Bladecall

This article is about the virtuoso skill. For the non-virtuoso version with Weaponmaster Training, see Bladecall (non-virtuoso).

Throw a fan of daggers that return to you. If your target is in range, the returning daggers will lock on to that target. Stock a blade if this attack hits at least one target. — In-game description

Bladecall

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Specialization

Virtuoso

Weapon

Main hand dagger

Game link

API

62560

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Bladecall

Throw a fan of daggers that return to you. If your target is in range, the returning daggers will lock on to that target. Stock a blade if this attack hits at least one target.

 Outgoing Damage: 183 (0.5)^?

 Returning Damage: 183 (0.5)^?

 Outgoing Damage: 37 (0.1)^?

 Returning Damage: 183 (0.5)^?

 Daggers Thrown: 3

 Number of Targets: 5

 Pierces

 Blade

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile (20% chance)

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits

Inspiration

• Illusionary Inspiration — Increase healing to other allies. Summoning an illusion heals all allies around you. Virtuoso: Triggers when stocking a blade.

Illusions

• Compounding Power — Creating an illusion increases your outgoing damage and condition damage for a short duration. Virtuoso: Triggers when stocking a blade.

Virtuoso

• Jagged Mind — Blade attacks inflict bleeding on critical hits. A percentage of your condition damage dealt heals you.
• Deadly Blades — Blades inflict vulnerability on critical hits. After successfully casting a Bladesong, increase all damage dealt for a short time. This does not stack.

Notes

• Like   Unstable Bladestorm, this skill actually has an activation time despite not being listed in its tooltip, meaning it can be interrupted and it cannot be cast while casting other skills with an activation time.
• When equipping a weapon that changes the animation effects of projectiles, the projectiles on this skill will briefly return back to their normal form when hitting the ground, or max distance, before turning back into the weapon's special projectile effect.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	If the original target of the skill is in range, the returning blades will now lock on to that enemy. If not, the blades will return to the player as normal.
March 29, 2022	Increased power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.5 in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Bladecall has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Bladecall was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. Damage coefficient per hit reduced from 0.6 to 0.5 in PvE only.
August 17, 2021	Bladecall was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.

See also

•   Bladecall (non-virtuoso)