Leap of Faith

Leap at your foe. Inflicts blindness and heals you for each foe hit. — In-game description

Animation

Leap of Faith

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Greatsword

Movement

Leap

Game link

API

9080

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Leap of Faith

Leap at your foe. Inflicts blindness and heals you for each foe hit.

 Damage: 807 (2.0)^?

 Damage: 504 (1.25)^?

 Healing: 1,053 (0.2)^?

 Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Combo Finisher: Leap

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Mechanics

• This skill is a leap and affects up to 5 foes in a point-blank area of effect.
• Does not require a target to be used, thus allowing it to be used as a movement skill.
• Can be used to jump over obstacles and gaps of terrain.

Related traits

Zeal

• Zealous Blade — Your power is increased. Gain additional power while wielding a greatsword. Your greatsword skills have reduced recharge.

Honor

• Force of Will — Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 25, 2024	Increased the radius from 180 to 240.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds, and damage multiplier increased from 1.25 to 2. Healing per foe hit increased from 235 to 1,053 in PvE, matching PvP and WvW.
July 07, 2020	Increased base healing from 234 to 1,053 in PvP and WvW.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds.
July 16, 2019	This skill now heals you for each foe hit in addition to its previous effects.
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 14% damage increase in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased damage by 14% in PvP and WvW.
February 22, 2017	Reduced recharge from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
July 23, 2013	Fixed a bug that caused a longer than intended blind when hitting multiple targets.
October 22, 2012	This skill's functionality has been improved to make it more reliable.
October 07, 2012	Reorganized guardian greatsword skills to the following: Skill 2: Whirling Wrath (10 second recharge) Skill 3: Leap of Faith (15 second recharge) Skill 4: Symbol of Wrath (20 second recharge)
August 28, 2012	Game release: Leap of Faith has been added to the game.