Rock Barrier

Envelop yourself in a stony barrier that improves toughness. — In-game description

Rock Barrier

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Attunement

Earth

Sequence

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Game link

API

5695

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Rock Barrier

Envelop yourself in a stony barrier that improves toughness.

 Barrier: 1,753 (0.4)^?

 Rock Barrier (30s): 250 Toughness

 Resistance (4s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.

 Resistance (2s): Nondamaging conditions currently on you are ineffective.

 Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description

A player with the skill activated and the rocks floating around them.

Related traits

Earth

• Geomancer's Training — Strike damage from nearby foes is reduced. Earth weapon skills gain reduced recharge.

Arcane

• Bountiful Power — Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.

Notes

• This skill creates 5 rocks that circle around you and deal damage to nearby foes on secondary activation (Hurl).
• Each of the 5 stones increases toughness by 10 + 0.5 * character level (+50 per stone at level 80).
• Each stone counts as a separate combo finisher with 100% for activation (Hurl).
• If you do not activate Hurl, it does not go on cooldown.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 16, 2023	Reduced resistance duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
February 14, 2023	Fixed an issue that caused this skill's full cooldown timer to activate when interrupted.
November 29, 2022	This skill now grants barrier and resistance to the user in addition to its other effects.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 15 seconds to 8 seconds.
January 26, 2016	Reduced the aftercast delay of this skill by 0.6 seconds.
May 20, 2014	Updated the skill description and buff description to clarify that this skill no longer uses rock charges.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Rock Barrier has been added to the game.