Earth's Embrace

Cast Armor of Earth when struck while below the health threshold. — In-game description

Earth's Embrace

Specialization

Earth (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

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Cast Armor of Earth when struck while below the health threshold.

  Health Threshold: 50%

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Armor of Earth (PvE)		75	Cantrip. Protect yourself with earth armor and gain protection and stability.
Armor of Earth (WvW, PvP)		300	Cantrip. Protect yourself with earth armor and gain protection and stability.

Related traits

•  Soothing Disruption — Cantrips gain reduced recharge and grant boons.

Notes

• The cooldown of the Armor of Earth cast by this trait is not shared with another equipped Armor of Earth.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 300 seconds.
March 27, 2018	Increased the cooldown from 75 seconds to 90 seconds in PvP only.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic.
March 16, 2015	This cantrip reactive skill now grants 10 stacks of stability on use.
January 21, 2014	Fixed this trait to properly have reduced recharge when traited with Cantrip Mastery.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Earth's Embrace has been added to the game.