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June 25, 2024

  • This trait no longer grants boons when striking a target at long range and now grants boons when using Point-Blank Shot.
Lead the Wind.png

Lead the Wind

Specialization
Ranger icon small.png Marksmanship
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Game link
15 Recharge time
Lead the Wind

Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. Point-Blank Shot grants boons.

Miscellaneous effect.png Range Threshold: 1,200
Swiftness.png Swiftness (10s): +33% Movement Speed
Quickness.png Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.
Quickness.png Quickness (20.5½s): Skills and actions are faster.
Number of targets.png Targets per Missile: 5
Count Recharge.png Recharge Reduced: 20%
Pierces.png Pierces

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Lead the Wind: This trait no longer grants swiftness when performing a projectile combo. Instead, it grants swiftness for 10 seconds and quickness for 5 seconds (2.5 seconds in PvP and WvW) when striking with an attack from beyond 1,200 range. This effect has a 15-second cooldown.
Lead the Wind.png

Lead the Wind

Specialization
Ranger icon small.png Marksmanship
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Game link
15 Recharge time
Lead the Wind

Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. Striking foes beyond the range threshold grants boons.

Miscellaneous effect.png Range Threshold: 1,200
Swiftness.png Swiftness (10s): +33% Movement Speed
Quickness.png Quickness (5s): Skills and actions are faster.
Quickness.png Quickness (20.5½s): Skills and actions are faster.
Number of targets.png Targets per Missile: 5
Count Recharge.png Recharge Reduced: 20%
Pierces.png Pierces

— In-game description

October 02, 2018

  • Lead the Wind: The attack speed when using the longbow is no longer increased. Piercing is now applied to harpoon gun skills, in addition to the current piercing functionality. Gain swiftness when using a projectile combo finisher.
Lead the Wind.png

Lead the Wind

Specialization
Ranger icon small.png Marksmanship
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Game link
Lead the Wind

Your longbow and harpoon-gun skills pierce and recharge faster. When you strike a foe with a projectile combo, gain swiftness.

Swiftness.png Swiftness (4s): +33% Movement Speed
Number of targets.png Targets per Missile: 5
Count Recharge.png Recharge Reduced: 20%
Pierces.png Pierces

— In-game description

September 22, 2017

  • Lead the Wind: Fixed a bug that was preventing some longbow skills from displaying all relevant skill facts for this trait.

August 08, 2017

  • Lead the Wind: Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from updating longbow skills with the Pierces skill fact.

October 23, 2015

  • Lead the Wind: Fixed a bug so that this trait no longer has its piercing information displayed on short-bow skills.

Original version

Lead the Wind.png

Lead the Wind

Specialization
Ranger icon small.png Marksmanship
Tier
Grandmaster
Type
Major
Game link
Lead the Wind

While wielding a longbow, your attack speed is increased and your arrows pierce. Longbow and Harpoon Gun skills recharge faster.

Radius.png Attack Speed Increase: 10%
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Pierces.png Pierces
Miscellaneous effect.png Recharge Reduced: 20%

— In-game description