Fortified Earth

Augment. Block attacks. Gain barrier if the channel completes successfully. If this is cast within range of your Earth Sphere, the recharge time is reduced. — In-game description

Fortified Earth

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Catalyst

Slot

Utility

Type

Augment

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

62826

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3  

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30

 

Fortified Earth

Augment. Block attacks. Gain barrier if the channel completes successfully. If this is cast within range of your Earth Sphere, the recharge time is reduced.

 Barrier: 3,000 (0.1)^?

 Barrier: 1,254 (0.1)^?

 Recharge Reduced: 33%

 Duration: 3 seconds

— In-game description

Related traits

Water

• Flow like Water — Deal increased strike damage when your health is above the threshold. Blocking or evading an attack heals you.

Notes

• This skill grants  Fortified Earth.
• Beginning your cast inside of the  Deploy Jade Sphere will reduce the recharge even if it ends outside of the radius.
• Your character will occasionally shout one of the following lines upon activating this skill:
  • Skin like bedrock.
  • Cast in stone.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 02, 2023	Reduced base barrier from 3,000 to 1,254 in WvW only. Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds in WvW only.
February 14, 2023	Reduced base barrier from 2,520 to 1,254 in PvP only.
October 04, 2022	Reduced base barrier from 3,000 to 2,520 in PvP only. Increased cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP only.
March 29, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Fortified Earth has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Fortified Earth was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. This skill now always grants barrier after fully channeling. Casting this in range of your earth sphere will now reduce its cooldown.
September 21, 2021	Fortified Earth was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.