Warrior's Sprint

Run faster while wielding melee weapons, and deal increased strike damage while you have swiftness. Movement skills break immobilization when used. — In-game description

Warrior's Sprint

Specialization

Discipline (trait list)

Tier

Adept

Type

Major

Training cost

3 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Warrior's Sprint

Run faster while wielding melee weapons, and deal increased strike damage while you have swiftness. Movement skills break immobilization when used.

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Damage Increase: 3%

 Removes Immobile

 Movement Speed Increase: 25%

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Savage Leap — Sword
•   Charge — Warhorn
•   Shield Bash — Shield
•   Whirlwind Attack — Greatsword
•   Rush — Greatsword
•   Valiant Leap — Staff
•   Line Breaker — Staff
•   Tsunami Slash — Spear
•   Aura Slicer — Dagger
•   Bladestorm — Dagger
•   Gunstinger — Pistol
•   Dragon's Roar — Pistol

Bundle skills that are improved by this trait

•   Break Step — Unsheathe Gunsaber
•   Dragon Slash—Boost — Dragon Trigger

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Dash — Rampage
•   Seismic Leap — Rampage

Utility skills that are improved by this trait

•   Bull's Charge — Physical
•   Kick — Physical
•   Stomp — Physical
•   Balanced Stance — Stance
•   Sundering Leap — Rage
•   Dragonspike Mine — Armament

Elite skills that are improved by this trait

•   Battle Standard — Banner
•   Rampage — Physical
•   Signet of Rage — Signet
•   Head Butt — Rage

Profession mechanic skills that are improved by this trait

•   Eviscerate — Axe, Burst
•   Earthshaker — Hammer, Burst
•   Rupturing Smash — Hammer, Primal Burst
•   Breaching Strike — Dagger, Burst
•   Chant of Freedom — Burst, Chant

Notes

• Works while any melee weapon is wielded, including in off-hand and while only using a single weapon.
• Weapons considered melee weapons for this trait:
  • Axe, Dagger, Mace, Sword (main and off-hand)
  • Pistol, Shield, Torch, Warhorn (off-hand)
  • Greatsword, Hammer, Staff
  • Spear (on land and underwater)
• Weapons that do not work:
  • Longbow, Rifle, Harpoon gun

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 11, 2021	Increased damage bonus from 7% to 10% in PvE only. Text on many damage-increasing profession traits, runes, and sigils has been clarified to indicate whether they increase outgoing strike damage, condition damage, or all damage, as appropriate.
February 06, 2018	This trait now grants a 7% damage increase while you have swiftness in addition to its previous effects in PvE. This trait now grants a 3% damage increase while you have swiftness, in addition to its previous effects in PvP and WvW.
August 25, 2015	Fixed a bug that caused this trait to remove immobilization too slowly, preventing Bull's Charge from moving properly.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Added: Using a movement skill removes the immobilized condition.
June 25, 2013	Increased the movement speed from 10% to 25%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Warrior's Sprint has been added to the game.