Mist Form

Cantrip. Morph into an invulnerable, vaporous mist for a brief time. — In-game description

Mist Form

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Cantrip

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

5554, 15795

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Mist Form

Cantrip. Morph into an invulnerable, vaporous mist for a brief time.

 Movement Speed Increase: 66%

 Duration: 3 seconds

 Prevents Capture-Point Contribution

 Breaks Stun

— In-game description

Related traits

Water

• Soothing Disruption — Cantrips grant boons.

Mechanics

Difference between the Vapor Form (left) and the Mist Form (right) appearance.

• Grants  Mist Form for 3 seconds. The effect cannot be cancelled and will always last the full duration. The elementalist can still move, jump, and glide.
• Mist Form interrupts channelled skills both when cast and when it ends.
  • Overloads are available and can be started during Mist Form, but will also be interrupted. Nevertheless, starting Overloads without fear of disruption may prove useful in niche situations.
  • Finishing enemies or reviving allies is not interrupted, but must be started before activating Mist Form as the elementalist cannot begin either action while transformed.
• This skill can be activated while in the air.
• As with all invulnerability effects, the elementalist is still susceptible to Wards and pre-existing conditions such as being slowed by Chilled, but takes no damage from damaging ones.
• This skill temporarily unequips the weapon and locks all other skills, but elementalists can still switch attunements and trigger traits such as Healing Ripple or Sunspot.
• The hand aura of the elementalist is still visible when in Mist Form.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 30 seconds in PvE only.
July 07, 2020	Increased cooldown from 60 seconds to 75 seconds in PvP only
July 10, 2018	Invulnerability effects will now stop conditions from applying damage.
February 22, 2017	The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 75 seconds to 60 seconds.
October 29, 2013	Added a skill fact for the movement-speed increase.
April 30, 2013	Activation now locks heal, utility, and elite skills.
March 26, 2013	Elementalists can no longer use the Mist Form to instantly rally if they go down exactly at the end of the Tornado.
December 14, 2012	This skill now allows players to swap attunements while it is active, allowing glyphs to work in Mist Form.
November 15, 2012	This skill now works with the Water Magic trait Cantrip Mastery.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Mist Form has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill. The skill icon is also similar.
• Before the April 30th, 2013 update it was possible to use Utilities, Healing skill and Elite skill while in Mist Form.

See also

•   Vapor Form — Similar skill available for the elementalist while downed