Glacial Blow

Crush nearby foes with a chilling slam. If your target has been struck by Banish, teleport to them. — In-game description

Glacial Blow

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Hammer

Trait req.

 Glacial Heart

Movement

Shadowstep

Game link

API

53482

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Glacial Blow

Crush nearby foes with a chilling slam. If your target has been struck by Banish, teleport to them.

 Damage: 1,009 (2.5)^?

 Damage: 807 (2.0)^?

 Chilled (20.5½s): -66% Skill Recharge Rate, -66% Movement Speed

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 180

 Combo Finisher: Blast

 Range: 300

 Teleport Range: 800

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Glacial Blow triggers a short leap to the target up to 300 range.
• Glacial Blow deals damage first, and then inflicts Chilled.

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.

Willbender

• Vanguard Tactics — Activating Courage grants resistance. Shadowstepping grants resolution and protection.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 14, 2023	(Undocumented) Now teleports to the target if Banished is applied to it.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Damage multiplier increased from 2.4 to 2.5.
July 07, 2020	Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in PvP and WvW.
December 11, 2018	Glacial Blow has been added to the game.