Forerunner of Death

Dodging now deals more damage but affects a smaller area. Outgoing strike damage is increased for a period of time upon impact. — In-game description

Forerunner of Death

Specialization

Vindicator (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

Training cost

10 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Forerunner of Death

Dodging now deals more damage but affects a smaller area. Outgoing strike damage is increased for a period of time upon impact.

 Forerunner of Death (10s): +25% Damage

 Forerunner of Death (10s): +15% Damage

— In-game description

Trait skill

Skill			Description
Death Drop (PvE)			Drop from above, delivering a massive strike on the focused area.
Death Drop (PvP)			Drop from above, delivering a massive strike on the focused area.
Death Drop (WvW)			Drop from above, delivering a massive strike on the focused area.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Decreased the power coefficient of Death Drop from 4.2 to 3.3 in PvE only.
April 15, 2025	Increased the power coefficient of Death Drop from 3.75 to 4.2 in PvE only. Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: Affects the trait skill Death Drop.
September 26, 2023	Increased damage bonus from 15% to 25% in PvE only.
October 04, 2022	(Undocumented) Reduced duration from 15 seconds to 10 seconds in all game modes.
May 10, 2022	(Undocumented) Description updated for clarity.
March 15, 2022	Fixed an issue in which the warning effect could be shown to allies.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Forerunner of Death has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Forerunner of Death was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. This trait no longer increases maximum Endurance. Damage dealt has been increased by 66% in PvE only.
September 21, 2021	Forerunner of Death was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.

Trivia

• Archemorus's name means "the forerunner of death" in Greek.