Helio Rush

Charge forward with your spear, striking enemies and healing allies you pass through. Upon striking an enemy, your next spear attack is illuminated. Illuminated. Allies you pass through are healed for more and gain boons. Enemies you strike take bonus damage and are inflicted with conditions. Allies at full health are not affected by this skill. — In-game description

Helio Rush

Profession

Guardian (skill list)

Weapon

Spear

Game link

API

72940

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Helio Rush

Charge forward with your spear, striking enemies and healing allies you pass through. Upon striking an enemy, your next spear attack is illuminated.

Illuminated. Allies you pass through are healed for more and gain boons. Enemies you strike take bonus damage and are inflicted with conditions.

Allies at full health are not affected by this skill.

 Damage: 660 (1.8)^?

 Damage: 293 (0.8)^?

 Damage Increase: 50%

 Damage Increase: 10%

 Healing: 965 (1.0)^?

 Healing: 805 (0.4)^?

 Illuminated Healing: 1,158 (1.2)^?

 Illuminated Healing: 966 (0.48)^?

 Resolution (4s): Incoming condition damage decreased by 33%.

 Weakness (4s): -50% Endurance Regeneration, +50% Fumble (Unrestricted)

 Illuminated (5s): Your next spear attack is illuminated.

 Number of Targets: 5

 Number of Allied Targets: 5

 Maximum Count: 2

 Count Recharge: 8 seconds

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Radiance

• Retribution — Strike damage dealt is increased while you have resolution.
• Righteous Instincts — Resolution increases your chances to critically strike and grants might each interval.

Valor

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

Honor

• Force of Will — Gain increased vitality. Healing others is improved based on a percentage of your vitality.

Virtues

• Inspired Virtue — Virtues apply boons to allies when activated. Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.
• Virtue of Resolution — Gain resolution when you activate a Virtue. Resolution you grant has increased duration.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
September 11, 2024	(Undocumented) No longer affects allies who are at full health.
September 10, 2024	Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented this skill from granting the Illuminated effect, even if an enemy was struck.
August 20, 2024	Janthir Wilds release: Helio Rush has been added to the game. This skill is now a targeted area-of-effect skill and will heal the player as well as other allies. Increased the movement speed by 15%. Reduced the power multiplier from 1.25 to 0.8 in PvP and WvW. The illuminated version of this skill now additionally deals bonus damage to enemies and inflicts weakness on them. Guild Wars 2 Wiki note: The flip skill Cancel Helio Rush was removed.
June 27, 2024	Helio Rush was available during the Spear Beta Event.