Air Magic

Air Magic is an Elementalist secondary attribute.

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No inherent effect. Many Elementalist skills, especially spells that deal lightning damage to and debilitate a single enemy, become more effective with higher Air Magic.

— In-game description

Notes

• Many Air Magic skills have 25% armor penetration to increase the damage dealt.
• Air Magic also has a fair number of utility skills, focused on debilitating single enemies with Blindness, Weakness, Cracked Armor and knock downs.

Air Magic skills

Icon	Name	Description						Campaign
	Air Attunement	Enchantment Spell. (36...55...60 seconds.) You gain 1 Energy plus 30% of the Energy cost whenever you use an Air Magic skill.	0	10	1	30		Core
	Arc Lightning	Spell. Deals 5...33...40 lightning damage. Deals 15...71...85 lightning damage to two nearby foes if you are Overcast. 25% armor penetration.	0	5	1.51½	8		Factions
	Blinding Flash	Spell. Inflicts Blindness condition (3...7...8 seconds).	0	10	0.75¾	8		Core
	Blinding Surge	Elite Spell. Deals 5...41...50 lightning damage. Inflicts Blindness condition (3...7...8 seconds) on target and adjacent foes. 25% armor penetration. If target was attacking, also hits adjacent foes and deals 50% more damage.	0	10	0.75¾	6		Nightfall
	Chain Lightning	Spell. Deals 10...70...85 lightning damage. Also hits two foes near your target. 25% armor penetration.	5	10	2	6		Prophecies
	Chilling Winds	Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) The next water hex on target foe lasts 25...85...100% longer. Initial effect: 30...54...60 cold damage. Also strikes adjacent.	0	5	1	8		Nightfall
	Conjure Lightning	Enchantment Spell. (60 seconds.) Your attacks hit for +5...17...20 lightning damage. No effect unless your weapon deals lightning damage.	0	10	1	45		Core
	Enervating Charge	Spell. Deals 25...45...50 lightning damage. Inflicts Weakness condition (5...17...20 seconds). 25% armor penetration.	0	10	1	8		Core
	Gale	Spell. Causes knock-down. 50% failure chance unless Air Magic 5 or more.	10	10	1	5		Core
	Glimmering Mark	Elite Hex Spell. (10 seconds.) Deals 5...21...25 damage each second to target and adjacent foes. Inflicts Blindness [sic] on foes using attack skills. Ends if you use a skill that targets this foe.	0	10	1	15		Prophecies
	Glyph of Swiftness	Glyph. (15 seconds.) Your next 1...4...5 spell[s] recharge 25% faster and projectiles from them move 200% faster.	0	5	1	10		Eye of the North
	Gust	Elite Enchantment Spell. (5...10...11 seconds.) You and target ally move 33% faster. Initial effect: Foes near you and target ally are struck for 15...59...70 cold damage. Attacking or moving foes are knocked down.	0	10	0.75¾	10		Factions
	Invoke Lightning	Elite Spell. Deals 10...74...90 lightning damage. Hits two foes near target. 25% armor penetration.	5	10	1	6		Nightfall
	Lightning Bolt	Spell. Projectile: deals 5...41...50 lightning damage. Deals 5...41...50 more lightning damage if target foe is moving. 25% armor penetration.	0	5	1	8		Nightfall
	Lightning Hammer	Spell. Deals 10...82...100 lightning damage. Applies Cracked Armor (5...17...20 seconds). 25% armor penetration.	0	25	2	4		Factions
	Lightning Hammer (PvP)	Spell. Deals 10...82...100 lightning damage. 25% armor penetration.	0	25	2	4		Factions
	Lightning Javelin	Spell. Projectile: Deals 15...43...50 lightning damage. Interrupts if your target is attacking. 25% armor penetration. Strikes all foes between you and your target.	0	5	1	5		Prophecies
	Lightning Orb	Spell. Projectile: deals 10...82...100 lightning damage. 25% armor penetration.	0	15	2	5		Core
	Lightning Strike	Hex Spell. Deals 5...41...50 lightning damage. 25% armor penetration. Hex for 3 seconds if Overcast. End effect: deals 5...41...50 lightning damage.	0	5	1	5		Core
	Lightning Surge	Elite Hex Spell. (3 seconds.) End effect: deals 14...83...100 lightning damage, causes knock-down, and inflicts Cracked Armor (5...17...20 seconds). 25% armor penetration.	0	10	1	10		Core
	Lightning Touch	Touch Skill. Deals 10...50...60 lightning damage. Also hits foes adjacent to target foe. Inflicts Blind (1...3...4 second[s]) and Cracked Armor (1...8...10 second[s]) on all struck foes. 25% armor penetration.	0	5	0.75¾	10		Core
	Mind Shock	Elite Spell. Deals 10...42...50 lightning damage. If you have more Energy than target foe, deals +10...42...50 lightning damage and causes knockdown. 25% armor penetration.	5	5	1	8		Prophecies
	Mind Shock (PvP)	Elite Spell. Deals 10...42...50 lightning damage. If you have more Energy than target foe, deals +10...42...50 lightning damage and causes knockdown. 25% armor penetration.	10	5	1	8		Prophecies
	Ride the Lightning	Elite Spell. Deals 10...58...70 lightning damage. 25% armor penetration. Blinds all adjacent foes (1...4...5 second[s]). You instantly move to your target. May target allies.	5	10	1	5		Factions
	Ride the Lightning (PvP)	Elite Spell. Deals 10...58...70 lightning damage. 25% armor penetration. Blinds all adjacent foes (1...4...5 second[s]). You instantly move to your target. May target allies.	5	15	1	10		Factions
	Shell Shock	Spell. Deals 10...26...30 lightning damage. Inflicts Cracked Armor condition (5...17...20 seconds). 25% armor penetration. If Overcast, strikes adjacent.	0	5	1	8		Eye of the North
	Shock	Touch Skill. Deals 10...50...60 lightning damage. Causes knock-down. 25% armor penetration.	10	5	0.75¾	10		Prophecies
	Shock Arrow	Spell. Rapid projectile: deals 5...41...50 lightning damage. Gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if you hit a foe suffering from Cracked Armor. 25% armor penetration.	0	5	1	8		Factions
	Storm Djinn's Haste	Enchantment Spell. (10...22...25 seconds.) You move 25% faster. Lose 1 Energy each second while moving.	0	5	0.25¼	10		Nightfall
	Teinai's Wind	Spell. Deals 10...34...40 cold damage. Burning foes take +40...72...80 damage and are interrupted. Also strikes adjacent.	0	5	1	8		Factions
	Thunderclap	Elite Spell. Deals 10...42...50 lightning damage. Also strikes adjacent foes. Inflicts Cracked Armor and Weakness (5...17...20 seconds). Causes interrupt. 25% armor penetration.	0	10	1	8		Prophecies
	Whirlwind	Spell. Hits foes adjacent to you. Deals 15...63...75 cold damage. Causes knock-down to attacking foes. Strikes nearby instead of adjacent if Overcast.	0	5	0.75¾	8		Prophecies
	Windborne Speed	Enchantment Spell. (5...11...13 seconds.) Target ally moves 33% faster.	0	10	0.75¾	5		Prophecies

Skills that affect Air Magic skills

Icon	Name	Description						Attribute	Campaign
	Iron Mist	Enchantment Spell. (8...14...15 seconds.) Gain +15 armor. Air Magic spells that target a foe activate and recharge 25% faster, but you are Overcast by 3 points.	0	10	1	20		Earth MagicZ	Prophecies