Hammer of Wisdom

Animation

Hammer of Wisdom

0.5½  8  4  

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Spirit weapon

Game link

External links

API

“

Order the Hammer of Wisdom to knock down your foe.

  Damage: 319 (1.2)^?

  Knockdown: 2 seconds

  Number of Targets: 3

  Count Recharge: 25s

  Casts: 2

  Combo Finisher: Blast

  Range: 900

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

Zeal

•  Eternal Armory - Spirit weapons gain additional casts, improved count recharge, and burn foes they strike.

Notes

• Shares a skin with Foefire's Power.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 08, 2018	The ammunition recharge of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 25-second cooldown in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Reduced the ammo-recharge time from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 06, 2018	Spirit Weapons: Fixed a bug that prevented players from animating properly when using these skills while equipped with a two-handed weapon.
September 29, 2017	Fixed a bug in which this skill caused crashes.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Reduced the cast time of this skill from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds. Increased the number of targets affected by this skill from 1 to 3. Increased damage by 20%.
August 16, 2017	Fixed a bug that prevented Hammer of Wisdom damage from scaling with the guardian's attributes.
August 10, 2017	Fixed a bug that could cause spirit weapons to go on cooldown after not being used for a sufficient amount of time.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Spirit weapons have been reworked. They now use the ammo system. Hammer of Wisdom: This now has an ammo count of 2, and using the skill orders the hammer to knock down your foe. Count recharge is 30 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Improved Spirit-Weapon Duration is now baseline. Spirit weapons last 50% longer.
September 09, 2014	This spirit weapon is no longer destroyed when the Command skill is used.
August 20, 2013	Updated the damage facts for this skill as well as its Command skill.
August 06, 2013	Removed the range skill fact on the summon.
April 30, 2013	Increased health of this summoned spirit by 25%.
February 26, 2013	The health of this spirit has been increased by 33%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Hammer of Wisdom has been added to the game.