Smothering Auras

Fire auras have increased duration. Applying auras to allies removes conditions, and transmuting auras removes conditions from nearby allies. — In-game description

Smothering Auras

Specialization

Fire (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Smothering Auras

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

 Removal upon Application: 1

 Removal upon Detonation: 2

 Duration Increase: 33%

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Frost Aura — Dagger, when attuned to water
•   Transmute Frost — Dagger, when attuned to water
•   Shocking Aura — Dagger, when attuned to air
•   Transmute Lightning — Dagger, when attuned to air
•   Elemental Explosion — Pistol
•   Searing Salvo — Pistol, when attuned to fire
•   Fire Shield — Focus, when attuned to fire
•   Transmute Fire — Focus, when attuned to fire
•   Frozen Ground — Staff, when attuned to water
•   Magnetic Aura — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Transmute Earth — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Sand Squall — Warhorn, when attuned to earth
•   Frostfire Flurry — Pistol, when attuned to fire and water
•   Flowing Finesse — Pistol, when attuned to air and water
•   Frostfire Ward — Spear, when attuned to fire and water
•   Immutable Stone — Hammer, when attuned to earth

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Magnetic Surge — Magnetic Shield (bundle)

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   "Aftershock!" — Shout
•   "Feel the Burn!" — Shout
•   "Flash-Freeze!" — Shout

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   "Rebound!" — Shout

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Sunspot — Sunspot

Related traits

Traits that are improved by this trait

Fire

• Conjurer — Gain fire aura when an ally picks up a conjured weapon.

Earth

• Written in Stone — Signets continue to grant their passive bonuses while recharging. Gain an aura when you use a signet skill.

Water

• Soothing Ice — Gain regeneration and frost aura when using a healing skill.

Arcane

• Arcane Resurrection — Cast Geyser when you begin reviving a downed ally. Geyser now partially revives downed allies. When you begin reviving an ally, you gain an aura based on your attunement.

Tempest

• Unstable Conduit — Overloads grant an aura based on your attunement.
• Elemental Bastion — Heal allies you grant an aura to. Grant frost aura to nearby allies when struck while below the health threshold.

Catalyst

• 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.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 28, 2018	This trait has been renamed Smothering Auras, and its functionality has changed. When applying an aura to the elementalist or an ally, Smothering Auras removes one condition. Detonating an aura removes two conditions from nearby allies. Fire auras have a 33% increased duration.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Elementalist skills that grant fire aura have been updated to indicate the correct duration when this trait is equipped.
May 16, 2017	Now applies 1 stack of might for all other auras besides Flame Aura.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This trait has been reworked. Fire auras you apply last 33% longer and grant 2 stacks of might for 10 seconds when applied.
August 28, 2012	Game release: One with Fire has been added to the game.