Heaven's Palm

This article is about the skill used by the Willbender elite specialization. For the skill used by The Enforcer in the Kaineng Overlook strike mission, see Heaven's Palm (The Enforcer).

Physical. Evade attacks, then shadowstep and slam the ground, knocking down your targeted foe, finishing them if there are no other enemy players nearby. Foes that aren't targeted are knocked back instead. — In-game description

Heaven's Palm

 

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Specialization

Willbender

Slot

Elite

Type

Physical

Movement

Shadowstep

Training cost

25 Hero points

Game link

API

62561

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10.25¼  20  

Heaven's Palm

Physical. Evade attacks, then shadowstep and slam the ground, knocking down your targeted foe, finishing them if there are no other enemy players nearby. Foes that aren't targeted are knocked back instead.

 Damage: 798 (3.0)^?

 Damage: 3 (0.01)^?

 Maximum Knockback Distance: 240

 Initial Target Knockdown Time: 4 seconds

 Initial Target Knockdown Time: 3 seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Radius: 240

 Defiance Break: 550[sic]

 Defiance Break: 450[sic]

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Mechanics

• The knockback causes 150 defiance bar damage, while the knockdown causes 400 defiance bar damage.

Related Traits

Virtues

• Glacial Heart — Mighty Blow becomes Glacial Blow. Heal when you disable, immobilize, or chill a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Willbender

• Vanguard Tactics — Activating Courage grants resistance. Shadowstepping grants resolution and protection.

Notes

Bug:

The Defiance Break value is incorrect in tooltip

Trivia

• Your character will occasionally shout out one of the following lines upon using this skill:
  • Justice prevails!
  • It's over!

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 19, 2024	This skill now evades attacks and finishes your targeted foe if they are downed and no other enemies are nearby. You can now move while using this skill.
November 29, 2022	(PvE only): Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 20 seconds. Increased power coefficient from 1.0 to 3.0.
April 19, 2022	Updated the description to indicate that this skill incorporates a shadowstep before its impact.
March 29, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 20 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Heaven's Palm has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Heaven's Palm was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. This ability is now targeted with a 600 range and will shadowstep the Willbender toward their target before performing the area attack.
August 17, 2021	Heaven's Palm was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.