Bladestorm

Unleash a flurry of attacks that damages foes and reflects projectiles coming from the front. Gain barrier when striking a foe. — In-game description

Bladestorm

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Specialization

Spellbreaker

Weapon

Off hand dagger

Activ. type

Channeled

Game link

API

45160

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10.5½  20  

Bladestorm

Unleash a flurry of attacks that damages foes and reflects projectiles coming from the front. Gain barrier when striking a foe.

 Bladestorm Damage (7x): 1,281 (3.5)^?

 Bladestorm Damage (7x): 721 (1.96)^?

 Barrier: 445 (0.1)^?

 Swiftness (5s): +33% Movement Speed

₂ Vulnerability (10s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

₂ Vulnerability (6s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Reflect Missiles

 Range: 300

— In-game description

Related traits

Tactics

• Empowered — Deal increased strike damage for every boon on you.

Discipline

• Warrior's Sprint — Run faster while wielding melee weapons, and deal increased strike damage while you have swiftness. Movement skills break immobilization when used.

Notes

• Barrier can only be gained once per strike, regardless of how many enemies are hit, meaning a maximum of 7 applications of barrier per full cast.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
October 08, 2024	Increased the barrier per hit from 289 to 445.
June 27, 2023	This skill now grants barrier when striking an enemy.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage multiplier per hit increased from 0.35 to 0.5.
June 28, 2022	Increased power coefficient per strike from 0.235 to 0.28 in PvP and WvW.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.35 to 0.235. Reduced vulnerability duration from 10 seconds to 6 seconds.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Bladestorm has been added to the game.