Steam (elementalist skill)

This article is about the trident skill. For the gaming platform, see Steam.

Blind your foe with superheated water. — In-game description

Steam

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Trident

Attunement

Fire

Game link

API

5566

This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.

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0.5½  

10

15

 

Steam

Blind your foe with superheated water.

 Damage (5x): 605 (1.65)^?

 Blindness (5s): Next outgoing attack misses.

 Radius: 180

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Fire

• Pyromancer's Training — Your fire-weapon skills gain reduced recharge. Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
• Pyromancer's Puissance — Gain might for using any skill while attuned to fire. When leaving fire attunement or successfully completing a fire overload, unleash a Flame Expulsion.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 15 seconds to 10 seconds.
May 08, 2018	This skill now has a radius of 180 and inflicts 5 rapid attacks on enemies. Damage per attack has been increased by 50% of the skill's previous base attack. The cooldown has been reduced from 25 seconds to 15 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Steam has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.