Tempest Defense

Cast Shocking Aura when disabled. Deal increased damage to stunned or knocked-down foes. Disables include stun, daze, knock back, pull, knock down, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. — In-game description

Tempest Defense

Specialization

Air (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

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25

60

Tempest Defense

Cast Shocking Aura when disabled. Deal increased damage to stunned or knocked-down foes.
Disables include stun, daze, knock back, pull, knock down, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Shocking Aura (4s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Shocking Aura		25	Envelop yourself with electrical energy that stuns nearby foes if they attack you. Each attacker can be affected by this only once every 2 seconds.

Notes

• Its cooldown is separate to Shocking Aura; the aura granted however does not stack in duration
  • See the Shocking Aura page for details on how this works.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
December 11, 2018	Replaced by Stormsoul.
May 08, 2018	Reduced the damage increase from 20% to 10% against disabled foes.
March 27, 2018	Increased the cooldown from 25 seconds to 60 seconds in PvP only.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. This trait has been moved to the Master tier.
May 20, 2014	Updated the description of this trait to indicate "pull" in the list of triggers.
April 15, 2014	Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from activating when an elementalist was hit by basilisk venom.
December 10, 2013	Decreased the cooldown from 60 seconds to 25 seconds.
October 29, 2013	This trait now lists the appropriate damage increase to stunned and knocked-down opponents.
June 25, 2013	Grounded: This trait has been merged with Tempest Defense. Tempest Defense: Reduced the internal cooldown from 90 seconds to 60 seconds. Damage to stunned and knocked down enemies is increased by 20%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Tempest Defense has been added to the game.