# Disabling a trait (temporarily)
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333
**Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback
**Created:** [March 28, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333 "2020-03-28T21:10:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@ArtKi](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/ArtKi)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333/1 "2020-03-28T21:10:39Z")
The 3rd trait for the Stormcaster hero gives a lightstorm at the start of every turn.
I’m using a Stryx team with a stormcaster hero and Phoenicia. Phoenicia needs a firestorm to be worthwhile. The Stormcaster is using the Phoenix crossbow to set off a firestorm. If I had the 3rd trait enabled… Phoenicia would never be able to get the double damage bonus off firestorm.
So a toggle button to disable a trait would be handy thing.
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### Author:  [@Jerry\_the\_skunk](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jerry_the_skunk)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333/2 "2020-03-28T22:17:33Z")
I’ve been thinking about this suggestion a year ago, but changed my mind since. In some cases, especially when it involves the invisibility trait, being able to deactivate traits selectively might increase an already strong advantage a bit too much.
I’ve run into a thief setup, where the summoned bandits did not have invisibility, yet the thief hero did. Not a pretty one to fight against, I have to say.
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### Author:  [@Jonathan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jonathan)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333/3 "2020-03-28T22:27:52Z")
> [@Jerry\_the\_skunk](#):
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> In some cases, especially when it involves the invisibility trait, being able to deactivate traits selectively might increase an already strong advantage a bit too much.
> I’ve run into a thief setup, where the summoned bandits did not have invisibility, yet the thief hero did. Not a pretty one to fight against, I have to say.
I think it would increase parity between players, though.
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### Author:  [@Megaqwerty](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Megaqwerty)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2020, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333/4 "2020-03-29T15:24:45Z")
This and the ability to disable weapon affixes. There are weapons such as Mang that shouldn’t be fully upgraded because of random gem creation/destruction.
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### Author:  [@Sublime\_Eimar](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sublime_Eimar)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333/5 "2020-03-29T22:39:14Z")
I feel as though they should change weapon affixes for weapons with this problem, so that it’s always worthwhile fully upgrading every weapon.
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### Author:  [@Fleg](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Fleg)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2020, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/disabling-a-trait-temporarily/62333/6 "2020-03-29T23:47:08Z")
Mang can be fully upgraded. Random gem creation/destruction are fine on their own, it’s only when casting a weapon spell that transforms gems (like Doomed Blade for example) and you’re relying on the extra turn that those upgrades can backfire badly.