Savage Leap

Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword. — In-game description

Savage Leap

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand sword

Movement

Leap

Game link

API

14366

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0.75¾  

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Savage Leap

Lunge at your foe and strike them with your sword.

 Damage: 734 (2.0)^?

 Damage: 495 (1.35)^?

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

 Combo Finisher: Leap

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Strength

• Brave Stride — Movement skills grant stability when used.

Arms

• Blademaster — Gain expertise. Gain condition damage while wielding a sword. Sword skills gain reduced recharge.

Tactics

• Leg Specialist — Immobilize a target when you cripple them with a skill. Deal increased strike damage to foes affected with movement-impairing conditions.

Discipline

• Warrior's Sprint — Run faster while wielding melee weapons, and deal increased strike damage while you have swiftness. Movement skills break immobilization when used.

Bladesworn

• Swift as the Wind — Movement skills grant swiftness and increase flow rate.

Notes

• The leap has a (compared to Leap of Faith) fairly low arc and may achieve a travel distance of between 900 (plain surface or downhill) and about 600 units, but the attack will miss if the target is more than the 600 units away.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
March 19, 2024	Increased the power coefficient from 1.15 to 1.35 in PvP and WvW. Reduced cooldown from 8 seconds to 7 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 14, 2023	Increased power coefficient from 0.75 to 1.15 in PvP and WvW.
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1.66 to 2.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.66 to 0.75.
July 10, 2018	Damage of this skill has been increased by 66%.
May 08, 2018	The damage of this skill is no longer split between game modes and will now use the higher 33% damage increase in all modes.
March 27, 2018	Increased damage by 33% in PvP and WvW.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Movement skills such as the warrior's Savage Leap will no longer be affected by animation speed changes from quickness or slow.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Movement-speed adjustments no longer affect the intended travel distance.
June 25, 2013	This skill now applies 3 seconds of cripple.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Savage Leap has been added to the game.