Water Trident

Cast a water trident that damages foes. Deal more damage to chilled foes and heal for each target struck. Heal for a lesser amount for each target struck beyond the first. — In-game description

Animation

Water Trident

 

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Attunement

Water

Game link

API

5510

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0.5½  

1

20

 

2

 

Water Trident

Cast a water trident that damages foes. Deal more damage to chilled foes and heal for each target struck. Heal for a lesser amount for each target struck beyond the first.

 Damage: 734 (2.0)^?

 Damage: 458 (1.25)^?

 Damage Increase: 50%

 Damage Increase: 33%

 First-Hit Healing: 1,832 (1.0)^?

 First-Hit Healing: 1,099 (0.7)^?

 Additional-Hit Healing: 916 (0.1)^?

 Additional-Hit Healing: 550 (0.1)^?

 Number of Targets: 3

 Maximum Count: 2

 Count Recharge: 10 seconds

 Radius: 180

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Water

• Aquamancer's Training — Increase healing to other allies. Water-weapon skills gain reduced recharge.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.6 to 2.0 in PvE only.
March 19, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.25 in PvP and WvW.
July 18, 2023	Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 1.0 in PvP and WvW. Reduced the bonus damage from 50% to 33% in WvW only.
March 14, 2023	Reduced damage bonus when striking a chilled foe from 50% to 33% in PvP only.
February 14, 2023	Reduced ammunition from 2 to 1 in PvP and WvW.
November 29, 2022	This skill is no longer ground targeted, and instead it fires projectiles at the target and up to 2 nearby enemies. This skill no longer heals allies, and instead it heals the caster when striking an enemy. This skill now deals increased damage to chilled enemies. Increased ammunition from 1 to 2. Increased power coefficient from 0.5 to 1.6 in PvE and from 0.5 to 1.25 in PvP and WvW.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 20 seconds to 10 seconds.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced heal coefficient from 1.0 to 0.7. Reduced base heal from 1,832 to 1,099.
March 27, 2018	Fixed a bug that caused this skill to heal for 27% less than intended.
April 19, 2016	The healing contribution per level of this skill has been increased by 27%.
July 15, 2014	Updated the number of targets skill fact to correctly display 3. Added a number of allied targets skill fact (5).
April 15, 2014	Added 3 seconds of regeneration to up to 5 allies in the radius.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Water Trident has been added to the game.

Trivia

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