Water Blast

Spray a jet of water at your foe that splashes to heal nearby allies. — In-game description

Water Blast

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Staff

Attunement

Water

Game link

API

5549

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0.75¾  

Water Blast

Spray a jet of water at your foe that splashes to heal nearby allies.

 Damage: 121 (0.3)^?

 Damage: 81 (0.2)^?

 Healing: 372 (0.25)^?

 Healing: 223 (0.15)^?

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Water

• Aquamancer's Training — Increase healing to other allies. Water-weapon skills gain reduced recharge.

Notes

• Attack speed is 1 attack per 1.2 seconds.
• Healing is done in a 240 unit radius around the impact location, regardless of it hitting a foe or not.
• Can heal yourself if you are within the radius.
• Targeting an enemy will cause this attack to pass through allies, but not enemies; it will hit the first enemy struck, even if it's not your target.
• Likewise, targeting an ally will cause this attack to pass through enemies, but not allies; it will hit the first ally struck, even if they're not your target.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	This skill can now target allies.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced base heal from 372 to 223. Reduced heal coefficient from 0.25 to 0.15. Reduced power coefficient from 0.3 to 0.2.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Blasting Staff: The effects of this trait have been added to all staff-skill area attacks by default.
September 30, 2014	Updated the description accuracy for the number of targets.
September 09, 2014	Added a Number of Targets: 5 skill fact. Fixed a bug that caused the center of the healing effect created by this skill to be positioned off-center.
October 15, 2013	Increased the healing stat scaling from 10% to 25%. Slightly decreased the base heal at low levels, but it will heal for the same base at level 80. Increased the base radius to 180. Removed the heal that occurs if the water blast strikes nothing.
June 25, 2013	Reduced the aftercast by .1 seconds. Increased the size of the effect to more accurately show the area healed.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Water Blast has been added to the game.