Earthen Vortex

Burrow into the ground, then erupt with earth-shattering force. — In-game description

Earthen Vortex

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Weaver

Weapon

Main hand sword

Attunement

Earth

Game link

API

40709

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Earthen Vortex

Burrow into the ground, then erupt with earth-shattering force.

 Damage: 660 (1.8)^?

 Damage: 458 (1.25)^?

₂ Bleeding (8s): 352 Damage

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

 Evade: 1 second

 Number of Targets: 3

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 180

— In-game description

Related traits

Earth

• Serrated Stones — Bleeding you inflict has increased duration. Deal increased damage to bleeding foes.
• Geomancer's Training — Strike damage from nearby foes is reduced. Earth weapon skills gain reduced recharge.

Water

• Flow like Water — Deal increased strike damage, which is further increased while your health is above the threshold. Blocking or evading an attack heals you.

Weaver

• Elemental Pursuit — Gain superspeed when inflicting inhibiting conditions on enemies.

Notes

• Movement will interrupt this skill, the weaver should stand still during the brief casting time.
• Activation time is 700 ms and aftercast 300 ms.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 19, 2024	Reduced the cooldown from 18 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP and WvW.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1.25 to 1.8.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 18 seconds.
August 28, 2018	The cooldown of this skill has been increased from 10 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
December 12, 2017	Bleeding stacks have been adjusted from 3 stacks for 5 seconds to 2 stacks for 8 seconds.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Earthen Vortex has been added to the game.