Written in Stone/history
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July 19, 2023
- Written in Stone: This trait now has a 25-second internal cooldown when granting an aura in PvP only.
Written in Stone
- Specialization
- Earth
- Tier
- Grandmaster
- Type
- Major
- Game link
“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%.
- 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
July 18, 2023
- Written in Stone: Reduced frost aura duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Written in Stone
- Specialization
- Earth
- Tier
- Grandmaster
- Type
- Major
- Game link
“Written in StoneSignets 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%.
- 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
June 27, 2023
- Written in Stone: This trait no longer reduces the recharge of signet skills, and it now grants an aura to the elementalist after using a signet skill.
Written in Stone
- Specialization
- Earth
- Tier
- Grandmaster
- Type
- Major
- Game link
“Written in StoneSignets 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%.
- 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%.
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
July 10, 2018
- Written in Stone: 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
- Written in Stone: Fixed a bug in which signet passive effects were removed prior to the skill coming off of cooldown.
September 29, 2015
- Written in Stone: 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
- Written in Stone: 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%.
- Signet Mastery has been merged into this trait.
Written in Stone
- Specialization
- Earth
- Tier
- Grandmaster
- Type
- Major
- Game link
“Written in StoneMaintain the passive effects of signets when you activate them. Reduce recharge of signets.
- Recharge Reduced: 20%
— In-game description
October 15, 2013
- Written in Stone: Fixed an issue that caused Signet of Air to lose its effect partially through the skill's recharge.
Original version
Written in Stone
- Specialization
- Earth
- Tier
- Grandmaster
- Type
- Major
“Written in StoneMaintain the passive effects of signets when you activate them.
— In-game description