Symbol of Spears

Symbol. Create a spear wall in front of you that damages foes that remain in its area. — In-game description

Symbol of Spears

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Spear

Type

Symbol

Game link

API

9192

This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.

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Symbol of Spears

Symbol. Create a spear wall in front of you that damages foes that remain in its area.

 Damage: 293 (0.8)^?

 Fury (2s): +25% Critical Chance

 Fury (2s): +20% Critical Chance

 Number of Targets: 5

 Symbol Duration: 4 seconds

 Interval: 1 second

 Symbol Radius: 180

 Combo Field: Light

— In-game description

Related traits

Zeal

• Symbolic Exposure — Symbols inflict vulnerability on foes. Deal increased strike damage to vulnerable foes.
• Renewing Splendor — Heal yourself when you create a light field or finish a combo in a light field.
• Symbolic Avenger — Your strike damage is increased whenever your Symbols hit a foe.
• Furious Focus — Your strike damage and movement speed are increased while you have fury. Create a Lesser Symbol of Blades when you activate Virtue skill 1.

Valor

• Altruistic Healing — Heal yourself when you grant a boon to an ally.

Honor

• Writ of Persistence — Symbols are improved and heal allies.

Virtues

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.

Notes

Bug:

The symbol pulses fury extremely rapidly, reaching the maximum boon duration of 30 seconds in just 1 second.

Anomaly:

The combo field is displayed as a round field to allies and as a line field to enemies. In both cases, the skill functions as a line area of effect.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
June 28, 2022	(Undocumented) This skill now grants 2 seconds of Fury.
May 08, 2018	This skill is now a symbol and has been renamed Symbol of Spears. The symbol no longer pushes the guardian backward and instead activates a spear wall a short distance in front of the guardian. It now deals damage in a full sphere with a radius of 180 (that's upgradable through traits) instead of the previous rectangular area of effect
December 14, 2012	This skill is now a light field.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Spear Wall has been added to the game.