Banish

Launch your foe with a powerful smash. Striking a foe refreshes Mighty Blow and allows your next Mighty Blow to teleport to that foe. — In-game description

Banish

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Hammer

Game link

API

9124

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Banish

Launch your foe with a powerful smash. Striking a foe refreshes Mighty Blow and allows your next Mighty Blow to teleport to that foe.

 Damage: 1,211 (3.0)^?

 Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

 Banished (5s): Recently struck by Banish. Mighty Blow will consume this effect to teleport to the target.

 Launch: 750

 Defiance Break: 232

 Range: 130

 Number of Targets: 3

— In-game description

Related traits

Virtues

• Glacial Heart — Mighty Blow becomes Glacial Blow. Heal when you disable, immobilize, or chill a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Dragonhunter

• Dulled Senses — Cripple enemies that you disable. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Heavy Light — Gain stability when disabling an enemy. Deal increased strike damage to disabled or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Firebrand

• Stoic Demeanor — Retain Courage passive while it is on cooldown. Grant boons to nearby allies when you disable, immobilize, or slow an enemy. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Notes

• This skill has a very obvious casting animation where the guardian appears to swing their hammer upwards.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	This skill now recharges Mighty Blow when striking an enemy. Increased the number of targets from 1 to 3.
February 14, 2023	This skill now marks the enemy for 5 seconds. Mighty Blow will consume the mark to teleport to the target.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1 to 3.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.01.
December 11, 2018	The cooldown of this skill has been reduced from 18 seconds to 15 seconds.
July 26, 2016	The recharge of this skill has been reduced from 25 seconds to 18 seconds.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Banish has been added to the game.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.