Guild Wars 2

Is it possible to blast a field with Mighty Blow (Hammer #2) without leaping out of the field (e.g. when stacked and buffing prior to zerg v zerg fight)?

Pretty sure there isn’t unless you had a target right on you. Can’t you just move back a tad and jump back into the zerg stack?

Most fields are big enough that you shouldn’t be jumping outside of them with mighty blow, if you then you are too close to the edge and need to move back. Even on lava font if you stand on one side and mighty blow you still gain the area might.

Unless the ele dropping lava fonts or static fields doesn’t have the increased aoe on staff trait and in that case you should find a new ele.

Thanks.
So my guardian will continue to be hyperactive when the fields drop – I can live with that.

Actually you can shorten distance. To do that you’ve got too look from above your character. At it’s best, leap will be around 100-150 (so you won’t leave the field).

Wait, I haven’t run hammer in a month so I can’t remember, but doesn’t the blast trigger at the start of the ability rather than the end? Shield of Wrath blasts as soon as you hit the button and as I recall the hammer is the same way. It’s not when the damage is applied. So in other words it isn’t an issue if you fly out of the field because you blast where you are standing when you press the button.

It triggers at the end of animation, but at placement where you were beginning from.
I imagine it can be problemating since other (or blasts from others) might not affect you.

foofad.5162:

Wait, I haven’t run hammer in a month so I can’t remember, but doesn’t the blast trigger at the start of the ability rather than the end? Shield of Wrath blasts as soon as you hit the button and as I recall the hammer is the same way. It’s not when the damage is applied. So in other words it isn’t an issue if you fly out of the field because you blast where you are standing when you press the button.

Correct.

It’s from where you start.

Very helpful info guys – thanks.

Actually its whatever field is encountered first by mighty blow. Inside field to out, out to in, and out to out (thru an edge) will all result in a blast finisher. If u go through 2 fields its whatever one is encountered first.