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April 14, 2026

  • Electric Artillery: Reduced the minimum burning duration from 4 seconds to 3 seconds, reduced the focused burning duration scaling from 1 second to 0.5 seconds, and reduced the unfocused burning duration scaling from 0.5 seconds to 0.25 seconds in PvE only.
Electric Artillery.png

Electric Artillery

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Spear
 
Weapon slot 3
Sequence
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).png → Electric Artillery.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Electric Artillery

Hurl your charged rod at a foe, immobilizing them. Foes take increased burning duration and vulnerability stacks based on your lightning rod's charge.

Damage.png Focused Target Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 367 (1.0)?
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngBurning.png2 Focused Burning Duration Increase per Charge (0.5½s): 131 Damage
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngBurning.png2 Unfocused Burning Duration Increase per Charge (0.25¼s): 66 Damage
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngVulnerability.png Charges Required per Vulnerability on Focused Targets (8s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngVulnerability.png2 Charges Required per Vulnerability on Unfocused Targets (8s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage
Burning.png2 Minimum Burning Duration (3s): 786 Damage
Burning.png2 Minimum Burning Duration (6s): 1,572 Damage
Immobile.png Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Explosion.png Explosion
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

August 20, 2024

  • Electric Artillery: Reduced the casting time by 0.24 seconds. Increased the range from 600 to 900. This skill no longer requires you to face your target. Increased the burning duration from 4 seconds to 6 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Electric Artillery.png

Electric Artillery

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Spear
 
Weapon slot 3
Sequence
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).png → Electric Artillery.png
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Electric Artillery

Hurl your charged rod at a foe, immobilizing them. Foes take increased burning duration and vulnerability stacks based on your lightning rod's charge.

Damage.png Focused Target Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 367 (1.0)?
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngVulnerability.png Vulnerability per Charge (8s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngVulnerability.png2 Vulnerability per Charge (8s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png Minimum Vulnerability Infliction (8s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage
Burning.png2 Minimum Burning Duration (4s): 1,048 Damage
Burning.png2 Minimum Burning Duration (6s): 1,572 Damage
Immobile.png Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 180
Explosion.png Explosion
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

Beta event version: June 27, 2024

  • Electric Artillery was available during the Spear Beta Event.
Skill ground target (purple).png

Electric Artillery

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Spear
 
Weapon slot 3
Sequence
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).png → Electric Artillery.png
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Electric Artillery

Hurl your charged rod at a foe, immobilizing them. Foes take increased burning duration and vulnerability stacks based on your lightning rod's charge.

Damage.png Focused Target Damage: 550 (1.5)?
Damage.png Damage: 367 (1.0)?
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngVulnerability.png Vulnerability per Charge (8s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage
Lightning Rod (engineer spear skill).pngVulnerability.png2 Vulnerability per Charge (8s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png Minimum Vulnerability Infliction (8s): +1% Incoming Damage, +1% Incoming Condition Damage
Burning.png2 Minimum Burning Duration (4s): 1,048 Damage
Immobile.png Immobilize (2s): Unable to move.
Radius.png Radius: 180
Radius.png Radius: 180
Explosion.png Explosion
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description