Hex

A Hex is "A spell that causes a negative effect for a period of time (e.g., movement/attack speed reduction, Health or Energy degeneration)."

Essentially, hexes are the opposite of enchantments. Some hexes can reduce enemys' armor, their energy regeneration or their movement speed while the Hex is in effect; other hexes will inflict damage on enemies when they do certain things, like Empathy that damages those who attack; and some hexes simply cause damage, like Wastrel's Worry.

Users
Hexes are available to these professions:


 * Mesmer
 * Necromancer
 * Elementalist
 * Assassin
 * Ritualist
 * Monk

Equipment Interactions
It is possible to take advantage of being hexed with the right eqipment:


 * Suffixes Of Valor Give +health bonuses
 * "Don't Fear the Reaper" Inscription gives a +damage bonus
 * "I am Sorrow." Inscription gives +energy
 * "Be Just and Fear Not" Inscription gives +armor
 * "Nothing to Fear" Inscription gives physical damage reduction

Also Lieutenant's Insignia reduces hex duration.

Appearance
When a character or NPC is hexed a black ring will appear near the lower torso of that character.

A hexed character will have a purple down arrow on his health bar in the party window and the hex's skill icon will appear in the Effects Monitor, surrounded by a purple border. If the player suffers health degeneration as a result of a Hex, then his entire health bar will turn purple and begin to decrease. Spirits are immune to hexes, though pets and undead minions are not.

Skill References

 * For a list of hexes, see Category:Hex Spells or Hex spell skills quick reference.
 * For a list of skills which remove hexes, see hex removal quick reference.