Lava Font

This article is about the Elementalist staff skill. For the trait skill that formerly had the same name, see Lesser Lava Font.

Lava Font

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Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Staff

 

Attunement

Fire

Game link

External links

API

“

Make lava erupt from the target area.

  Damage: 212 (0.525)^?

  Number of Targets: 5

  Duration: 4s

  Interval: 1s

  Radius: 180

  Combo Field: Fire

  Range: 1,200

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Fire

•  Pyromancer's Puissance - Each skill you use while attuned to fire grants you might.
•  Persisting Flames - Executing blast finishers on fire fields grant fury. Fire fields last longer. Create a lava font when you go down.
•  Pyromancer's Training - Deal more damage while attuned to fire. Reduces recharge on all fire weapon skills.

Notes

• Even though the skill has no activation time, it cannot be cast while channeling other skills.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 28, 2018	The damage of this skill has been increased by approximately 10%.
July 10, 2018	This skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower recharge time of 6 seconds in all game modes. The damage of this skill has been reduced by 40%.
July 26, 2016	Increased the cooldown of this skill from 6 seconds to 8 seconds in all game modes except PvP.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Blasting Staff: The effects of this trait have been added to all staff-skill area attacks by default.
September 09, 2014	Fixed an issue that caused this skill to function incorrectly with Persisting Flames.
June 03, 2014	Updated the skill fact to show the number of hits.
April 15, 2014	Added a skill fact for radius: 120.
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: Lava Font has been added to the game.

Trivia

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