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May 02, 2023

  • Sword of Justice: Reduced ammunition recharge from 20 seconds to 15 seconds in PvE only.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link

0.5½ Activation time  
1 Recharge time
1 Recharge time
5 Recharge time
 
3 Ammunition
3 Ammunition
2 Ammunition
 
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 852 (3.2)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 480 (1.8)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 15 seconds
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Maximum Count.png Casts: 2
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

November 29, 2022

  • Sword of Justice: Increased power coefficient per strike from 0.72 to 0.8 in PvE only.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link

0.5½ Activation time  
1 Recharge time
1 Recharge time
5 Recharge time
 
3 Ammunition
3 Ammunition
2 Ammunition
 
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 852 (3.2)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 480 (1.8)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Maximum Count.png Casts: 2
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

May 10, 2022

  • Sword of Justice: Reduced power coefficient per hit from 0.54 to 0.45 in WvW only. Reduced ammunition count from 3 to 2 in WvW only.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link

0.5½ Activation time  
1 Recharge time
1 Recharge time
5 Recharge time
 
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 480 (1.8)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Maximum Count.png Casts: 2
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

March 23, 2021

  • Sword of Justice: Reduced ammunition count from 3 to 2 in PvP only. Increased cooldown between skill uses from 1 second to 5 seconds in PvP only.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link

0.5½ Activation time  
1 Recharge time
1 Recharge time
5 Recharge time
 
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 576 (2.16)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Maximum Count.png Casts: 2
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

December 01, 2020

  • Sword of Justice: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.72 to 0.54 in WvW only.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link

0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Damage.png Damage (4x): 576 (2.16)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Sword of Justice: (Competitive split) Reduced vulnerability duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (6s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

April 23, 2019

  • Spirit Weapons: These skills are now all ground-targeted while the player is on land.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

August 28, 2018

  • Sword of Justice: This skill now applies cripple for 3 seconds in addition to its other effects.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Crippled.png Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

May 08, 2018

  • Sword of Justice: This skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use a 20-second cooldown in all modes.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

March 27, 2018

  • Sword of Justice: Reduced the ammo-recharge time from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 20 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

February 06, 2018

  • Sword of Justice: This skill now summons the Sword of Justice at your target's location rather than beside you.
    • Reduced the recharge time between casts from 8 seconds to 1 second.
  • Spirit Weapons: Fixed a bug that prevented players from animating properly when using these skills while equipped with a two-handed weapon.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  1 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

September 22, 2017

  • Sword of Justice: Reduced the cast time of this skill from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds.

August 17, 2017

  • Sword of Justice: Increased the base damage of this skill by 80%.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented Sword of Justice damage from scaling with the guardian's attributes.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  8 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 764 (2.88)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

August 16, 2017

  • Sword of Justice: Fixed a bug that could cause this skill to strike fewer times than expected if the guardian was attacking at the same time.

August 10, 2017

  • Spirit weapons: 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

  • Spirit weapons have been reworked. They now use the ammo system.
  • Sword of Justice: This now has an ammo count of 3, and using the skill targets an area for the sword to repeatedly attack.
    • Count recharge is 25 seconds.
Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
0.75¾ Activation time  8 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Will the Sword of Justice to appear beside your enemy and attack nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage (4x): 424 (1.6)?
Vulnerability.png12 Vulnerability (8s): +12% Incoming Damage, +12% Incoming Condition Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Count Recharge.png Count Recharge: 25 seconds
Maximum Count.png Casts: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

July 28, 2015

June 23, 2015

Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Not available underwater  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Sequence
Sword of Justice.png → Command (sword).png
Training cost
2 Hero points
Game link
10.5½ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane sword to defend you.

Damage.png Damage: 521
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Duration.png Duration: 45 seconds

— In-game description

September 09, 2014

  • Sword of Justice This spirit weapon is no longer destroyed when the Command skill is used.

August 06, 2013

Sword of Justice.png

Sword of Justice

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Slot
Utility
Type
Spirit Weapon
Sequence
Sword of Justice.png → Command (sword).png
Training cost
1 Hero points
Game link
10.5½ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane sword to defend you.

Damage.png Damage: 521
Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds

— In-game description

February 26, 2013

January 28, 2013

  • Sword of Justice: Fixed the damage displayed the descriptions for this skill and its Command variant.

Original version

10.5½ Activation time  30 Recharge time  
Sword of Justice

Spirit Weapon. Summon an arcane sword to defend you.

Duration.png Duration: 30 seconds
Damage.png Damage: 694
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description