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{{otheruses|Agony as a game mechanic|information on how to mitigate Agony|Agony Resistance|effects that share the same name|Agony (disambiguation)}}
{{Effect infobox
| description = Deals damage every second; stacks intensity; reduces incoming healing and barrier application by 70% per stack; damage is reduced by agony resistance.
| stacking = intensity
| id = 15773
}}
[[Agony]] is an effect unique to the [[Fractals of the Mists]] that removes a percentage of the player's health every second and reduces [[healing]] received by 70% (regardless of stacks). It is not affected by [[condition removal]], but the damage received can be mitigated using [[infusion]]s that grant [[Agony Resistance]].

== Mechanics ==
Players encounter agony beginning at difficulty scale 20. Agony inflicts a percentage of your max health every second. The percent of damage increases as the difficulty scale goes up. Unlike conditions, agony is not removed upon going [[downed]], so it will continue to deal damage. Because your downed health is triple your base health, agony will also do three times more damage causing you to be defeated quicker.

Enemy attacks that apply agony can be avoided by [[Dodge|dodging]], [[Evade|evading]], [[Block|blocking]], going [[invulnerable]], and/or other actions that prevent the attacks from hitting.

In certain fractals, upon reaching the final area where the boss is, all players will be afflicted with agony (also called an agony check).

=== Agony Resistance ===
{{main|Agony Resistance}}
The damage from agony can be mitigated with the [[Agony Resistance]] (AR). Every level of difficulty scale increases the health loss by approximately 2.1 percentage points. Each point of AR reduces the health loss by 1.2 percentage points, to a minimum of 1% health lost per second. The table shows every 10th scale, and increments of 5 AR (6 percentage points reduction) for brevity.

{{Agony table}}

== Suggested agony resistance ==
This table shows a suggested amount of [[Agony Resistance]] at each Fractal Scale. Specifically, this table shows the lowest AR value at each scale that will guarantee 1% agony damage per second, per stack of agony. The values listed here are close mirrors for the official "Suggested Agony Resistance" values displayed in the [[Mistlock Observatory]], but they are sometimes not an exact match.

'''Important Note:''' At some fractal scales, the official suggested agony resistance displayed in the Mistlock Observatory will vary by one or two points from player to player. If your displayed value is slightly different from what is shown here, please do '''not''' "correct" these table values.

{| {{STDT|condition align-center}} 
! Tier 1 scales || Suggested AR
|-
! < 20
| none
|-
! 20
| {{Max useful AR|scale=20}}
|-
! 21
| {{Max useful AR|scale=21}}
|-
! 22
| {{Max useful AR|scale=22}}
|-
! 23
| {{Max useful AR|scale=23}}
|-
! 24
| {{Max useful AR|scale=24}}
|-
! 25
| {{Max useful AR|scale=25}}
|}
{| {{STDT|condition align-center}} 
! Tier 2 scales || Suggested AR
|-
! 26
| {{Max useful AR|scale=26}}
|-
! 27
| {{Max useful AR|scale=27}}
|-
! 28
| {{Max useful AR|scale=28}}
|-
! 29
| {{Max useful AR|scale=29}}
|-
! 30
| {{Max useful AR|scale=30}}
|-
! 31
| {{Max useful AR|scale=31}}
|-
! 32
| {{Max useful AR|scale=32}}
|-
! 33
| {{Max useful AR|scale=33}}
|-
! 34
| {{Max useful AR|scale=34}}
|-
! 35
| {{Max useful AR|scale=35}}
|-
! 36
| {{Max useful AR|scale=36}}
|-
! 37
| {{Max useful AR|scale=37}}
|-
! 38
| {{Max useful AR|scale=38}}
|-
! 39
| {{Max useful AR|scale=39}}
|-
! 40
| {{Max useful AR|scale=40}}
|-
! 41
| {{Max useful AR|scale=41}}
|-
! 42
| {{Max useful AR|scale=42}}
|-
! 43
| {{Max useful AR|scale=43}}
|-
! 44
| {{Max useful AR|scale=44}}
|-
! 45
| {{Max useful AR|scale=45}}
|-
! 46
| {{Max useful AR|scale=46}}
|-
! 47
| {{Max useful AR|scale=47}}
|-
! 48
| {{Max useful AR|scale=48}}
|-
! 49
| {{Max useful AR|scale=49}}
|-
! 50
| {{Max useful AR|scale=50}}
|}
{| {{STDT|condition align-center}} 
! Tier 3 scales || Suggested AR
|-
! 51
| {{Max useful AR|scale=51}}
|-
! 52
| {{Max useful AR|scale=52}}
|-
! 53
| {{Max useful AR|scale=53}}
|-
! 54
| {{Max useful AR|scale=54}}
|-
! 55
| {{Max useful AR|scale=55}}
|-
! 56
| {{Max useful AR|scale=56}}
|-
! 57
| {{Max useful AR|scale=57}}
|-
! 58
| {{Max useful AR|scale=58}}
|-
! 59
| {{Max useful AR|scale=59}}
|-
! 60
| {{Max useful AR|scale=60}}
|-
! 61
| {{Max useful AR|scale=61}}
|-
! 62
| {{Max useful AR|scale=62}}
|-
! 63
| {{Max useful AR|scale=63}}
|-
! 64
| {{Max useful AR|scale=64}}
|-
! 65
| {{Max useful AR|scale=65}}
|-
! 66
| {{Max useful AR|scale=66}}
|-
! 67
| {{Max useful AR|scale=67}}
|-
! 68
| {{Max useful AR|scale=68}}
|-
! 69
| {{Max useful AR|scale=69}}
|-
! 70
| {{Max useful AR|scale=70}}
|-
! 71
| {{Max useful AR|scale=71}}
|-
! 72
| {{Max useful AR|scale=72}}
|-
! 73
| {{Max useful AR|scale=73}}
|-
! 74
| {{Max useful AR|scale=74}}
|-
! 75
| {{Max useful AR|scale=75}}
|}
{| {{STDT|condition align-center}} 
! Tier 4 scales || Suggested AR
|-
! 76
| {{Max useful AR|scale=76}}
|-
! 77
| {{Max useful AR|scale=77}}
|-
! 78
| {{Max useful AR|scale=78}}
|-
! 79
| {{Max useful AR|scale=79}}
|-
! 80
| {{Max useful AR|scale=80}}
|-
! 81
| {{Max useful AR|scale=81}}
|-
! 82
| {{Max useful AR|scale=82}}
|-
! 83
| {{Max useful AR|scale=83}}
|-
! 84
| {{Max useful AR|scale=84}}
|-
! 85
| {{Max useful AR|scale=85}}
|-
! 86
| {{Max useful AR|scale=86}}
|-
! 87
| {{Max useful AR|scale=87}}
|-
! 88
| {{Max useful AR|scale=88}}
|-
! 89
| {{Max useful AR|scale=89}}
|-
! 90
| {{Max useful AR|scale=90}}
|-
! 91
| {{Max useful AR|scale=91}}
|-
! 92
| {{Max useful AR|scale=92}}
|-
! 93
| {{Max useful AR|scale=93}}
|-
! 94
| {{Max useful AR|scale=94}}
|-
! 95
| {{Max useful AR|scale=95}}
|-
! 96
| {{Max useful AR|scale=96}}
|-
! 97
| {{Max useful AR|scale=97}}
|-
! 98
| {{Max useful AR|scale=98}}
|-
! 99
| {{Max useful AR|scale=99}}
|-
! 100
| {{Max useful AR|scale=100}}
|}

== Related skills ==
{{skill list by property|monster|[[Has subobject.Has fact::Agony]]|heading=Monster skills that apply agony}}

== Notes ==
* Non-player characters (including pets) are not subject to agony.
* At difficulty scale 20 or higher, the final area or platform may inflict Agony prior to the start of the fractal bosses. Certain attacks from bosses will also start applying Agony.
* The data in the ''Mechanics'' and ''Suggested Agony Resistance'' tables are based on the following formula. This formula was extrapolated from observational data on agony damage in the game, not from any official source.
** <code>(((Scale * 2.136) - 33) - (AR * 1.2)) = Percent_Damage</code>
* Unlike other conditions, agony is not removed on becoming [[downed]]. It is possible for a player to become [[defeated]] while still invulnerable from recently becoming downed.
* The effects of agony can be tested in the [[Mistlock Observatory]] training area by talking to the [[Fractal Instability Trainer]].
{{bug|Despite the description being updated, there is no reduction to barrier application.}}

== Trivia ==
{{gww|Spectral Agony}}
* The effect is similar to [[gww:Spectral Agony|Spectral Agony]] inflicted by the [[gww:Mursaat|Mursaat]] in the original ''Guild Wars''. This was an irremovable effect that dealt heavy damage against players whose armor wasn't [[gww:Infusion|infused]], which has a similar mechanic as [[infusion]].
* In the media, ArenaNet has referred to agony as a [[condition]]. While it's similar to other conditions that inflict damage over time, it is not affected by effects or skills that remove or reduce the duration of conditions.
* Prior to the [[Game_updates/2013-03-26|26 March 2013 update]], [[pet]]s did not have any agony resistance.
* In the pre-[[Fractured]] fractals, bosses were the only source of the effect and inflict agony with their attacks.

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