Float

Float

Effect type

Control effect

Stacking

No

Float is an effect caused by some skills which forces the affected targets to move towards the center of the effect or the surface of the water.

Skills that float

Weapon skills that float

•   Twister — Spear, when attuned to air
•   Air Bubble — Trident, when attuned to air
•   Gale Strike — Sword, when attuned to air and earth

Transform skills that float

•   Vital Draw — Harbinger Shroud

Elite skills that float

•   Tailored Victory
•   Gravity Well — Well

Drowning skills that float

•   Buoy

Common skills that float

•   Air Bubble — Conch Shell
•   Shattered Psyche
•   Shattered Psyche
•   Shattered Psyche
•   Shattered Psyche

Related traits

See also: Traits related to disable (Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.)

Notes

• This can be used as a form of control to create space between you and your target.
• In the case of the elementalist skill, it can be used to pull an enemy closer to you as well.

Version history

Patch	Changes
May 11, 2021	(Wiki notes) The icon has been changed slightly.
February 06, 2018	The speed at which sink and float move vertically has been reduced by 50%.
May 28, 2013	Sink and Float effects: No longer affect targets above water.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Float has been added to the game.

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Effects (stacking)