Mental Gymnastics

When you successfully evade an attack, gain vigor. — In-game description

Mental Gymnastics

Specialization

Dueling (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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5

10

Mental Gymnastics

When you successfully evade an attack, gain vigor.

 Vigor (5s): +50% Endurance Regeneration

— In-game description

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Mirage

• Nomad's Endurance — Shatter skills give vigor. Strike and condition damage dealt is increased when you have vigor.

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Axes of Symmetry — Axe
•   Blurred Frenzy — Sword
•   Illusionary Riposte — Sword
•   Evasive Strike — Spear
•   Imaginary Inversion — Spear
•   Phantasmal Mariner — Spear
•   Axes of Symmetry — Axe

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Sand through Glass — Deception

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 17, 2026	Updated icon.
June 25, 2024	Reduced the internal cooldown from 10 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
March 19, 2024	This trait has been reworked. Gain vigor when you evade an attack. (undocumented) The trait has been renamed to Mental Gymnastics
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 120 seconds.
August 25, 2015	Fixed a bug that caused this trait to have a recharge longer than its listed value.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Now casts Decoy when you are struck while below 50% health.
September 09, 2014	Fixed a bug that allowed this trait to stealth the player when they were revealed.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Desperate Decoy has been added to the game.