Blade Leap

Leap to your target and summon a clone if you hit. Can be recast to return to your starting point. — In-game description

Blade Leap

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Specialization

Virtuoso

Weapon

Main hand sword

Movement

Leap

Sequence

 → 

Game link

API

62568

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0.75¾  12  

Blade Leap

Leap to your target and summon a clone if you hit. Can be recast to return to your starting point.

 Damage: 550 (1.5)^?

 Cripple (3s): -50% Movement Speed

 Duration: 10 seconds

 Combo Finisher: Leap

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Dueling

• Fencer's Finesse — Gain a stacking ferocity effect when you or one of your illusions strikes with a one-handed sword or an underwater spear. Reduces recharge on sword and underwater spear skills.

Inspiration

• Illusionary Inspiration — Increase healing to other allies. Summoning an illusion heals all allies around you. Virtuoso: Triggers when stocking a blade.

Illusions

• Compounding Power — Creating an illusion increases your outgoing damage and condition damage for a short duration. Virtuoso: Triggers when stocking a blade.

Notes

• This skill begins recharging once   Returning Edge is available.
• This skill replaces   Illusionary Leap for Virtuoso and Troubadour; the "summoned clone" will instead stock a blade or generate a note, respectively.

Anomaly:

skill description still mentions blade while troubadour is equipped

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 18, 2025	This skill now puts Returning Edge on a short cooldown to prevent accidental early reactivation.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Blade Leap has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Blade Leap was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
August 17, 2021	Blade Leap was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 1.