Avatar of Balthazar

This article is about an elite skill in Guild Wars Nightfall. For the avatar that appears at statues of Balthazar, see Champion of Balthazar. For the summoned dervish, see Avatar of Balthazar (summon).

Elite Form. For 10...74...90 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 1...3...3 second[s]. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.

Avatar of Balthazar

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Profession

Dervish

Attribute

Mysticism

Type

Elite form

Campaign

Nightfall

Elite Form. For 10...74...90 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 1...3...3 second[s]. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.

Concise description

Elite Form. (10...74...90 seconds.) You gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 25% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, you inflict Burning (1...3...3 second[s]) on nearby foes whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds.

Progression
Mysticism Duration Burning duration	0 10 1 1 15 1 2 21 1 3 26 1 4 31 2 5 37 2 6 42 2 7 47 2 8 53 2 9 58 2 10 63 2 11 69 2 12 74 3 13 79 3 14 85 3 15 90 3 16 95 3 17 101 3 18 106 3 19 111 4 20 117 4 21 122 4

Acquisition

File:Avatar of Balthazar model.jpg

Appearance while under the influence of this form.

Signet of Capture

• Acolyte of Balthazar (Jahai Bluffs)

Related skills

• File:Avatar of Dwayna.jpg Avatar of Dwayna (elite)
• File:Avatar of Grenth.jpg Avatar of Grenth (elite)
• File:Avatar of Lyssa.jpg Avatar of Lyssa (elite)
• File:Avatar of Melandru.jpg Avatar of Melandru (elite)
• File:Heart of Holy Flame.jpg Heart of Holy Flame

Notes

• All actions (including skill activations, attacks, and movement) will be canceled when this form ends.
• The +20 Armor reduces incoming physical damage by roughly 29%.
• This form uses male warrior animations, regardless of your character's gender or profession.
• The hero M.O.X. has a unique model for this form.
• The Zaishen Tonic has a chance to turn you into this form (see Avatar of Balthazar Form).

Trivia

• The functionality of this skill has changed since its introduction; see its skill revision history for details.