Quote Originally Posted by Mirhd View Post
Not sure why this is an issue for some. Lit the only thing Hydaelyn (Venat) gave you was her Traveler's Ward (protection against aetheric corruption, which is what primal tempering is) and that one time she shielded you from the Ultima spell. Remember when Midgardsormr blocked Hydaelyn from you so you couldn't even speak to her? And you still pulled off great feats? Not to mention that time and time again throughout each expansion it's been said over and over how weak Hydaelyn must be getting, and we later learn why.

Everything else you've ever done was all you, including the Echo, which is just a natural ability the Ancients have.

EDIT: Azem (your) crystal can still summon others. As stated in game, that summoning spell was of your design, and all Hydaelyn placed on it was a special (temporary) one to be used right at the end to call Hyth and Emet to you. The original summoning magic still remains.
This isn't exactly true, there have been many solo challenges where we, the player, are about to lose when she refreshes our bars completely to keep going, or just shields us from outside powers. This "power" was what originally earned us the "Warrior of Light" title, not just because we couldn't be tempered. Like for instance when Igeyorhm suspends us in the air with her magic to steal away the key to Azusa Lla, we are only able to resist because we gained back a portion of our blessing. Yes, we've become formidable warriors in our own right by this point, but we would have been wiped out long time ago if it weren't for Hydaelyn.