Aura

This article is about the combat effect. For the visual effect from equipment, see Cosmetic aura. For the NPC, see Aura (NPC).

Auras are a type of effect that provide an irremovable buff to a character, benefiting them and/or causing harm to their foes in some way when attacked. Multiple aura effects can be active on a character simultaneously, but they do not stack in duration or intensity. Each profession has access to a specific selection of auras primarily by performing skill combos, but some auras are granted through skills and traits. Elementalists are notable for having direct access to multiple auras as well as traits that enhance their effects in general.

List of auras

Aura	Description	Combo Field that can provide this aura
Chaos Aura	Give yourself random boons and your foe random conditions whenever you are struck.	Ethereal field
Dark Aura	Surrounded by a dark aura that reduces incoming condition damage and causes torment each time you are struck (1-second cooldown per attacker).	Dark field
Fire Aura	Enveloped in a fiery shield that burns foes, grants might each time you are struck (1-second cooldown per attacker).	Fire field
Frost Aura	Chill foes that strike you (only once per second for each attacker); incoming damage is reduced by 10%.	Ice field
Light Aura	When struck, you gain resolution. Incoming condition damage is reduced by 10%. (Cooldown: 1s)	Light field
Magnetic Aura	Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.	None
Shocking Aura	Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).	None

Transmute auras

• Elementalists can use specific weapon skills to "detonate" an aura, which delivers an area effect and removes the aura.
• These skills have independent 10-second cooldowns (3 seconds in PvP modes) and can only be used when the elementalist is affected by the appropriate aura.

Transmute	Description	Weapon	Skill
Transmute Fire	Use the energy of the fire aura to cause an explosion, damaging enemies and benefiting allies.	Focus	Fire Shield
Transmute Frost	Cause your frost aura to violently explode, healing allies and damaging foes.	Off hand dagger	Frost Aura
Transmute Lightning	Cause your shocking aura to violently explode, stunning enemies who are struck by it.	Main hand dagger	Shocking Aura
Transmute Earth	Cause the surrounding magnetic aura to violently explode.	Staff	Magnetic Aura

Related traits

This section is about traits that grant or improve auras in general as a type of effect.

For traits that grant or improve one specific aura, see Aura/Overview or the respective articles for each aura.

Traits that grant auras

• Powerful Aura (Water) — Any aura you grant yourself is granted to nearby allies.

Traits that improve auras

• Smothering Auras (Fire) — Fire auras have increased duration. Applying auras to allies removes conditions, and transmuting auras removes conditions from nearby allies.
• Zephyr's Boon (Air) — Grant boons to allies you grant auras to.
• Elemental Shielding (Earth) — Auras you grant to allies also grant protection.
• Powerful Aura (Water) — Any aura you grant yourself is granted to nearby allies.
• Invigorating Torrents (Tempest) — Auras you grant also grant regeneration and vigor.
• Elemental Bastion (Tempest) — Heal allies you grant an aura to. Grant frost aura to nearby allies when struck while below the health threshold.
• Hardened Auras (Catalyst) — Damage reduction is increased when you grant yourself an aura. When this triggers, the duration of all stacks are refreshed.
• Empowering Auras (Catalyst) — Gain increased outgoing damage when you grant yourself an aura. When this triggers, the duration of all stacks are refreshed.
• Elemental Epitome (Catalyst) — Gain an aura based on your current attunement when you combo. Gain Elemental Empowerment when you grant yourself an aura. Auras can be gained this way once per attunement per interval.
• Staunch Auras (Catalyst) — Gain stability when you grant yourself an aura.

Gallery

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  Chaos aura

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  Dark aura

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  Fire aura

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  Frost aura

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  Light aura

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  Magnetic aura

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  Shocking aura

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Effects (stacking)