Empowering Auras

Gain increased outgoing damage when you grant yourself an aura. When this triggers, the duration of all stacks are refreshed. — In-game description

Empowering Auras

Specialization

Catalyst (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Empowering Auras

Gain increased outgoing damage when you grant yourself an aura. When this triggers, the duration of all stacks are refreshed.

 Empowering Auras (10s): +2% Damage, +2% Condition Damage

 Empowering Auras (10s): +1% Damage, +1% Condition Damage

 Maximum Stacks: 5

— In-game description

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Reduced the damage bonus per stack from 2% to 1% in PvE only.
February 24, 2026	Reduced the damage increase per stack from 2% to 1% in WvW only.
September 26, 2023	Reduced the damage bonus per stack from 3% to 2% in PvE 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. Increased damage bonus per stack from 2% to 3% in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Empowering Auras has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Empowering Auras was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Increased buff duration from 6 seconds to 10 seconds.
September 21, 2021	Empowering Auras was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.