Phantasmal Swordsman/history
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This page contains information about a Guild Wars 2 skill that has been updated since its introduction. Some of the information on this page no longer applies to the game as it currently exists. For the current version of this skill, see Phantasmal Swordsman. |
October 08, 2024
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Reduced the cooldown from 20 seconds to 18 seconds in PvP and WvW. Increased the initial phantasm hit damage from 0.35 to 0.5 and the flurry damage coefficient per hit from 0.1 to 0.12 in PvP and WvW.
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1520Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
Sword Strike Damage: 183 (0.5)?
Sword Strike Range: 130
Combo Finisher: Leap
Range: 1,200
— In-game description
July 07, 2020
- Phantasmal Swordsman: The phantasm is now summoned based on the target's location rather than the mesmer's.
“11520Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
— In-game description
February 25, 2020
- Phantasmal Swordsman: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient of the phantasm leap attack from 0.5 to 0.35. Reduced power coefficient per strike of the phantasm flurry attack from 0.15 to 0.1.
“11520Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
— In-game description
March 27, 2018
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from summoning a phantasm if the mesmer jumped while casting it.
- Increased the cooldown from 15 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
- Decreased might from 8 stacks to 4 stacks in PvP and WvW.
“11520Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
— In-game description
February 06, 2018
- Phantasms can no longer be shattered and no longer count toward your maximum illusion count.
- Phantasms are destroyed and then replaced by clones after completing their unique attack or if their attack is interrupted.
- Phantasmal Swordsman: This phantasm now performs a flurry of attacks after the leap attack.
- The damage of the leap attack has been decreased by 30%, but the overall damage has increased.
- The initial attack from this skill no longer grants might to phantasms.
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Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you gain might.
8 Might (10s): 240 Condition Damage, 240 Power
— In-game description
May 16, 2017
- Phantasmal Swordsman: This skill now performs a sword strike in front of the player when summoning the phantasm.
- If the sword strike hits you and all Swordsmen currently summoned, gain 8 might for 10 seconds.
“1Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Perform a sword strike and create an illusion that attacks your foe. If the sword strike hits, you and all Phantasmal Swordsmen gain might.
— In-game description
June 23, 2015
- Phantasm damage has been increased by 15%.
“1Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Create an illusion that attacks your foe.
— In-game description
May 20, 2014
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Updated the skill facts to have the appropriate damage indicator. (Separate from the general fix to minion skill damage.)
October 07, 2012
- Phantasmal Swordsman: Increased recharge to 18 seconds.
“1Phantasmal SwordsmanPhantasm. Create an illusion that attacks your foe.
— In-game description
