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Hunter's Ward

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Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.png
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
API
30628
1 Activation time  
20 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 289 (0.75)?
Damage.png Initial Damage: 39 (0.1)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 963 (2.5)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 513 (1.333)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 642 (1.666)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Number of targets.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Ring Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Mechanics[edit]

Related traits[edit]

Dragonhunter Dragonhunter

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
June 25, 2024
  • The ward created by this skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when used in PvE.
February 14, 2023
  • Reduced power coefficient on the final impact from 1.666 to 1.333 in WvW.
November 29, 2022
  • (PvE Only) Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 20 seconds. Increased power coefficient of initial hit from 0.25 to 0.75. Increased power coefficient of final hit from 2.2 to 2.5.
  • Reduced ring duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in WvW only.
May 11, 2021
  • This skill's cast has been reworked. The dragonhunter will now channel the skill for 1 second and then release the barrage, allowing movement while the attacks occur and traps are formed.
March 17, 2020
  • The final visual effect of this skill has been toned down and rescaled to better reflect its area of impact.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • Hunter's Ward: Increased the damage dealt by the final impact of this skill by 10%.
  • (Competitive split) Reduced pulsing strike power coefficient from 0.25 to 0.1. Reduced final impact power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.666.
April 19, 2016
  • This skill now creates barriers on enemies only if they are struck by the final attack.
  • Barriers created by this skill now only stop enemies who have been marked (struck) by the final attack.
  • The final attack damage has been increased by 33%.
  • Ring duration has been reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.
  • The cooldown of this skill has been reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds.
  • Added a red ring for enemies so they can be identified as hostile.
November 17, 2015
  • Removed an erronious icon that appeared on opponents when using this ability.
  • Reduced the visual noise on the effects associated with this skill.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the damage to not be applied in certain skill queueing scenarios.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Hunter's Ward has been added to the game.
  • Sped up and reduced the size of the impact FX.