Shocking Aura

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Shocking Aura.png

Shocking Aura

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Main hand dagger
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Attunement
Air
Sequence
Shocking Aura.png
 → Transmute Lightning.png
Game link
API
5527
10 Recharge time
25 Recharge time
 
Shocking Aura

Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attacker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds.

Shocking Aura (effect).png Shocking Aura (10s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).
Shocking Aura (effect).png Shocking Aura (4s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).
Stun.png Stun: 1 second
Evade.png Defiance Break: 100

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Fire Fire

Air Air

Earth Earth

Water Water

Arcane Arcane

Tempest Tempest

Catalyst Catalyst

Notes[edit]

The aura shared with allies via Powerful Aura Powerful Aura doesn't share the full duration. Only 4 seconds.
  • This skill can be activated while in the air.
  • The aura will only stun enemies within 240 units.
  • This skill does not separately cause the stun that is listed below the Shocking Aura description in the tool-tip. This skill fact provides information about what occurs when struck by foes.
  • The aura can hit enemies during attacks that evade like Unrelenting Assault and Surge of the Mists.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
August 23, 2022
  • (PvE only) Recharge reduced from 25 seconds to 10 seconds. Duration increased from 4 seconds to 10 seconds.
February 28, 2022 End of Dragons release:
  • (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
July 07, 2020
  • Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
July 26, 2016
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Shocking Aura's internal cooldown from being applied to downed players.
December 01, 2015
  • The following skills have had their effects replaced with a new version to reduce visual noise: Frost Aura, Magnetic Aura, Shocking Aura, and Fire Shield.
November 26, 2013
  • The aura of this skill now applies to 5 targets when traited with Powerful Aura, down from 6.
October 15, 2013
  • Added the shocking aura buff to the skill fact.
May 14, 2013
  • This skill's icon on the buff bar now displays the same icon as the skill itself.
February 26, 2013
  • Updated this ability to indicate its cooldown on stunning enemies.
December 14, 2012
  • This aura is no longer incorrectly considered a boon. The aura will no longer be affected by boon duration, but also cannot be ripped by boon removal skills.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Shocking Aura has been added to the game.