Blinding Flash

Blind your foe with a flash of light. Vulnerable foes are also weakened. — In-game description

Blinding Flash

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Attunement

Air

Game link

API

5694

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0.5½

15

 

2

 

Blinding Flash

Blind your foe with a flash of light. Vulnerable foes are also weakened.

 Blindness (6s): Next outgoing attack misses.

 Weakness (4s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Weakness (2s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Number of Targets: 3

 Count Recharge: 10 seconds

 Radius: 180

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Air

• Aeromancer's Training — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.

Weaver

• Superior Elements — Dual Attack skills weaken enemies. Attacks against weakened foes have increased critical chance.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	Reduced ammunition from 2 to 1 in PvP and WvW. Reduced weakness duration from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP and WvW.
November 29, 2022	This skill now strikes up to 2 additional enemies near the target and inflicts weakness against vulnerable enemies. Increased ammunition from 1 to 2.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Blinding Flash has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.