Health degeneration

Health degeneration is the constant loss of a creature's health caused by various effects, notably conditions and hexes. All effects that cause health degeneration stack and are negated 1:1 by health regeneration. If the total degeneration is stronger than total health regeneration, it is represented by left-facing pips on the health bar; each pip represents a loss of two health per second. The maximum degeneration is capped at 10 pips (i.e. a net loss of 20 health per second).

Sources

Conditions Four of the ten conditions cause health degeneration. Condition Pips File:Bleeding.jpg Bleeding 3 File:Burning.jpg Burning 7 File:Disease.jpg Disease 4 File:Poison.jpg Poison 4

File:Health bar-bleeding.png A health bar under degeneration from bleeding. File:Health bar-poison.png A health bar under degeneration from poison or disease. File:Health bar-hexed.png A health bar under degeneration from a hex.

Skills

Ranger

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
File:Lacerate.jpg	Lacerate	Elite Nature Ritual. Creates a level 1...8...10 spirit (30...198...240 second lifespan). Bleeding creatures in range have -2 Health degeneration. End effect: Inflicts Bleeding condition (5...21...25 seconds) on creatures in range that have less than 90% health. Does not affect spirits.	0	1010	02.002	01515		Beast MasteryZ	Factions

Necromancer

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
File:Corrupt Enchantment.jpg	Corrupt Enchantment	Elite Hex Spell. Removes one enchantment from target foe. Removal effect: -1...7...8 Health degeneration (10 seconds).	0	055	00.750.75¾	0055		CursesZ	Nightfall
File:Faintheartedness.jpg	Faintheartedness	Hex Spell. (4...15...18 seconds.) Target foe attacks 50% slower and has -1...3...3 Health degeneration.	0	1010	01.001	0088		CursesZ	Core
File:Holiday Blues.jpg	Holiday Blues	Spell. Deals 50 damage to nearby foes. Foes within the area have -15 Health degeneration (30 seconds).	}50%	0	01.001	04545		Z	Core
File:Life Siphon.jpg	Life Siphon	Hex Spell. (12...22...24 seconds.) Target foe has -1...3...3 Health degeneration. You have +1...3...3 Health regeneration.	0	1010	01.001	0055		Blood MagicZ	Core
File:Life Transfer.jpg	Life Transfer	Elite Hex Spell. Also hexes foes adjacent to target (6...11...12 second). Causes -3...7...8 Health degeneration. You have +3...7...8 Health regeneration.	0	055	01.001	02020		Blood MagicZ	Prophecies
File:Lingering Curse.jpg	Lingering Curse	Elite Hex Spell. (6...25...30 seconds.) Target and nearby foes have -1...3...4 Health degeneration and receive 25% less benefit from healing.	0	1515	01.001	01010		CursesZ	Core

Mesmer

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
File:Conjure Nightmare.jpg	Conjure Nightmare	Hex Spell. (2...13...16 seconds.) Causes -8 Health degeneration.	0	1515	01.001	0055		Illusion MagicZ	Factions
File:Conjure Phantasm.jpg	Conjure Phantasm	Hex Spell. (4...15...18 seconds.) Causes -5 Health degeneration.	0	1010	01.001	0055		Illusion MagicZ	Core
File:Crippling Anguish.jpg	Crippling Anguish	Elite Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target foe moves and attacks 50% slower and has -1...7...8 Health degeneration.	0	055	01.001	01212		Illusion MagicZ	Core
File:Crippling Anguish (PvP).jpg	Crippling Anguish (PvP)	Elite Hex Spell. (5...17...20 seconds.) Target foe moves 50% slower and has -2...5...6 Health degeneration.	0	1010	01.001	02020		Illusion MagicZ	Core
File:Cry of Pain.jpg	Cry of Pain	Spell. Interrupts a skill. If target foe had a Mesmer hex, deals 25...50 damage to target and foes in the area and causes 3...5 Health degeneration (10 seconds).	0	1010	00.250.25¼	01515		Sunspear rankZ	Nightfall
File:Ether Nightmare.jpg	Ether Nightmare	Hex spell. Causes 5...8 Energy loss. Target and foes in the area have -1 Health degeneration for each point of Energy lost (10 seconds).	0	1010	03.003	02525		Allegiance rankZ	Factions
File:Illusion of Pain.jpg	Illusion of Pain	Hex Spell. (8 seconds.) Causes -3...9...10 Health degeneration and target foe takes 3...9...10 damage each second. End effect: that foe is healed for 36...103...120.	0	1010	02.002	0055		Illusion MagicZ	Factions
File:Illusion of Pain (PvP).jpg	Illusion of Pain (PvP)	Hex Spell. (8 seconds.) Causes -3...9...10 Health degeneration and target foe takes 3...9...10 damage each second. End effect: that foe is healed for 36...103...120. Ends if reapplied.	0	1010	02.002	0055		Illusion MagicZ	Factions
File:Images of Remorse.jpg	Images of Remorse	Hex Spell. (5...9...10 seconds.) Causes -1...3...3 Health degeneration. Initial effect: 10...44...52 damage if target foe is attacking.	0	055	01.001	0055		Illusion MagicZ	Factions

Elementalist

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
	Teinai's Heat	Ward Spell. (10...14...15 seconds.) Causes -2...4...5 health [sic] degeneration. Weakened foes in the ward attack 33% slower. Disabled for 20 seconds.	0	1515	01.001	02020		Fire MagicZ	Factions
	Teinai's Prison	Hex Spell. (1...7...8 second[s].) Target foe moves 66% slower. Foes with Cracked Armor have 5...8...9 Health degeneration.	0	1010	01.001	01515		Water MagicZ	Factions

Assassin

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
File:Enduring Toxin.jpg	Enduring Toxin	Hex Spell. (5 seconds.) Causes -1...4...5 Health degeneration. Renewal: if the target foe is moving when this hex ends.	0	055	00.250.25¼	01010		Deadly ArtsZ	Factions

Ritualist

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
File:Lamentation.jpg	Lamentation	Hex Spell. Also hexes foes near your target (5...17...20 seconds). Causes -0...2...3 Health degeneration. Initial effect: Deals 10...42...50 damage to these foes if you are within earshot of a spirit or corpse.	0	1010	01.001	01515		Channeling MagicZ	Factions

Monster Monster

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
File:Corrupted Dragon Scales.jpg	Corrupted Dragon Scales	Spell. (30 seconds.) Create 6 corrupted scale creatures around target foe. Foes within their range attack 50% slower and have -10 Health degeneration.	0	055	044	03030		Factions
File:Corrupted Dragon Spores.jpg	Corrupted Dragon Spores	Spell. (30 seconds.) Create 6 corrupted spore creatures around target foe. Foes within their range take twice as long to cast spells and have -2 Health degeneration.	0	055	044	03030		Factions

Environment effects

Icon	Name	Description	Campaign
File:Aspect of Decay.jpg	Aspect of Decay	Environment Effect. While under this aspect, if you are Poisoned or Bleeding, you suffer an additional -4 Health degeneration.	Factions
File:Aspect of Pain.jpg	Aspect of Pain	Environment Effect. While under this aspect, you suffer -2 Health Degeneration and suffer from the effects of Deep Wound.	Factions
File:Corrupted Lands.jpg	Corrupted Lands	While within the corrupted area, you suffer -1 Health degeneration.	Nightfall
File:Eternal Suffering.jpg	Eternal Suffering	Environment Effect. Hex Spell. Targets affected by Eternal Suffering have -1...2 Health degeneration.	Nightfall
File:Extensive Plague Exposure.jpg	Extensive Plague Exposure	Environment Effect. Prolonged contact with the plague causes accumulated -1 Health degeneration every 60 seconds.	Factions
File:Life Drain.jpg	Life Drain	Environment Effect. While in the area, foes suffer from -15 Health degeneration.	Factions

Other

• Weapons with a Vampiric or Vampiric strength modifier cause 1 pip of degeneration each.
• Minions have inherent health degeneration.
• Drink from the Chalice of Corruption causes your character to suffer 2 pips of degeneration until the quest is resolved.

Notes

• Characters suffering health degeneration do not automatically regenerate health.
• The pink color change of the health bar when suffering from degeneration from a hex will appear even if the health degeneration value is 0.

Anomaly.The descriptions of the majority of skills causing health degeneration use the double negative phrasing of –[n] health degeneration rather than the more technically correct, –[n] health regeneration.

See also

• Damage over time