Blossoming Aura

Envelop target friend or foe with energy from the Mists. The energy explodes outward after a short delay or when manually detonated, granting barrier to nearby allies. The amount of barrier granted increases over time. If targeting an enemy, the aura also deals damage over time, and it does additional damage when the aura explodes based on how long the aura lasts. — In-game description

Blossoming Aura

Profession

Revenant (skill list)

Weapon

Scepter

Sequence

 → 

Game link

API

71816

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0.75¾  10  8  

Blossoming Aura

Envelop target friend or foe with energy from the Mists. The energy explodes outward after a short delay or when manually detonated, granting barrier to nearby allies. The amount of barrier granted increases over time. If targeting an enemy, the aura also deals damage over time, and it does additional damage when the aura explodes based on how long the aura lasts.

 Barrier Increase per Interval: 33¼%

 Barrier Increase per Interval: 20%

 Max Barrier: 100%

 Max Barrier: 60%

 Pulsing Damage (4x): 440 (1.2)^?

 Pulsing Damage (4x): 292 (0.8)^?

 Final Damage: 367 (1.0)^?

 Final Damage: 183 (0.5)^?

 Damage Increase per Interval: 50%

 Damage Increase per Interval: 25%

 Max Damage Increase: 150%

 Max Damage Increase: 25%

 Barrier: 504 (0.3)^?

 Barrier: 504 (0.4)^?

 Weakness (3s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Fuse Time: 4 seconds

 Interval: 1 second

 Radius: 360

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Mechanics

• The remaining duration of the Aura can be tracked via the effect  Blossoming Aura.
• Cooldown starts on cast so detonation does not change it.
• Final damage scaling is as follows:
• After initial hit

 PvE: 367 (1.0)^?

 PvP/WvW: 183 (0.5)^?

• After one second pulse

 PvE: 550 (1.5)^?

 PvP/WvW: 229 (0.625)^?

• After two seconds pulse

 PvE: 734 (2.0)^?

 PvP/WvW: 275 (0.75)^?

• After three seconds pulse

 PvE: 917 (2.5)^?

 PvP/WvW: 321 (0.875)^?

• Will automatically cast 1s after the 4th hit (4s after initial hit) if the target is still alive

Related traits

Corruption

• Pact of Pain — Conditions you apply to foes last longer, but conditions applied to you also last longer.

Retribution

• Dwarven Battle Training — Deal increased strike damage to weakened foes. Disabling a foe applies weakness. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, taunt, and launch.

Notes

Bugs:

• When the target of blossoming aura dies under its effect, the detonation will only grant the base amount of barrier without any increase per interval.
• Despite listing a max damage increase of 25% in PvP/WvW the damage still increases after every pulse, ending at 75%

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 19, 2024	Reduced the final power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5 in WvW and PvP
February 27, 2024	Blossoming Aura has been added to the game. This skill can now target allies. The amount of bonus barrier and damage granted by this skill are no longer tied to scepter auto-attacks; instead, barrier and damage increase the longer the aura is placed on the target. The aura can be detonated early with the new follow-up skill, Detonate Blossoming Aura. Increased the cooldown from 5 seconds to 8 seconds in PvE and from 7 seconds to 8 seconds in WvW and PvP. Reduced the healing power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.3 in PvE and WvW and from 1.0 to 0.4 in PvP. Increased the barrier per pulse from 20% to 33% in PvP only. Added a 0.25-second cooldown to Detonate Blossoming Aura when Blossoming Aura is used.
November 28, 2023	Blossoming Aura was available during the Expanded Weapon Proficiency Beta Event.