Stone Sheath

Block the next attack and cause bleeding to foes around you. Gain Tectonic Shift if you successfully block an attack. — In-game description

Stone Sheath

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Parent skill

  Conjure Earth Shield

Bundle

Magnetic Shield

Activ. type

Channeled

Game link

API

21647, 21648

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20.25¼  

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12

 

Stone Sheath

Block the next attack and cause bleeding to foes around you. Gain Tectonic Shift if you successfully block an attack.

 Damage: 284 (0.8)^?

 Barrier: 778 (0.18)^?

 Barrier: 506 (0.18)^?

 Tectonic Shift (2s): Gain barrier every second.

 Tectonic Shift (1s): Gain barrier every second.

₂ Bleeding (9s): 396 Damage

 Number of Targets: 3

 Radius: 240

— In-game description

Related traits

Earth

• Serrated Stones — Bleeding you inflict has increased duration. Deal increased damage to bleeding foes.

Water

• Flow like Water — Deal increased strike damage, which is further increased while your health is above the threshold. Blocking or evading an attack heals you.

Notes

Bug:

Barrier amount has not been increased with the December 12, 2017 update.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	Reduced the duration of Tectonic Shift from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP only.
November 29, 2022	Reduced barrier pulse from 778 to 506 in PvP only.
June 28, 2022	Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
December 12, 2017	All skills that grant barrier now give 15% more barrier. Bleeding has been adjusted from 3 stacks for 6 seconds to 2 stacks for 9 seconds.
November 07, 2017	This skill now applies 2 seconds of Tectonic Shift in addition to its current effects when successfully blocking an attack. The physical damage of this skill has been increased by 100%.
September 09, 2014	Replaced icon for Stone Sheath
October 15, 2013	This is a new skill. It is a channeled cast that will block one attack and then cause 3 stacks of bleeding for 6 seconds in a 240 radius.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Stone Sheath has been added to the game.

Trivia

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