Emboldened
“The thrill of battle increases your health, outgoing damage, and healing.
— In-game description
Emboldened (also known as Emboldened Mode) is an effect active in a single raid wing on a weekly rotation, effectively lowering the difficulty of each encounter and giving players a chance to familiarize themselves with each boss's mechanics.
Upon entry into the raid wing, players gain their first stack of Emboldened, which grants additional health, damage output, and improved healing to aid in their battle against each encounter. Each time the raid group fails a boss encounter, they receive another stack of Emboldened, granting players up to 100% additional health, 50% increased damage, and 50% increased healing output. Upon successfully completing the boss encounter, the stacks of Emboldened will reset.[1]
Emboldened Mode schedule
The raid benefiting from this effect is marked with a white triple 'up arrow' icon above its portal in the Lion's Arch Aerodrome.
| Raid | Next up |
|---|---|
| Spirit Vale | August 31, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
| Salvation Pass |  Active
|
| Stronghold of the Faithful | July 20, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
| Bastion of the Penitent | July 27, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
| Hall of Chains | August 3, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
| Mythwright Gambit | August 10, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
| The Key of Ahdashim | August 17, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
| Mount Balrior | August 24, 2026 08:30 UTC+00:00 |
The effect rotates among the raids every week on Monday 08:30, effectively changing one hour after raid rewards reset.
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Effect stat increases
| Squad Defeats | Effect Stack(s) | Health | Damage Output | Healing Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | +20% | +10% | +10% |
| 1 | 2 | +40% | +20% | +20% |
| 2 | 3 | +60% | +30% | +30% |
| 3 | 4 | +80% | +40% | +40% |
| 4+ | 5 | +100% | +50% | +50% |
Notes
- Players can vote to disable Emboldened by interacting with the Emboldened Mote inside each raid.
- Activating any challenge mode using a Challenge Mote will disable the Emboldened effect.
- Extra stacks of Emboldened are only added when an attempt lasts at least 20 seconds.
- While Emboldened, players are ineligible for Undefeated, Seimur Was Wrong, Slippery Slubling, Down, Down, Downed, and Undefeated: Mount Balrior
- All other normal raid rewards will continue to drop when emboldened is active.
