Zealous Blade

Your power is increased. Gain additional power while wielding a greatsword. Your greatsword skills have reduced recharge. — In-game description

Zealous Blade

Specialization

Zeal (trait list)

Tier

Master

Type

Major

Training cost

5 Hero points

Game link

External links

API

“

Your power is increased. Gain additional power while wielding a greatsword. Your greatsword skills have reduced recharge.

  Power: +120

  Power While Wielding Greatsword: +120

  Recharge Reduced: 20%

— In-game description

Notes

	Skill	Traited recharge
Greatsword	Whirling Wrath	8	→	6.4
	Leap of Faith (PvE)	10	→	8
	Leap of Faith (WvW, PvP)	15	→	12
	Symbol of Resolution	12	→	9.6
	Binding Blade	25	→	20

• The conditional power increase while wielding a greatsword is applied before any percent-based stat conversions are calculated, but the baseline power is applied after.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 07, 2020	Fixed a bug that caused improper functionality with combo finishers.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: Fixed a bug in which this trait could grant a hidden 10% damage increase on top of its listed bonuses.
July 16, 2019	This trait no longer heals when combined with a light field or grants 10% bonus damage when wielding a greatsword. Instead it grants +120 power plus an additional +120 power while wielding a greatsword in addition to reducing greatsword skill recharge by 20%.
October 02, 2018	This trait no longer heals the guardian when they strike while wielding a greatsword. It now heals significantly more whenever the guardian combos in a light field.
May 08, 2018	The bonus damage of this trait is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 10% damage bonus in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased the bonus damage from 5% to 10% in PvP and WvW.
August 25, 2015	Fixed a bug that caused this trait to incorrectly grant healing for scepter skills. Fixed a bug that caused this trait to fail to grant healing for some greatsword skills.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Updated this trait to reflect the introduction of the specialization mechanic. Added: Greatsword skills have a 20% reduced recharge.
December 10, 2013	This trait now scales with healing power by 2%.
June 25, 2013	This trait has been merged with Greatsword Power and is now labeled as a Tier 2 trait. Greatsword damage is increased by 5%.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Zealous Blade has been added to the game.