Hunter's Ward/history

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June 25, 2024

  • The ward created by this skill now performs an initial strike that deals defiance-bar damage when used in PvE.
Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
1 Activation time  
20 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 289 (0.75)?
Damage.png Initial Damage: 39 (0.1)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 963 (2.5)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 513 (1.333)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 642 (1.666)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Number of targets.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Ring Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

February 14, 2023

  • Hunter's Ward: Reduced power coefficient on the final impact from 1.666 to 1.333 in WvW.
Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
1 Activation time  
20 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 289 (0.75)?
Damage.png Initial Damage: 39 (0.1)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 963 (2.5)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 513 (1.333)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 642 (1.666)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Number of targets.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Ring Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

November 29, 2022

  • Hunter's Ward: (PvE only) Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 20 seconds. Increased power coefficient of initial hit from 0.25 to 0.75. Increased power coefficient of final hit from 2.2 to 2.5.
    • Reduced ring duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in WvW only.
Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
1 Activation time  
20 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
40 Recharge time
 
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 289 (0.75)?
Damage.png Initial Damage: 39 (0.1)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 963 (2.5)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 642 (1.666)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Number of targets.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Duration.png Ring Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

May 11, 2021

  • Hunter's Ward: This skill's cast has been reworked. The dragonhunter will now channel the skill for 1 second and then release the barrage, allowing movement while the attacks occur and traps are formed.
Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
1 Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 96 (0.25)?
Damage.png Initial Damage: 39 (0.1)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 847 (2.2)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 642 (1.666)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Number of targets.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

March 17, 2020

  • Hunter's Ward: The final visual effect of this skill has been toned down and rescaled to better reflect its area of impact.

February 25, 2020

  • Hunter's Ward: Increased the damage dealt by the final impact of this skill by 10%.
    • (Competitive split) Reduced pulsing strike power coefficient from 0.25 to 0.1. Reduced final impact power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.666.
Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
20.75¾ Activation time  40 Recharge time  
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrows into a barrier, and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 96 (0.25)?
Damage.png Initial Damage: 39 (0.1)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 847 (2.2)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 642 (1.666)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Number of targets.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

April 19, 2016

  • Hunter's Ward: This skill now creates barriers on enemies only if they are struck by the final attack.
    • Barriers created by this skill now only stop enemies who have been marked (struck) by the final attack.
    • The final attack damage has been increased by 33%.
    • Ring duration has been reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.
    • The cooldown of this skill has been reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds.
    • Added a red ring for enemies so they can be identified as hostile.
Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
20.75¾ Activation time  45 Recharge time  
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrow into a barrier and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 96 (0.25)?
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 770 (2.0)?
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Miscellaneous effect.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 5 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

November 17, 2015

  • Hunter's Ward: Removed an erronious icon that appeared on opponents when using this ability.
    • Reduced the visual noise on the effects associated with this skill.
    • Fixed an issue that caused the damage to not be applied in certain skill queueing scenarios.

Original version

Hunter's Ward.png

Hunter's Ward

Ground-targeted  
Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Dragonhunter icon small.png Dragonhunter
Weapon
Longbow
 
Weapon slot 5
Game link
20.75¾ Activation time  45 Recharge time  
Hunter's Ward

Form your arrow into a barrier and deal damage at the location.

Damage.png Initial Damage: 205
Damage.png Final Impact Damage: 1,641
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Crippled.png Cripple (2s): -50% Movement Speed
Miscellaneous effect.png Number of Impacts: 4
Miscellaneous effect.png Maximum Number of Barriers: 5
Duration.png Ring Duration: 6 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 360

— In-game description