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

Game mechanics

The visual indication of Dazed is white bubbles originating from the affected character's head. Most skills causing Dazed 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.

Upgrades

• 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%.

Bug.Dazed will interrupt spells upon application, regardless of the source of the condition.

Skills that cause Dazed condition

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Awe	Half Range Skill. Inflicts Dazed condition (5...13...15 seconds). No effect unless target is knocked-down.	0	1010	00.750.75¾	01010		paragona	LeadershipZ	Nightfall
	Beguiling Haze	Elite Spell. You Shadow Step to this foe. Inflicts Dazed condition (3...8...9 seconds).	0	1515	00.250.25¼	02020		assassina	Shadow ArtsZ	Factions
	Bestial Mauling	Pet Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage. Inflicts Dazed condition (4...9...10 seconds) if target foe is knocked-down.	0	055	0	02020		rangera	Beast MasteryZ	Factions
	Broad Head Arrow	Elite Bow Attack. Slow moving arrow. Interrupts a spell. Inflicts Dazed condition (5...17...20 seconds).	0	1515	0	01515		rangera	MarksmanshipZ	Factions
	Concussion Shot	Bow Attack. Interrupts a spell. Interruption effect: inflicts Dazed condition (5...17...20 seconds). Hits for only 1...13...16 damage.	0	2525	00.500.5½	0055		rangera	MarksmanshipZ	Core
	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	1010	02.002	01010		mesmera	Illusion MagicZ	Prophecies
	Golden Skull Strike	Elite Off-Hand Attack. Inflicts Dazed condition (1...4...5 seconds). No effect unless you are enchanted.	0	1010	0	01515		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Headbutt	Elite Touch Skill. Deals 40...88...100 damage. You are Dazed (5...17...20 seconds).	0	1515	00.750.75¾	02020		warriora	StrengthZ	Nightfall
	Hidden Rock	Glyph. Your next snowball causes knock-down and inflicts Dazed (10 seconds.)	0	0	02.002	01010		a	Z	Core
	Overbearing Smash	Hammer Attack. Deals +1...16...20 damage. If target foe is knocked down, they are Dazed (1...7...8 second[s]).	0	055	0	02020		warriora	Hammer MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Quivering Blade	Elite Sword Attack. Deals +10...34...40 damage. Inflicts Dazed condition (5 seconds) if target foe was moving.	5	0	0	0		warriora	SwordsmanshipZ	Factions
	Skull Crack	Elite Melee Attack. Interrupts an action. Inflicts Dazed condition (10 seconds) if target is casting a spell.	9	0	00.500.5½	0		warriora	Z	Prophecies
	Smoke Trap	Elite Trap. (90 seconds.) Inflicts Blinded and Dazed conditions (5...9...10 seconds) to nearby foes. Easily interrupted.	0	1010	02.002	02020		rangera	Wilderness SurvivalZ	Nightfall
	Spear Swipe	Spear Melee Attack. Deals +5...17...20 damage and inflicts Dazed condition (4...9...10 seconds). This attack has melee range.	0	1010	0	02020		paragona	LeadershipZ	Eye of the North
	Stunning Strike	Elite Spear Attack. Deals +5...25...30 damage. Inflicts Dazed condition (4...9...10 seconds) if target has a condition.	10	0	0	0		paragona	Spear MasteryZ	Nightfall
	Technobabble	Spell. Deals 30...40 damage to target and adjacent foes. Inflicts Dazed condition (3...5 seconds) on these foes if target was not a boss.	0	1010	01.001	01010		a	Asura rankZ	Eye of the North
	Temple Strike	Elite Off-Hand Attack. Interrupts a spell. Inflicts Dazed and Blindness conditions (1...8...10 seconds). Must follow a lead attack.	0	1515	0	02020		assassina	Dagger MasteryZ	Factions
	Test of Faith	Touch Spell. Deals 15...55...65 cold damage and removes 1 enchantment. Target foe is Dazed for 1...3...4 second[s] if that foe was not enchanted.	7	0	00.750.75¾	0055		dervisha	Wind PrayersZ	Nightfall

Related skills

Skills that interact with dazed condition

Icon	Name	Description						Prof.	Attribute	Campaign
	Brawling Block	Stance. (2 seconds.) Block the next attack. Ends if you use an attack skill. You cannot use this skill if you are Dazed.	0	0	0	0044		a	Z	Eye of the North
	Glyph of Concentration	Glyph. (15 seconds.) Your next 1 spell cannot be interrupted and is unaffected by the Dazed condition.	0	055	01.001	01010		elementalista	Z	Prophecies

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.

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 has an article on Dazed.

• List of condition removal skills

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