Ashen Blast

Dual Attack. Blind your foes with burning ashes. — In-game description

Ashen Blast

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Weaver

Weapon

Main hand dagger

Attunement

Fire, Earth

Type

Dual Attack

Game link

API

42379

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0.5½  12  

Ashen Blast

Dual Attack. Blind your foes with burning ashes.

 Damage: 403 (1.1)^?

 Burning (4s): 524 Damage

 Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Range: 300

— In-game description

Related traits

Fire

• Burning Precision — Burning you inflict has increased duration and your critical hits gain a chance to inflict burning.
• Pyromancer's Training — Your fire-weapon skills gain reduced recharge. Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
• Blinding Ashes — Inflict blindness on foes you burn. This trait can only affect the same enemy once per interval.

Weaver

• Superior Elements — Dual Attack skills weaken enemies. Attacks against weakened foes have increased critical chance.
• Elemental Refreshment — Grant barrier to yourself when using Dual Attack skills.
• Swift Revenge — Gain swiftness when using a Dual Attack. Deal increased strike damage to enemies while under the effects of swiftness or superspeed.
• Invigorating Strikes — Gain vigor when using a Dual Attack. Dodge rolling grants a barrier.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 43% damage increase in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased damage by 43% in PvP and WvW.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Ashen Blast has been added to the game.