two resurrection skills that cannot be reused until recharged by a morale boost or by zoning.

In PvE, resurrected foes will not yield experience, loot, and will not count towards bounties.

In PvP, every character that is not a dedicated healer/protector usually carries some form of resurrection, unless they serve a special function (e.g. the flag runner in GvG). In 8-player teams, one player carries a hard res (often a Mesmer with high Fast Casting), while the others carry the speedier Resurrection Signet (a soft res). When a party's res signets are depleted, they will try for a morale boost to recharge them.

Resurrection options for party members

Skills that resurrect party members

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	"By Ural's Hammer!"	Shout. (30 seconds.) Resurrect all dead party members in earshot with full Health and Energy. Affected party members deal 25...33% more damage. Affected party members die when it ends, but do not receive a death penalty.	0	5	0	60		a	Deldrimor rankZ	Eye of the North
	"We Shall Return!"	Shout. All party members in earshot are resurrected (25...45...50% Health and 5...17...20% Energy).	0	25	0	30		paragona	CommandZ	Nightfall
	Death Pact Signet	Signet. Resurrects target party member with your current Health and 15...83...100% maximum Energy. For 120 seconds, you die the next time this party member dies.	0	0	3	12		ritualista	Restoration MagicZ	Nightfall
	Death Pact Signet (PvP)	Signet. Resurrects target party member with your current Health and 15...83...100% maximum Energy. For 120 seconds, you die the next time this party member dies.	0	0	4	12		ritualista	Restoration MagicZ	Nightfall
	Eternal Aura	Enchantment Spell. You have +100 max health. End Effect: All party members in the area are Resurrected with 40...50% Health and 20...30% Energy.	0	15	4	30		dervisha	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Flesh of My Flesh	Spell. Resurrect target party member (half your current Health and 5...17...20% Energy). Lose half your Health.	0	5	4	0		ritualista	Restoration MagicZ	Factions
	Flesh of My Flesh (PvP)	Spell. Resurrect target party member (half your current Health and 5...17...20% Energy). Lose half your Health.	0	5	4	10		ritualista	Restoration MagicZ	Factions
	Junundu Wail	Skill. Resurrect all dead junundu in earshot. If there are no enemies in earshot, gain 500 Health for each junundu in range.	0	15	3	10		a	Z	Nightfall
	Light of Dwayna	Spell. Resurrects all dead party members in the area. (25% Health, zero Energy).	0	25	4	20		monka	Z	Prophecies
	Lively Was Naomei	Item Spell. (45 seconds.) Drop effect: resurrects party members in the area (15...63...75% Health and zero Energy).	0	15	6	20		ritualista	Restoration MagicZ	Factions
	Rebirth	Spell. Resurrects target party member (25% Health, 0 Energy). Teleports target to you. Disables target's skills (10...4...3 seconds). You lose all Energy.	0	10	5	0		monka	Protection PrayersZ	Core
	Renew Life	Touch Spell. Resurrects target party member (50% Health and 5...17...20% Energy). Heals allies within earshot for 55...115...130.	0	15	4	5		monka	Healing PrayersZ	Nightfall
	Restoration	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...11...14 spirit (30 second lifespan). End effect: resurrects party members in the area with 5...41...50% Health and zero Energy.	0	10	1	30		ritualista	CommuningZ	Factions
	Restoration (PvP)	Binding Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30 second lifespan). End effect: resurrects party members in the area with 5...41...50% Health and zero Energy.	0	10	5	45		ritualista	CommuningZ	Factions
	Restore Life	Touch Spell. Resurrects target party member (20...56...65% Health, 42...80...90% Energy).	0	10	4	8		monka	Healing PrayersZ	Prophecies
	Resurrect	Spell. Resurrects target party member (25% Health, 0 Energy).	0	10	5	8		monka	Z	Core
	Resurrection Chant	Half Range Spell. Resurrects target party member at your current Health and with 5...29...35% Energy.	0	10	6	15		monka	Healing PrayersZ	Factions
	Resurrection Signet	Signet. Resurrects target party member (100% Health, 25% Energy). This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.	0	0	3	morale boost		a	Z	Core
	Signet of Return	Signet. Resurrects target party member (5...13...15% Health and 1...3...4% Energy for each party member in earshot).	0	0	5	5		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Signet of Return (PvP)	Signet. Resurrects target party member (5...13...15% Health and 1...3...4% Energy for each party member in earshot).	0	0	5	20		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Sunspear Rebirth Signet	Signet. Resurrect target dead ally [sic] at your location (full Health and 10% Energy for each Sunspear Rank attained). This signet only recharges when you gain a morale boost.	0	0	3	morale boost		a	Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
	Unyielding Aura	Elite Enchantment Spell. Your Monk spells heal for +15...51...60%. End effect: a random other party member is resurrected with full Health and Energy and teleported to your location.	-1	5	0.25¼	10		monka	Divine FavorZ	Prophecies
	Unyielding Aura (PvP)	Elite Enchantment Spell. Resurrects target party member (full Health, full Energy). End effect: this ally dies and leaves an exploited corpse. Does not incur a death penalty. 50% failure chance unless Divine Favor 5 or more.	-1	5	3	15		monka	Divine FavorZ	Prophecies
	Vengeance	Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Resurrects target party member (full Health, full Energy). This ally deals 25% more damage and does not incur death penalty. End effect: this ally dies.	0	10	4	30		monka	Z	Prophecies

Items that resurrect party members

• Scroll of Resurrection (Only works on all party members within earshot)

Skills that resurrect pets

• Comfort Animal (Resurrects your pet.)
• Heal as One (Resurrects your pet.)
• Revive Animal (Resurrects all pets in range.)

Other resurrection-related effects

Monster-only resurrection skills

• Animate Undead (monster skill)
• Resurrect (monster skill) (monster skill)
• Resurrect (Gargoyle) (monster skill)
• Unyielding Anguish (monster skill)

Skills that improve the effect of resurrection skills

• "We Shall Return!" (PvP)

Skills that suppress resurrection

• Frozen Soil

Other in-game effects that cause resurrection

• Resurrection Shrine
  • In certain PvP arenas, base resurrection
• Resurrection Orb (if carried and dropped)
• Event-driven resurrection
  • During Halloween and Wintersday finales.
  • After a cinematic.
• Success-driven resurrection
  • In PvP, the dead members of victorious teams are brought back to life.
  • In PvE, after completing certain missions or quest objectives.

Notes

• Resurrection skills that return the target to 50% health (or less) will fail if the target's modified health is 1 point. For example, a 55 Monk with 60% Death Penalty cannot reliably be brought back to life by Light of Dwayna.
• Players that swap weapons frequently might have trouble managing energy after being resurrected by a skill that only restores a fraction of their energy, especially if they were wielding their high energy set when dying.

Bug.Resurrection skills can fail under a very narrow set of circumstances in which all of the following conditions are met:

• The party has recently zoned into a new area.
• Some of the players have not yet appeared due to lag.
• Those present resign before the absent players appear.
• Those players attempt to resurrect the team members who had resigned.

Bug.The teleportation effect of a hero maintaining Unyielding Aura will work after the party dies due to resignation.