Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it. Grant frost aura to allies in the area. — In-game description

Frozen Ground

 

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Staff

Attunement

Water

Game link

API

5515

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30

25

 

Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it. Grant frost aura to allies in the area.

 Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed

 Frost Aura (3s): -10% Incoming Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Duration: 5 seconds

 Radius: 300

 Combo Field: Ice

 Range: 1,200

 Unblockable

— In-game description

Related traits

Texture on the ground.

Fire

• Smothering Auras — Fire auras have increased duration. Applying auras to allies removes conditions, and transmuting auras removes conditions from nearby allies.

Air

• Zephyr's Boon — Grant boons to allies you grant auras to.

Earth

• Elemental Shielding — Auras you grant to allies also grant protection.

Water

• Aquamancer's Training — Increase healing to other allies. Water-weapon skills gain reduced recharge.
• Powerful Aura — Any aura you grant yourself is granted to nearby allies.

Tempest

• Invigorating Torrents — Auras you grant also grant regeneration and vigor.
• Elemental Bastion — Heal allies you grant an aura to. Grant frost aura to nearby allies when struck while below the health threshold.

Weaver

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

Catalyst

• Hardened Auras — Damage reduction is increased when you grant yourself an aura. When this triggers, the duration of all stacks are refreshed.
• Empowering Auras — Gain increased outgoing damage when you grant yourself an aura. When this triggers, the duration of all stacks are refreshed.
• Elemental Epitome — 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 — Gain stability when you grant yourself an aura.

Notes

• Unlike other skills with no cast time, this skill cannot be used while casting skill, and will be queued if this is attempted.
• The aftercast animation of this respects other aftercast delays, but can be easily cancelled by other skills.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	This skill now grants frost aura to allies in the area when the field is created.
June 28, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 22, 2017	The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Blasting Staff: The effects of this trait have been added to all staff-skill area attacks by default.
October 15, 2013	Added an unblockable skill fact.
June 25, 2013	Reduced the cast time from .36 seconds to .2 seconds. Reduced the aftercast from .34 seconds to .2 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Frozen Ground has been added to the game.