Splinter Weapon

Weapon spell. Your strikes will trigger an additional strike on nearby enemies. Allies receive fewer stacks of this. — In-game description

Splinter Weapon

Profession

Necromancer (skill list)

Specialization

Ritualist

Slot

Utility

Type

Weapon spell

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

76975

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Splinter Weapon

Weapon spell. Your strikes will trigger an additional strike on nearby enemies. Allies receive fewer stacks of this.

 Damage: 106 (0.4)^?

 Damage: 66 (0.25)^?

 Damage: 133 (0.5)^?

₅ Splinter Weapon (10s): Striking a foe will cause additional strikes on nearby foes.

 Number of Enemy Targets: 3

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Ally Stacks: 3

 Radius: 300

 Damage Radius: 180

— In-game description

Mechanics

• The effect is granted to minions.
• The secondary area attack has a 0.25 seconds cooldown.
• The area attack hits the target it spreads from too, meaning it can effectively hit 4 other enemies within its radius.

Related traits

Ritualist

• Wielder's Boon — Weapon spells remove conditions from affected allies. Affected allies receive the full benefit of weapon spells.

Trivia

• A Guild Wars skill bears the same name as this skill.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
April 14, 2026	Reduced the power coefficient from 0.35 to 0.25 in WvW and from 0.5 to 0.4 in PvE.
December 09, 2025	Reduced the power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.5 in PvE only. Reduced the power coefficient from 0.5 to 0.35 in WvW only.
October 28, 2025	Visions of Eternity release: Splinter Weapon has been added to the game.
August 19, 2025	Splinter Weapon was available during the Visions of Eternity elite specialization Beta Event.