Hard Light Arena

Exceed. Create a holographic arena that grants you boons while inside of it. When activated above the heat threshold, the radius is increased and the user is granted barrier. Allies gain boons at reduced duration. — In-game description

Hard Light Arena

Profession

Engineer (skill list)

Specialization

Holosmith

Slot

Utility

Tool belt

  Prismatic Singularity

Type

Exceed

Training cost

15 Hero points

Game link

API

44646

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0.5½  

45

30

45

 

Hard Light Arena

Exceed. Create a holographic arena that grants you boons while inside of it. When activated above the heat threshold, the radius is increased and the user is granted barrier. Allies gain boons at reduced duration.

 Barrier Applied above 50% Heat: 2,900

 Fury (2s): +25% Critical Chance

 Fury (2s): +20% Critical Chance

 Protection (2s): -33% Incoming Damage

 Regen (2s): 260 Heal

 Boon Application Interval: 1 second

 Boon Application Interval: 2 seconds

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Ally Boon Duration: 50%

 Duration: 8 seconds

 Duration: 6 seconds

 Radius: 240

 Radius Increase above 50% Heat: 120

 Combo Field: Light

— In-game description

Related traits

Firearms

• No Scope — Critical hits on foes within the range threshold have a chance to grant fury. Fury grants you ferocity.

Inventions

• Over Shield — Shield skills grant protection to nearby allies. Protection on you gains increased damage reduction.
• Energy Amplifier — Your power and healing power are increased while you have regeneration.
• Anticorrosion Plating — When you grant protection to an ally, cleanse conditions from them.

Alchemy

• Compounding Chemicals — Heal yourself when you grant yourself a boon. Remove a condition from yourself when you use an elixir skill. Gain increased concentration.

Holosmith

• Enhanced Capacity Storage Unit — Increases maximum heat capacity. While above 100% heat, periodically gain might. Some skills and traits gain additional heat tiers.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 11, 2025	Increased the duration from 3 seconds to 6 seconds in PvP and WvW. Increased the boon application interval from 1 to 2 in PvP and WvW. The duration is no longer extended when used above 50% heat; instead, this skill now applies barrier to the user when used above 50% heat. Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 45 seconds in PvP only.
November 29, 2022	This skill now grants allies the full duration of boons when used above 100% heat, in addition to its previous effects.
June 28, 2022	Fury: Critical chance bonus increased from 20% to 25% in PvE only.
August 17, 2021	Increased cooldown from 50 seconds to 60 seconds in PvP only.
April 28, 2020	Increased cooldown from 30 seconds to 50 seconds in PvP only.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced field duration from 8 seconds to 4 seconds. Reduced bonus field duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds. Reduced cooldown from 45 seconds to 30 seconds.
September 22, 2017	Path of Fire release: Hard Light Arena has been added to the game.

Trivia

ArenaNet logo.

• The design of the arena created is based on the ArenaNet logo.