Hornet Sting

Stab your foe, then evade backward. Recharge Monarch's Leap if this attack hits. — In-game description

Animation

Hornet Sting

Profession

Ranger (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand sword

Movement

Retreat

Game link

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0.5½  15  

Hornet Sting

Stab your foe, then evade backward. Recharge Monarch's Leap if this attack hits.

 Damage: 330 (0.9)^?

 Evade: 0.5½ seconds

 Range: 130

— In-game description

Notes

• The rollback's maximum range is roughly 400 units.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	Serpent's Strike: This skill has been moved to the third slot and has been reworked. You will now leap to your target while evading, applying poison and cripple on hit. This skill will immobilize instead of cripple if the target is movement impaired or disabled. Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: The previous occupant of slot 3, Hornet Sting, is now historical.
October 01, 2019	This sword skill has moved to weapon slot 3. It now recharges Monarch's Leap if it hits. Its recharge has been increased from 8 seconds to 15 seconds.
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill has been increased by 12%.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Hornet Sting has been added to the game.