Guild Wars 2

Lately I’ve been surprised by an unexpected burst coming from warriors. After a little check, it turned out to be a 3hit combo Bladetrail each time.

wtf?

That is a bit odd… IIRC the ability is only supposed to hit the target once and then return, but perhaps it acts similar to something like throw wrench on the engineer, in which case it would pass through and hit you on the way back.

Even still, that should only be two hits. Perhaps the change of direction is occurring right where your character is and it’s registering multiple times for some reason.

It’s something that I’d need to test to say for sure. It might have to do with how you’re moving too… some skills seem to hit in odd ways if they hit you moving at a certain angle.

This will be fixed soon enough then the devs will say “OH we gave the warriors love and fixed their bugs” -_- ES and rush anyone?

Epic.3950:

This will be fixed soon enough then the devs will say “OH we gave the warriors love and fixed their bugs” -_- ES and rush anyone?

At least it’s not scope XD

Epic.3950:

This will be fixed soon enough then the devs will say “OH we gave the warriors love and fixed their bugs” -_- ES and rush anyone?

If you mean Earthshaker by ES and were thinking about connecting on lower ground targets, you have to know that it’s the same for all the professions with that sort of leap skills (guardian mighty blow for instance).

Yamsandjams.3267:

That is a bit odd… IIRC the ability is only supposed to hit the target once and then return, but perhaps it acts similar to something like throw wrench on the engineer, in which case it would pass through and hit you on the way back.

Even still, that should only be two hits. Perhaps the change of direction is occurring right where your character is and it’s registering multiple times for some reason.

It’s something that I’d need to test to say for sure. It might have to do with how you’re moving too… some skills seem to hit in odd ways if they hit you moving at a certain angle.

I’ve played warrior a lot in PvE and never recall a 3hits Bladetrail even with targets at max range.

If you’re running in the same direction it’s moving (either on the way out or back,) then I can see why it might hit you extra times.

I believe bladetrail works the same way as whirlwind or the mesmer phantasm. If you’re running the same direction as it is moving it can likely hit you twice. Look on the bright side, if you’re moving sideways it probably won’t hit you at all.

So… if I have leg specialist, it will always hit only once?

redslion.9675:

So… if I have leg specialist, it will always hit only once?

More like guaranteed twice, it’s one of the major benefits of the trait and GS.

Throw, hits target, immobilize for 1s, does damage once, piercing so it may hit others, returns, does damage again.

Note, before returns above, the GS may get stuck in a wall, tree root, flower, or one of a hundred different objects because it doesn’t immediate stop and return when the sword runs into those objects.

A few things to consider about blade trail:
– If you know the distance you can make it burst pretty hard at the end of its flight
– If it misses your target the first time, with careful positioning you can still get it to connect on its way back
– You can manipulate it to go around objects (takes a bit of practise) by overcompensating movement allowing you to catch someone that is obstructing

And yes, it can potentially hit a target more than twice if that target happens to get hit, teleports/blinks ahead of it – catching it a second time, and a third time when it returns to the warrior. I can also confirm blade trail benefits from leg specialist each time it connects to a target, stacking duration if it connects again while immobilze is still applied.

Blade trail is the second best GS ability. Use it wisely.