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Solar Beam

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Solar Beam

Profession
Ranger icon small.png Ranger (skill list)
Specialization
Druid icon small.png Druid
Weapon
Staff
Weapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Activ. type
Channeled
Game link
API
31710
10.25¼ Activation time  
Solar Beam

Fire a concentrated beam of light at the target enemy or ally, damaging foes and healing allies struck by the beam.

Damage.png Damage: 121 (0.3)?
Damage.png Damage: 101 (0.25)?
Healing.png Healing: 66 (0.03)?
Healing.png Healing: 30 (0.03)?
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 3
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Marksmanship Marksmanship

  • Farsighted Farsighted — Ranger weapon skills deal increased strike damage. Damage is further increased for foes above the range threshold.

Skirmishing Skirmishing

Druid Druid

  • Live Vicariously Live Vicariously — When you heal an ally, you are also healed.
  • Natural Mender Natural Mender — Increase healing to other allies. Gain astral force each interval while not in celestial avatar form.

Notes[edit]

  • The beam also damages enemies it passes through.
  • Attack speed is approximately three pulses every 1.35 seconds.
  • The heal is equal to (2 + Level^2 * 0.01 + Healing Power * 0.03) in PvE.
  • The target circle beneath the ally briefly fades red when trying to cast this skill on them.
    • This skill heals allies through walls.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
August 22, 2023 Secrets of the Obscure release:
  • Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.3 to 0.25 in WvW only.
October 18, 2022
  • Fixed an issue that caused this skill to display as out of range when an ally was targeted.
August 23, 2022
  • This skill can now target allies.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced base heal per pulse from 66 to 30.
March 27, 2018
  • Reduced damage per strike by 17% in PvP only.
November 17, 2015
  • This skill can no longer be activated without a target.
October 28, 2015
  • Fixed a bug that caused this skill to heal allies beyond its intended range.
October 23, 2015 Heart of Thorns release:
  • Solar Beam has been added to the game.