Boulder Blast

Fire a shot that bleeds and immobilizes your foe. If you have an earth bullet, consume it to gain barrier when striking an enemy. If not, create an earth bullet. — In-game description

Boulder Blast

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand pistol

Attunement

Earth

Game link

API

71842

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0.5½  

12

15

 

Boulder Blast

Fire a shot that bleeds and immobilizes your foe.

If you have an earth bullet, consume it to gain barrier when striking an enemy. If not, create an earth bullet.

 Damage: 161 (0.44)^?

₅ Bleeding (8s): 880 Damage

 Immobilize (10.5½s): Unable to move.

When Consuming an Earth Bullet

 Barrier: 1,542 (0.5)^?

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Mechanics

 Earth Bullet — The barrier requires you to successfully hit a target.

• This skill can attack enemies behind you, not required to face the target.

Related traits

Earth

• Serrated Stones — Bleeding you inflict has increased duration. Deal increased damage to bleeding foes.
• Strength of Stone — Gain condition damage based on your toughness. Inflict bleeding when you immobilize a foe. Bleeding can only occur on the same target once per interval.
• Geomancer's Training — Strike damage from nearby foes is reduced. Earth weapon skills gain reduced recharge.

Weaver

• Elemental Pursuit — Gain superspeed when inflicting inhibiting conditions on enemies.

Catalyst

• Vicious Empowerment — Gain Elemental Empowerment and might when you disable or immobilize a foe.
• 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.
• Elemental Synergy — Gain a bonus effect when you finish a combo. Bonuses can trigger once per attunement per interval.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 02, 2026	This skill no longer requires the target to be in range or within line of sight in order to cast it.
February 27, 2024	Boulder Blast has been added to the game.
November 28, 2023	Boulder Blast was available during the Expanded Weapon Proficiency Beta Event.