Bladesong Dissonance

Bladesong. Combine all your blades into one large blade that dazes targets based on the number of blades consumed. — In-game description

Bladesong Dissonance

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Specialization

Virtuoso

Slot

Profession mechanic

Type

Bladesong

Game link

API

62602

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0.5½  

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Bladesong Dissonance

Bladesong. Combine all your blades into one large blade that dazes targets based on the number of blades consumed.

 Damage: 266 (1.0)^?

 Damage: 239 (0.9)^?

 Daze per Blade: 0.5½ seconds

 Number of Targets: 1

 Blade

 Range: 1,200

 Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

Mechanics

• All traits that activate per clone instead only activate once with this skill. Regardless of the number of blades used.
  •  Maim the Disillusioned would only inflict ₁ Torment regardless of the number of blades consumed.
• This skill does not require a target to cast and can be aimed at the ground to function similarly to   Diversion.
• Causes defiance bar damage based on the daze duration, thus on the number of blades.

Blades	Daze duration	Defiance break
1	0.5	100
2	1	100
3	1.5	150
4	2	200
5	2.5	250

Related traits

Domination

• Rending Shatter — Shatter skills inflict vulnerability on hit.
• Shattered Concentration — Shatter skills also remove a boon on hit.
• Vicious Expression — You and your illusions deal increased strike damage to foes without boons. Disabling a foe removes boons from them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Mental Anguish — Shatter skills deal more damage. This bonus damage is doubled against foes that are not activating skills.

Dueling

• Duelist's Discipline — Pistol attacks from you and your illusions have a chance to cause bleeding. Interrupting a foe recharges pistol skills. This trait can only reduce recharge on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.
• Superiority Complex — Your critical hits deal more damage. Critical hit damage against disabled foes, or foes below the health threshold, is further increased. Disabled foes are affected by stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, taunt, or launch.
• Ineptitude — Interrupting a foe inflicts blind, and blinding a foe inflicts confusion. This trait can only activate on enemies with defiance bars once per interval.

Chaos

• Bountiful Disillusionment — Gain stability when you use a Shatter skill. Grant an additional boon to nearby allies based on which Shatter is used.

Inspiration

• Restorative Illusions — Heal and cleanse conditions from yourself and nearby allies when you use a Shatter skill.

Illusions

• Maim the Disillusioned — Shatter skills inflict torment on hit.
• Master of Misdirection — Shatter skills gain recharge reduction.
• Master of Fragmentation — Your Shatter skills are improved.

Virtuoso

• Bladeturn Refrain — Bladesongs grant aegis.
• Jagged Mind — Blade attacks inflict bleeding on critical hits. A percentage of your condition damage dealt heals you.
• Deadly Blades — Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack.
• Psychic Riposte — Blocking or evading an attack stocks blades. Dodging stocks a blade and causes your next Bladesong to be unblockable.
• Infinite Forge — Automatically stock blades while in combat. When you use bladesong above the blade threshold, refund blades. Blade attacks deal more damage.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Fixed an issue that prevented Bladesong Dissonance and Bladeturn Requiem from being affected by Mental Anguish.
March 29, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Bladesong Dissonance has been added to the game. (Undocumented) Reduced the recharge from 38 seconds to 30 seconds.
November 30, 2021	Bladesong Dissonance was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Damage coefficient reduced from 1.2 to 1 in PvE only.
August 17, 2021	Bladesong Dissonance was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.