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{{Skill infobox
| id = 33
| name = Illusionary Weaponry
| campaign = Prophecies
| profession = Mesmer
| attribute = Illusion Magic
| type = Enchantment Spell
| has-pvp = y
| elite = y
| energy = 5
| activation = 1
| recharge = 10
| causes1 = Increased Armor Rating
| description = [[Elite]] [[Enchantment Spell]]. For 30 seconds, your [[melee attack]]s neither hit nor fail to hit. Instead, Illusionary Weaponry deals {{gr|20|60}} [[damage]] to your [[target]]s for each melee attack. You have +5 [[Armor rating|armor]] for each equipped [[Illusion Magic]] skill.
| concise description = Elite Enchantment Spell. (30 seconds.) Deals {{gr|20|60}} damage to foes in place of other damage or effects from melee attacks. You have +5 armor for each equipped Illusion Magic skill. {{gray|Your melee attacks neither hit nor fail to hit.}}
| target = self
}}

{{Skill progression
|attribute = [[Illusion Magic]]
|var1 name = [[Armor-ignoring damage]]
|var1 at0 = 20
|var1 at15 = 60}}

== Acquisition ==
'''[[Signet of Capture]]'''
* [[Didn Hopestealer]] ([[Snake Dance]])
* [[Seear Windlash]] ([[Talus Chute]])
* [[Digo Murkstalker]] ([[Iron Mines of Moladune]])

== Notes ==
*The damage is done by the enchantment and not by the attack.
** [[Blindness]], [[miss]]ing and [[block]]ing cannot prevent the damage from being inflicted.
** [[Flurry]] will increase attack speed without lowering the damage.
* Attacks are initiated but never hit:
** Effects that activate when an enemy is struck by an attack, such as [[Vampiric]] and [[Zealous]] mods and the early ending of [[Feigned Neutrality]] do not trigger.
** No [[adrenaline]] is gained from making an attack.
** Even if a skill description does not specifically mention that it triggers on hit, most attack buffs will not trigger, such as [[Strength of Honor]], [[Warmonger's Weapon]] (and other on-attack [[weapon spells]]), or [[Soul Taker]].
** When using the appropriate weapon type, [[Hundred Blades]] and [[Vow of Strength]] will trigger successfully.
** You cannot score a [[critical hit]].
** [[Fail]]ed attacks such as [[Dagger Attack]]s out of sequence (such as using most [[Dual Attack]]s without an offhand) will not trigger damage.
** [[Dagger Attack]] chain marks will not trigger from attack skills.
*** Dagger attacks that require a chain can still be used if the appropriate marks are already present (from spells that count as [[lead attacks]] or [[off-hand attacks]], or casting Illusionary Weaponry after setting up part of a chain). Notably, this allows dual attacks to be chained until the enemy dies.
*** When used with the correct chain requirements, [[dual attacks]] will [[double strike]], but no additional effects will occur (e.g. [[Death Blossom]] will not hit multiple targets).
** Skills that require an attack (such as [[Empathy]] or [[Clumsiness]]) will still trigger.
** Attack from [[scythe]]s and [[Attack#Skills dealing multiple attacks|attack skills that can deal multiple attacks]] will cause the damage to be inflicted on several foes. Damage will trigger twice on a [[double strike]].
* This is one of the few skills that can damage invulnerable foes (such as the [[Base Defender]]), though this requires an indirect attack such as [[Cyclone Axe]].
* The main spell of an [[IW mesmer]].
{{bug|Similarly to [["I Am Unstoppable!"]] and [[Mantra of Signets]], the armor provided by this skill is only applied at the end of the [[armor calculation]]. As such, it is not counted in the [[effect stacking#Effect caps|bonus armor cap]] of +25 and is not reduced by [[Armor penetration]].}}

== Trivia ==
* The sword on the [[skill icon]] is a [[Colossal Scimitar]], which was released years later with the introduction of [[Nightfall]].

[[de:Illusion der Waffen]]

Illusionary Weaponry - Revision history

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