Aftershock

Acquisition
Skill Quests: Skill Trainers: Signet of Capture:
 * None
 * Prophecies
 * Harnil (Marhan's Grotto)
 * Dakk (Ember Light Camp)
 * Factions
 * Zhao Di (Shing Jea Monastery)
 * Michiko (Kaineng Center)
 * Splinterquake (Sage Lands)
 * Thornwrath (Bloodstone Fen)
 * Bristlefire (Ettin's Back)
 * Clarion Shinypate (Prophet's Path)
 * Lucid Jewelstone (Prophet's Path)
 * Ghilaparu Stormstone (Diviner's Ascent)
 * Pell Glitterglatter (Vulture Drifts)
 * Facet of Elements (Dragon's Lair)

Strategy and Uses

 * Typically, Aftershock is used in combination with knockdown skills to maximize its damage, especially among KD/AS characters.
 * Combines well with AoE knockdown skills such as Earth Shaker and Whirlwind.
 * Some Earth elementalists use the combination Earthquake/Aftershock to deal extreme area damage, but the long casting time of Earthquake can make this difficult, as the targets may move away before the Earthquake completes. Casting Ward Against Foes or Frozen Burst before casting Earthquake helps to prevent this.
 * Gale is an excellent complement to this spell for an Elementalist because it knocks down foes for a 3 full seconds and does not require more than 5 points in Air Magic.
 * For a longer, and perhaps more damaging combo chain, you can use Enervating Charge(or other, non-elementalist skills such as Enfeeble) to give the target Weakness, follow with Stoning to knock the weakened foe down(and inflict a fair amount of damage itself), then finish with Aftershock.