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 an enemy's armor, their energy regeneration, or their movement speed; other hexes will inflict damage on enemies when they take certain actions, such as Empathy which damages those who attack.

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 equipment:


 * Suffixes Of Valor give bonus health while hexed
 * "Don't Fear the Reaper" inscriptions give bonus attack damage while hexed
 * "I am Sorrow" inscriptions give bonus energy while hexed
 * "Be Just and Fear Not" inscriptions give bonus armor while hexed
 * "Nothing to Fear" inscriptions give physical damage reduction while hexed

Also, Lieutenant's insignia reduce hex duration.

Appearance
When a creature is hexed, a black ring will appear around the lower torso of that creature. An icon representing the profession the hex belongs to will rotate along the ring.

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 other than Enduring Toxin, then his entire health bar will turn purple and begin to decrease. Spirits are immune to hexes, though pets and undead minions are not.

Hex skills

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