Phantasmal Swordsman/history
July 07, 2020
- Phantasmal Swordsman: The phantasm is now summoned based on the target's location rather than the mesmer's.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
Phantasm Damage: 504 (0.5)?- Sword Strike Damage: 183 (0.5)?
Phantasm Damage: 352 (0.35)?- 8
- 4
- : 130
Sword Strike Range- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Phantasmal Swordsman: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient of the phantasm leap attack from 0.5 to 0.35. Reduced power coefficient per strike of the phantasm flurry attack from 0.15 to 0.1.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
Phantasm Damage: 504 (0.5)?- Sword Strike Damage: 183 (0.5)?
Phantasm Damage: 352 (0.35)?- 8
- 4
- : 130
Sword Strike Range- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
March 27, 2018
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from summoning a phantasm if the mesmer jumped while casting it.
- Increased the cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
- Decreased might from 8 stacks to 4 stacks in PvP and WvW.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
- Damage: 504 (0.5)?
- Sword strike damage: 183 (0.5)?
- 8
- 4
- : 130
Sword Strike Range- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
February 06, 2018
- Phantasms can no longer be shattered and no longer count toward your maximum illusion count.
- Phantasms are destroyed and then replaced by clones after completing their unique attack or if their attack is interrupted.
- Phantasmal Swordsman: This phantasm now performs a flurry of attacks after the leap attack.
- The damage of the leap attack has been decreased by 30%, but the overall damage has increased.
- The initial attack from this skill no longer grants might to phantasms.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
- Damage: 504 (0.5)?
- Sword strike damage: 183 (0.5)?
- Might (10s): 240 Condition Damage, 240 Power
8- : 130
Sword Strike Range- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
May 16, 2017
- Phantasmal Swordsman: This skill now performs a sword strike in front of the player when summoning the phantasm.
- If the sword strike hits you and all Swordsmen currently summoned, gain 8 might for 10 seconds.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you and all Phantasmal Swordsmen gain might.
- Damage: 811 (0.805)?
- Sword strike damage: 183 (0.5)?
- Might (5s): 240 Condition Damage, 240 Power
8- : 130
Sword Strike Range- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
June 23, 2015
- Phantasm damage has been increased by 15%.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Create an illusion that attacks your foe.
- Damage: 734 (1.925)?
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description
May 20, 2014
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Updated the skill facts to have the appropriate damage indicator. (Separate from the general fix to minion skill damage.)
October 07, 2012
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Increased recharge to 18 seconds.
Phantasmal Swordsman
- Profession
- Mesmer (skill list)
- Weapon
- Off hand sword
- Type
- Phantasm
- Game link
“Phantasm. Create an illusion that attacks your foe.
- Damage: 672 (1.925)?
- Combo Finisher: Leap
- Range: 1,200
— In-game description