Elemental Synergy

Gain a bonus effect when you finish a combo. Bonuses can trigger once per attunement per interval. — In-game description

Elemental Synergy

Specialization

Catalyst (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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10

Elemental Synergy

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

₆ Might (10s): 180 Condition Damage, 180 Power

₃ Might (8s): 90 Condition Damage, 90 Power

 Heal: 1,596 (0.25)^?

 Heal: 1,576 (0.25)^?

 Endurance: 50

 Endurance: 30

₂ Stability (6s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Frozen Burst — Dagger, when attuned to water
•   Convergence — Dagger, when attuned to air
•   Earthen Rush — Dagger, when attuned to earth
•   Earthquake — Dagger, when attuned to earth
•   Churning Earth — Dagger, when attuned to earth
•   Searing Salvo — Pistol, when attuned to fire
•   Frigid Flurry — Pistol, when attuned to water
•   Aerial Agility — Pistol, when attuned to air
•   Aerial Agility — Pistol, when attuned to air
•   Boulder Blast — Pistol, when attuned to earth
•   Dragon's Tooth — Scepter, when attuned to fire
•   Phoenix — Scepter, when attuned to fire
•   Stone Shards — Scepter, when attuned to earth
•   Hurl — Scepter, when attuned to earth
•   Comet — Focus, when attuned to water
•   Magnetic Wave — Focus, when attuned to earth
•   Ice Spike — Staff, when attuned to water
•   Stoning — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Eruption — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Transmute Earth — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Shock Wave — Staff, when attuned to earth
•   Blazing Barrage — Spear, when attuned to fire
•   Ripple — Spear, when attuned to water
•   Twister — Spear, when attuned to air
•   Earthen Spear — Spear, when attuned to earth
•   Tidal Wave — Trident, when attuned to water
•   Rock Blade — Trident, when attuned to earth
•   Grand Finale — Hammer
•   Molten End — Hammer, when attuned to fire
•   Crashing Font — Hammer, when attuned to water
•   Cleansing Typhoon — Hammer, when attuned to water
•   Shock Blast — Hammer, when attuned to air
•   Ground Pound — Hammer, when attuned to earth

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Explosive Lava Axe — Conjured Flame
•   Flame Leap — Conjured Flame
•   Frost Volley — Frost Bow
•   Thunderclap — Lightning Hammer
•   Lightning Leap — Lightning Hammer
•   Fiery Whirl — Fiery Greatsword
•   Explosive Lava Axe — Slag Axe

Healing skills that are improved by this trait

•   Arcane Brilliance — Arcane

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Arcane Blast — Arcane
•   Arcane Wave — Arcane

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Tornado — Cantrip

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Shock Wave — Evasive Arcana, when attuned to earth

Related traits

Traits that improve this trait

Fire

• Power Overwhelming — While at or above the might threshold, gain increased power. Power bonuses are doubled while attuned to fire.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Increased the base healing from 1,064 to 1,576 and increased the endurance gained from 25 to 30 in PvP and WvW.
January 13, 2026	Staunch Auras: This trait has been reworked and renamed to Elemental Synergy. Gain an additional bonus when finishing a combo, based on your current attunement. This bonus can trigger once per attunement per interval. Fire: Gain might. Water: Heal yourself. Air: Gain endurance. Earth: Gain stability.
February 11, 2025	Increased the stability duration from 1 second to 1.5 seconds in PvP only.
July 18, 2023	Reduced stability duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP only.
November 29, 2022	This trait will now only trigger when the catalyst grants an aura to themselves, rather than when gaining an aura from any player.
October 04, 2022	Reduced stability duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Stanch Auras has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Stanch Auras was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
September 21, 2021	Staunch Auras was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.