Convergence (elementalist skill)

This article is about the skill. For other uses, see Convergence.

Charge the air to shock foes around you after a short delay. Inflict weakness on enemies and gain fury for each foe struck. — In-game description

Convergence

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand dagger

Attunement

Air

Game link

API

5646

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0.5½  8  

Convergence

Charge the air to shock foes around you after a short delay. Inflict weakness on enemies and gain fury for each foe struck.

 Damage: 660 (1.8)^?

 Damage: 495 (1.35)^?

 Damage: 403 (1.1)^?

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

 Fury (20.5½s): +25% Critical Chance

 Fury (20.5½s): +20% Critical Chance

 Number of Targets: 5

 Delay: 1 second

 Radius: 240

 Combo Finisher: Blast

— In-game description

Related traits

Air

• Raging Storm — Critically striking a foe grants fury. Gain ferocity while under the effects of fury.
• Aeromancer's Training — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.

Earth

• 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

• Superior Elements — Dual Attack skills weaken enemies. Attacks against weakened foes have increased critical chance.

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.

Evoker

• Enhanced Potency — Improve a boon based on your familiar.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 24, 2026	Reduced the damage coefficient from 1.35 to 1.1 in WvW only.
October 08, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.2 to 1.35 in PvP and WvW.
June 25, 2024	This skill is now a blast finisher. Increased the power coefficient from 1.0 to 1.2 in PvP and WvW.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1.5 to 1.8.
June 28, 2022	Fury: Critical chance bonus increased from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
December 01, 2020	Updated the tooltip description of this skill for greater accuracy and to include the delay duration before the skill lands.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0.
April 23, 2019	Lightning Touch has been reworked and renamed Convergence. After a 1-second delay, lightning strikes the elementalist, dealing damage and weakening foes in a 240 radius while granting the elementalist fury for each foe struck.
August 28, 2018	This skill now grants 2.5 seconds of fury for each foe struck, in addition to its other effects.
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 50% damage increase in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased damage by 50% in PvP and WvW.
April 19, 2016	The damage of this skill has been increased by 66%.
June 03, 2014	Added a skill fact for the maximum number of targets (3).
October 22, 2012	This skill has had its attack angle increased.
October 01, 2012	This profession skill now hit 3 targets instead of 1.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Lightning Touch added to the game.