Shock Blast

Fire a blast of lightning that explodes when it reaches its destination, stunning nearby foes. — In-game description

Shock Blast

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Catalyst

Weapon

Hammer

Attunement

Air

Game link

API

62716

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0.25¼  25  

Shock Blast

Fire a blast of lightning that explodes when it reaches its destination, stunning nearby foes.

 Passthrough Damage: 232 (0.575)^?

 Passthrough Damage: 202 (0.5)^?

 Explosion Damage: 696 (1.725)^?

 Explosion Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

 Stun: 10.5½ seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Blast Radius: 180

 Pierces

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Defiance Break: 150

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Air

• Stormsoul — Deal increased strike damage to disabled or defiant foes. Outgoing stun duration increased. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Aeromancer's Training — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.
• Lightning Rod — Cast Lightning Rod when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

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.

Arcane

• Elemental Lockdown — When you disable a foe, gain a boon based upon your current attunement.

Catalyst

• Vicious Empowerment — Gain Elemental Empowerment and might when you disable or immobilize a foe.
• 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.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 24, 2025	Increased the projectile power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.575 and the explosion power multiplier from 1.5 to 1.725 in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Shock Blast has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Shock Blast was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
September 21, 2021	Shock Blast was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.