Frozen Ground/history

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July 01, 2025

  • Frozen Ground: Increased the cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP only.
Frozen Ground.png

Frozen Ground

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 4
Attunement
Water
Game link
30 Recharge time
25 Recharge time
 
Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it. Grant frost aura to allies in the area.

Chilled.png Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed
Frost Aura (effect).png Frost Aura (3s): -10% Incoming Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300
Combo.png Combo Field: Ice
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

February 14, 2023

  • Frozen Ground: This skill now grants frost aura to allies in the area when the field is created.
Frozen Ground.png

Frozen Ground

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 4
Attunement
Water
Game link
30 Recharge time
25 Recharge time
 
Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it.

Chilled.png Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed
Frost Aura (effect).png Frost Aura (3s): -10% Incoming Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300
Combo.png Combo Field: Ice
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

June 28, 2022

  • Frozen Ground: Reduced cooldown from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Frozen Ground.png

Frozen Ground

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 4
Attunement
Water
Game link
30 Recharge time
25 Recharge time
 
Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it.

Chilled.png Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300
Combo.png Combo Field: Ice
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

February 22, 2017

  • Frozen Ground: The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 40 seconds to 30 seconds.
Frozen Ground.png

Frozen Ground

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 4
Attunement
Water
Game link
30 Recharge time  
Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it.

Chilled.png Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300
Combo.png Combo Field: Ice
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

June 23, 2015

  • Blasting Staff: The effects of this trait have been added to all staff-skill area attacks by default.
    • Increased radius by 60.
Frozen Ground.png

Frozen Ground

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 4
Attunement
Water
Game link
40 Recharge time  
Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it.

Chilled.png Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 300
Combo.png Combo Field: Ice
Range.png Range: 1,200
Unblockable.png Unblockable

— In-game description

October 15, 2013

June 25, 2013

  • Frozen Ground: Reduced the cast time from .36 seconds to .2 seconds.
    • Reduced the aftercast from .34 seconds to .2 seconds.

Original version

0.25¼ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Frozen Ground

Coat the target area in ice, chilling foes that enter it.

Chilled.png Chilled (2s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed
Duration.png Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Ice
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description