Symbolic Avenger

Your strike damage is increased whenever your Symbols hit a foe. — In-game description

Symbolic Avenger

Specialization

Zeal (trait list)

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Minor

Training cost

6 Hero points

Game link

API

API

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Symbolic Avenger

Your strike damage is increased whenever your Symbols hit a foe.

 Symbolic Avenger (15s): +1% Damage

 Maximum Stacks: 5

— In-game description

Related skills

Weapon skills that are improved by this trait

•   Symbol of Faith — Mace
•   Symbol of Ignition — Pistol
•   Symbol of Punishment — Scepter
•   Symbol of Blades — Sword
•   Symbol of Resolution — Greatsword
•   Symbol of Protection — Hammer
•   Symbol of Swiftness — Staff
•   Symbol of Spears — Spear
•   Symbol of Luminance — Spear
•   Symbol of Light — Trident
•   Symbol of Energy — Longbow
•   Symbol of Vengeance — Axe

Transform skills that are improved by this trait

•   Luminous Staff — Enter Radiant Forge

Trait skills that are improved by this trait

•   Lesser Symbol of Blades — Furious Focus
•   Lesser Symbol of Protection — Protector's Restoration
•   Lesser Symbol of Resolution — Zealot's Resolution

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 24, 2026	Reduced the damage increase per stack from 2% to 1%.
February 03, 2026	Fixed an issue that prevented Lesser Symbol of Blades from triggering Symbolic Avenger.
January 13, 2026	This trait has moved to the grandmaster minor slot, replacing Symbolic Power.
October 26, 2021	Positive percentage-based enhancements now display with a "+." For example, swiftness now displays "+33% Movement Speed" instead of "33% Movement Speed."
May 11, 2021	Text on many damage-increasing profession traits, runes, and sigils has been clarified to indicate whether they increase outgoing strike damage, condition damage, or all damage, as appropriate.
July 16, 2019	This trait has been reworked. It now increases the guardian's damage by 2% stacking (max 5 stacks) for 15 seconds whenever a symbol hits a foe.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: This trait now converts 13% of your Toughness into Power, in addition to its previous effect.
July 07, 2015	Fixed an issue that allowed this trait to deal higher damage than intended.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: Symbolic Avenger has been added to the game.