Unsteady Ground

Create unsteady ground that foes cannot cross. — In-game description

Unsteady Ground

 

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Staff

Attunement

Earth

Game link

API

5683

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0.25¼  30  

Unsteady Ground

Create unsteady ground that foes cannot cross.

 Duration: 4 seconds

 Number of Targets: 10

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Air

• Stormsoul — Deal increased strike damage to disabled or defiant foes. Outgoing stun duration increased. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Lightning Rod — Cast Lightning Rod when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Earth

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

Arcane

• Elemental Lockdown — When you disable a foe, gain a boon based upon your current attunement.

Catalyst

• Vicious Empowerment — Gain Elemental Empowerment and might when you disable or immobilize a foe.

Notes

• Enemies attempting to cross the area of effect will be knocked back and take 150 Defiance Break.
• This skill performs an initial strike that deals 200 Defiance Break when deployed in PvE.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	This skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when deployed in PvE.
April 19, 2016	The number of times this skill can be used to attempt to knock back an enemy has been capped at 10. The duration of this skill has been increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.
October 15, 2013	This skill no longer damages or cripples enemies. It will now prevent foes from crossing the area, knocking them back a short distance. Lasts for 3 seconds.
June 25, 2013	Increased the duration from 9 seconds to 10 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Unsteady Ground has been added to the game.

Trivia

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