Bow of Truth

Spirit Weapon. Command the Bow of Truth to barrage a location with healing arrows. — In-game description

Bow of Truth

 

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Slot

Utility

Type

Spirit Weapon

Summons

Bow of Truth

Training cost

4 Hero points

Game link

API

9175, 43565

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Bow of Truth

Spirit Weapon. Command the Bow of Truth to barrage a location with healing arrows.

 Healing: 232 (0.15)^?

 Healing: 232 (0.05)^?

 Number of Impacts: 15

 Number of Targets: 5

 Casts: 2

 Duration: 40.5½ seconds

 Count Recharge: 20 seconds

 Radius: 360

 Combo Field: Light

 Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Mechanics

• Though the skill is ground targeted, the Bow of Truth (NPC) appears next to the guardian, rather than at the target location.
• The summoned bow is stationary and tends to disappear as soon as the guardian moves. However, this does not affect the duration of healing arrows. The bow will traverse along with the guardian when teleporting or shadowstepping.
• It is considered an ally, therefore it is affected by boons. Quickness increases its animation speed, although it does not provide any benefits and does not increase healing rate.

Related traits

Zeal

• Eternal Armory — Spirit Weapons gain additional casts and burn foes with their first strike.

Honor

• Force of Will — Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 27, 2023	Reduced ammunition recharge from 25 seconds to 20 seconds.
November 17, 2020	Fixed a bug in which this skill would not function properly underwater.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced pulse healing coefficient from 0.15 to 0.05.
April 23, 2019	These skills are now all ground-targeted while the player is on land.
August 28, 2018	Increased the radius of this skill by 50%.
May 08, 2018	The ammunition recharge of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the lower 25-second cooldown in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Reduced the ammo-recharge time from 30 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 06, 2018	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.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Reduced the cast time of this skill from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
August 10, 2017	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	Path of Fire pre-patch: Spirit weapons have been reworked. They now use the ammo system. Bow of Truth: This now has an ammo count of 2, and using the skill barrages an area with healing arrows. Count recharge is 30 seconds.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Improved Spirit-Weapon Duration is now baseline. Spirit weapons last 50% longer.
September 09, 2014	Added Healing, Radius, Duration, Number of Targets, and Number of Hits skill facts. This spirit weapon is no longer destroyed when the Command skill is used. When the Command skill is used, this ability can now be cast at a range of 1200.
August 06, 2013	Removed the range skill fact on the summon.
February 26, 2013	The health of this spirit has been increased by 30%.
September 14, 2012	Now usable while moving.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Bow of Truth has been added to the game.