Shocking Aura

Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attacker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds. — In-game description

Shocking Aura

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Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand dagger

Attunement

Air

Sequence

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Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attacker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds.

  Shocking Aura (4s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).

  Stun: 1 second

— In-game description ^[?]

Notes

• This skill can be activated while in the air.
• The aura will only stun enemies within 240 units.
• This skill does not separately cause the stun that is listed below the Shocking Aura description in the tool-tip. This skill fact provides information about what occurs when struck by foes.
• The aura can hit enemies during attacks that evade like Unrelenting Assault and Surge of the Mists.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 26, 2016	Fixed a bug that prevented Shocking Aura's internal cooldown from being applied to downed players.
December 01, 2015	The following skills have had their effects replaced with a new version to reduce visual noise: Frost Aura, Magnetic Aura, Shocking Aura, and Fire Shield.
November 26, 2013	The aura of this skill now applies to 5 targets when traited with Powerful Aura, down from 6.
October 15, 2013	Added the shocking aura buff to the skill fact.
May 14, 2013	This skill's icon on the buff bar now displays the same icon as the skill itself.
February 26, 2013	Updated this ability to indicate its cooldown on stunning enemies.
December 14, 2012	This aura is no longer incorrectly considered a boon. The aura will no longer be affected by boon duration, but also cannot be ripped by boon removal skills.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Shocking Aura has been added to the game.