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Guild Wars 2

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Guild Wars 2 skills like Ice Prison, Immolate, and Lightning Surge. Details on unlock conditions and purchase locations.

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Guild Wars 2 skills like Ice Prison, Immolate, and Lightning Surge. Details on unlock conditions and purchase locations.

Ice Prison

Attribute: Water Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 30

Effect: Hex. For 8 to 18 seconds, target foe moves 66% slower than usual. This spell ends if that foe takes fire damage.

Comment: Useless, most other water spells slow things and deal damage, and don't shut off when a fire spammer hits them.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]

Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]

Ice Spear

Attribute: Water Magic

Energy Cost: 5

Casting Time: 1

Recharge Time: 0

Effect: Target foe is struck for 10 to 46 damage. This spell has only half the normal spell range.

Comment: One of two spammable water spells. The damage is low and the half range deal is not fun.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]

Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]

Ice Spikes

Attribute: Water Magic

Energy Cost: 15

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 15

Effect: Hex. Target foe and those nearby it are struck for 20 to 68 cold damage and move 66% slower for 2 to 5 seconds.

Comment: Decent damage, though the slow duration is a bit on the short side. Multiple targets is nice though.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]

Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]

Immolate

Attribute: Fire Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: 1

Recharge Time: 5

Effect: Target foe is struck for 5 to 41 damage and is set on fire for 1 to 3 seconds.

Comment: Being set on fire isn't fun. This skill is also somewhat spammable.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]

Purchase from: Taltosh [Grendich Courthouse]

Incendiary Bonds

Attribute: Fire Magic

Energy Cost: 15

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 15

Effect: Hex. After 3 seconds, target foe and those nearby are struck for 10 to 50 fire damage and are set on fire for 1 to 3 seconds.

Comment: Replace immolate with this, when you get it.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Tyren [Droknar's Forge]

Purchase from: Bartoch [Droknar's Forge]

Inferno

Attribute: Fire Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: .75

Recharge Time: 20

Effect: All Adjacent foes are struck for 15 to 94 damage.

Comment: The first up close bang spell. Replace this for flame burst when you get that.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]

Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]

Iron Mist

Attribute: Earth Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 30

Effect: Hex. For 5 to 15 seconds, target foe moves 90% slower than normal, but is immune to all damage sources except for lightning.

Comment: Heh... Heh.... This is so fun to use.... somewhat useless though.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]

Purchase from: Tengsao [Amnoon Oasis]

Kinetic Armor

Attribute: Earth Magic

Energy Cost: 15

Casting Time: 3

Recharge Time: 60

Effect: Enchantment. For 8 seconds, you gain 10 to 34 armor. This spell renews its duration each time you cast a spell.

Comment: 34 permanent armor for a stone dagger spammer. Nothing wrong with that.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Rocius [Amnoon Oasis]

Purchase from: Mazzim [Fisherman's Haven]

Lava Font

Attribute: Fire Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 4

Effect: For 5 seconds, all adjacent foes to the area this spell was cast take 5 to 24 damage per second.

Comment: Short duration, modest damage. Does have the advantage of staying where you cast it, as opposed to following you around.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Willem [Yak's Bend]

Purchase from: Captain Osric [Yak's Bend]

Lightning Javelin

Attribute: Air Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: 1

Recharge Time: 5

Effect: Lightning javelin does 15 to 43 damage if it hits. This spell has 25% armor penetration. If the foe was attacking, it is interrupted.

Comment: none.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Garemm [Ascalon City]

Purchase from: Sir Bertran [Ascalon City]

Lightning Orb

Attribute: Air Magic

Energy Cost: 15

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 5

Effect: Lightning orb deals 10 to 82 damage to the target. .

Comment: This skill does obscene damage at levels beyond 12.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]

Purchase from: Sorim [Quarrel Falls]

Lightning Strike

Attribute: Air Magic

Energy Cost: 5

Casting Time: 1

Recharge Time: 5

Effect: Strike target foe for 5 to 41 damage. .

Comment: none.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Jhoneil [Lion's Arch]

Purchase from: Firstwatch Sergio [Lion's Arch]

Lightning Surge [Elite]

Attribute: Air Magic

Energy Cost: 10

Casting Time: 2

Recharge Time: 10

Effect: Hex. After 3 seconds, target foe is knocked down and struck for 14 to 83 damage. This spell causes exhaustion.

Comment: This spell is quite handy, possibly the best Aeromancer elite.

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Dakk [Droknar's Forge]

Learn from: Facet Of Elements [Dragons Lair]

Lightning Touch

Attribute: Air Magic

Energy Cost: 15

Casting Time: .75

Recharge Time: 10

Effect: Target touched foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 10 to 34 damage. If any of those foes are suffering from a water hex, they take an additional 10 to 34 damage. .

Comment: Got to love when enemies cluster up and let you smack them around with this!

Unlock from [Needed only for PvP]: Narius [Henge of Denravi]

Purchase from: Ephaz [Beetletun]

Maelstrom

Attribute: Water Magic

Energy Cost: 25

Casting Time: 4

Recharge Time: 30

Effect: For 10 seconds, foes near the target are struck for 10 to 2

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