Churning Earth

Leap at your foe and unleash a seismic wave that inflicts damages and bleeding. — In-game description

Animation

Churning Earth

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Off hand dagger

Attunement

Earth

Movement

Leap

Game link

API

5522

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0.75¾  

20

25

 

Churning Earth

Leap at your foe and unleash a seismic wave that inflicts damages and bleeding.

 Damage: 1,100 (3.0)^?

 Damage: 587 (1.6)^?

₁₀ Bleeding (8s): 1,760 Damage

₄ Bleeding (8s): 704 Damage

 Cripple (4s): -50% Movement Speed

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 400

— In-game description

Related traits

Earth

• Serrated Stones — Bleeding you inflict has increased duration. Deal increased damage to bleeding foes.
• Geomancer's Training — Strike damage from nearby foes is reduced. Earth weapon skills gain reduced recharge.
• Diamond Skin — Remove conditions from yourself when you successfully combo a field with a leap finisher. Remove conditions from nearby allies when you successfully combo a field with a blast finisher.

Weaver

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

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.
• Elemental Synergy — Gain a bonus effect when you finish a combo. Bonuses can trigger once per attunement per interval.

Notes

• Shares an animation similar to   Flame Uprising.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 08, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.6 in PvP and WvW.
July 18, 2023	Reduced power coefficient from 1.75 to 1.5 in WvW and PvP. Reduced bleeding from 8 stacks to 4 stacks in WvW and PvP.
June 27, 2023	This skill no longer pulses cripple and bleeding while charging, and now performs a short leap before striking the ground. Reduced total casting time from 2 seconds to 0.8 seconds. Reduced attack radius from 360 to 240. Reduced power coefficient from 3.5 to 3.0 in PvE and from 2.25 to 1.75 in PvP and WvW. Reduced total bleeding stacks from 12 to 10 in PvE and from 12 to 8 in PvP and WvW. Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 3.5 to 2.25.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: The crippling pulses of this skill will now apply 8 seconds of bleeding in addition to its current effects, bringing the total potential number of bleeding stacks from 8 to 12.
April 19, 2016	The damage of this skill has been increased by 7%.
January 26, 2016	Reduced the casting time of this skill from 3.25 seconds to 2 seconds.
November 15, 2012	This skill's description no longer references "hold and release."
August 28, 2012	Game release: Churning Earth has been added to the game.

Trivia

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