Dazzling Hammer/history
April 14, 2026
- Dazzling Hammer: Reduced the power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.2 in PvE only. Increased the cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP and WvW.
Dazzling Hammer
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Parent skill
- Enter Radiant Forge
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Radiant Weapon
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies. Gain light aura if this skill finishes a combo.
Damage: 319 (1.2)? Damage: 199 (0.75)? Damage: 80 (0.3)? Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
Daze: 2 seconds Daze: 1 second- Number of Targets: 5
- Attack Radius: 180
- Boon Radius: 300
- Combo Finisher: Blast
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
January 13, 2026
- Dazzling Hammer: Reduced the power coefficient from 0.75 to 0.3 in PvP only.
Dazzling Hammer
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Parent skill
- Enter Radiant Forge
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Radiant Weapon
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies. Gain light aura if this skill finishes a combo.
Damage: 399 (1.5)? Damage: 199 (0.75)? Damage: 80 (0.3)? Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
Daze: 2 seconds Daze: 1 second- Number of Targets: 5
- Attack Radius: 180
- Boon Radius: 300
- Combo Finisher: Blast
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
December 09, 2025
- Dazzling Hammer: Reduced the power coefficient from 2.5 to 1.5 in PvE only. Reduced the power coefficient from 0.91 to 0.75 in PvP and WvW.
Dazzling Hammer
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Parent skill
- Enter Radiant Forge
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Radiant Weapon
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies. Gain light aura if this skill finishes a combo.
Damage: 399 (1.5)? Damage: 199 (0.75)? Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
Daze: 2 seconds Daze: 1 second- Number of Targets: 5
- Attack Radius: 180
- Boon Radius: 300
- Combo Finisher: Blast
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
November 05, 2025
- Dazzling Hammer: Reduced the might stacks from 8 to 3 and reduced the daze duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in WvW and PvP.
Dazzling Hammer
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Parent skill
- Enter Radiant Forge
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Radiant Weapon
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies. Gain light aura if this skill finishes a combo.
Damage: 665 (2.5)? Damage: 242 (0.91)? Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
Daze: 2 seconds Daze: 1 second- Number of Targets: 5
- Attack Radius: 180
- Boon Radius: 300
- Combo Finisher: Blast
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
November 04, 2025
- Dazzling Hammer: Fixed an issue that prevented Dazzling Hammer, Luminous Staff, and Gleaming Blade from being in full cooldown when interrupted.
October 28, 2025
- Dazzling Hammer: Reduced the casting time from 1 second to 0.6 seconds. This skill now grants light aura to the user if it finishes a combo. Increased the power coefficient from 1.5 to 2.5 in PvE only. Reduced the cooldown from 10 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
Dazzling Hammer
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Parent skill
- Enter Radiant Forge
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Radiant Weapon
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies. Gain light aura if this skill finishes a combo.
Damage: 665 (2.5)? Damage: 399 (1.5)?- 8 Might (8s): 240 Condition Damage, 240 Power
Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance- Light Aura (4s): -10% Incoming Condition Damage
- Daze: 2 seconds
- Number of Targets: 5
- Attack Radius: 180
- Boon Radius: 300
- Combo Finisher: Blast
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description
Beta event version: August 19, 2025
- Dazzling Hammer was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.
Dazzling Hammer
- Profession
Guardian (skill list)- Specialization
Luminary- Parent skill
- Enter Radiant Forge
- Slot
- Transform

- Type
- Radiant Weapon
- Sequence
- →
- Game link
“Smash the ground with your radiant hammer, dazing nearby foes and granting boons to nearby allies.
- Damage: 849
- 8 Might (8s): 240 Condition Damage, 240 Power
Fury (6s): +25% Critical Chance Fury (6s): +20% Critical Chance- Daze: 2 seconds
- Number of Targets: 5
- Attack Radius: 180
- Boon Radius: 300
- Combo Finisher: Blast
- Defiance Break: 200
— In-game description