Savage Leap

Savage Leap

0.75¾  8  

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand sword

 

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“

Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword.

  Damage: 367 (1.0)^?

  Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

  Combo Finisher: Leap

  Range: 600

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

 Arms

 Blademaster - Sword skills gain reduced recharge and conditions they inflict gain increased duration.

 Discipline

 Warrior's Sprint - Run faster while wielding melee weapons, and deal increased damage while you have swiftness. Movement skills break immobilization when used.

 Tactics

 Leg Specialist - Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill.

Notes

• The leap has a (compared to Leap of Faith) fairly low arc and may achieve a travel distance of between 900 (plain surface or downhill) and about 600 units, but the attack will miss if the target is more than the 600 units away.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 33% damage increase in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased damage by 33% in PvP and WvW.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Movement skills such as the warrior's Savage Leap will no longer be affected by animation speed changes from quickness or slow.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
June 25, 2013	This skill now applies 3 seconds of cripple.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Savage Leap has been added to the game.