Talk:Choking Gas

I may just be dumb but how does this skill work--70.105.41.204 13:36, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Just as it says. When you hit a foe with an arrow prepared with Choking Gas, any spells they were in the middle of casting are interrupted. This also happens to any foes adjacent to your target if those foes were also casting spells. Arshay Duskbrow 13:53, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

But such a long recharge --SlashingSword 01:48, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Practiced Stance. This skill is pretty much the only way PS sees any use at all. Arshay Duskbrow 04:02, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Removed the note about practiced stance. All preparations combine well with practiced stance. This skill gets no benefit from PS that other preparations do not. Shard 03:28, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Choking Gas does combine well with Practiced Stance because of the short duration and long recharge of Choking Gas. Most preparations last longer than their recharge, reducing the comparative benefit of Practiced Stance. -- Hercanic 04:45, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

i dont know if the effect is intended, however, even if choking gas doesnt hit you, it still interrupts, is it supposed to do that? because im guessing "impact" implies that it has to hit the target to spread choking gas to target and foes around it--Arrythmia 21:54, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

There is an anomoly with this skill. Foes with Choking Gas can affect and harm those using Shadow Form, despite that target being un-hittable. So it would seem that striking target is not necessary. Pucktrapper 14:40, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

How well do heroes use this preparation? It seems like it would be a very potent addition to most teams going up against spell casters.

Choking gas is more of a blanket interupt like Dwarver battle stance. Mainly for those of us who cant hit 1second casts or under. Heros can hit pretty much anything with an interupt so give them something more useful like disable shot or power spike.--Justice 06:58, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Does chocking gas only work with arrows, since it does not state it, this on a R/D with a scythe hitting 3 people could be pretty win. 90.217.16.147 15:38, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

For 1...10...12 seconds, your arrows deal 1...7...8 more damage and spread... Read the whole description. Boogy (Talk/Contributions) 15:43, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Besides, it already hits adjacent foes with the interupt :)

The only thing I don't like about it is that it's recharge is longer than the effect duration...- Zeke64

Concise Description

Why can't it just say interrupts foes adjacent to target foe? >.> No need to say as is Choking Gas is a type of condition. Unless this skill really inflicts a 0 second condition with Disease and Daze properties 72.222.217.198 03:34, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

Too bad that theory's impossible, because it would make this skill have Ub3r imba synergy with fragility, and I'd get wet at the thought of the loldamages. Ryuu - talk 03:38, 5 August 2009 (UTC)

All it is is +damage to your arrows (like Read the Wind) and an AoE interrupt (like Ignite Arrows with interrupts instead of dammage). -~=Sparky (talk) 06:58, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I know, but why can't they just say that? +damage and AoE interrupt. The concise description isn't very concise 72.222.217.198 04:09, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

It is a very weird description. Roflmaomgz 22:32, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

It's called fluff =P Mavado 00:11, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Belly Smash

Should we include that this trys to explain its effect (much like Belly Smash's trivia section)? "...[your arrows] spread Choking Gas..." -~=Sparky (talk) 06:58, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

A lot of skills used to do that, before ANet started standardizing skills. Belly Smash was so bad at the time, though, that they probably forgot it existed. I think Belly Smash still includes it because it makes no sense whatsoever. "I strike your stomach so hard you go blind!" Yeah, okay. Include a note if you like, but I don't think this one is trying to explain the effect, really. --Jette 09:21, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Choking gas's description describes the mechanics, not the flavor as is the case with belly smash. Choking gas actually spreads and does the aoe damage. ~Shard 09:22, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Any build?

Is there any (working) build to use this in?? I wouldn't mind to carry practiced stance, and i imagine some kind of arrow accelerator, any suggestions? --77.229.109.226 15:08, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

If you're looking for arrow acceleration, perhaps Favorable Winds? -- Traveler (talk) 15:18, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I don't think the arrow accelerator is a problem, just the build, I'm looking for some skills (ranger, if possible) that combine and work well with choking gas --77.229.109.226 15:26, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

needling shot 92.234.175.84 10:37, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Ebon Battle Standard of Honor

Is it worth mentioning that this increases the damage from Choking Gas? Mist Y (talk) 10:27, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Is this any different from any other AoE damaging skills? - Infinite - talk 11:14, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Right, my bad. I got it into my head that Choking Gas was armor-ignoring; it isn't. Mist Y (talk) 12:36, 14 September 2018 (UTC)