Written in Stone

Signets continue to grant their passive bonuses while recharging. Gain an aura when you use a signet skill. — In-game description

Written in Stone

Specialization

Earth (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

8 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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25

Written in Stone

Signets continue to grant their passive bonuses while recharging. Gain an aura when you use a signet skill.

 Frost Aura (4s): Chill foes that strike you (only once per second for each attacker); incoming damage is reduced by 10%.

 Frost Aura (2s): Chill foes that strike you (only once per second for each attacker); incoming damage is reduced by 10%.

 Fire Aura (4s): Enveloped in a fiery shield that burns foes, grants might each time you are struck (1-second cooldown per attacker).

 Frost Aura (4s): Chill foes that strike you (only once per second for each attacker); incoming damage is reduced by 10%.

 Frost Aura (2s): Chill foes that strike you (only once per second for each attacker); incoming damage is reduced by 10%.

 Shocking Aura (3s): Stun nearby attacking foes with an electric shock (only once per 2 seconds for each attacker).

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

 Magnetic Aura (3s): Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.

 Magnetic Aura (2s): Reflect projectiles with magnetic energy.

— In-game description

Notes

• This trait actually causes signets to apply a temporary version of their passive effect to be applied for an amount of time equal to their respective recharge.
  • The temporary effect is removed when changing zones or being downed, meaning in those cases you will lose the effect of the signet until it recharges.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 19, 2023	This trait now has a 25-second internal cooldown when granting an aura in PvP only.
July 18, 2023	Reduced frost aura duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP and WvW.
June 27, 2023	This trait no longer reduces the recharge of signet skills, and it now grants an aura to the elementalist after using a signet skill.
July 10, 2018	Fixed a bug that caused this trait to apply enhancements for the water and fire signet beyond the cooldown of the signet skills, resulting in a doubled enhancement.
July 26, 2016	Fixed a bug in which signet passive effects were removed prior to the skill coming off of cooldown.
September 29, 2015	Fixed a bug that allowed the duration of passive boons to extend longer than the recharge of the skill when signets were used.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Signet Mastery has been merged into this trait. Signet recharges are reduced by 20%.
October 15, 2013	Fixed an issue that caused Signet of Air to lose its effect partially through the skill's recharge.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Written in Stone has been added to the game.