Holy Strike

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Holy Strike

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Game link
API
9140
0.5½ Activation time  8 Recharge time  
Holy Strike

Mark an area for judgment, rapidly healing allies and then blasting foes in the area.

Damage.png Damage: 726 (1.8)?
Damage.png Damage: 504 (1.25)?
Damage.png Damage: 295 (0.73)?
Healing.png Healing: 221 (0.25)?
Healing.png Healing: 177 (0.1)?
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Blast
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Honor Honor

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
August 23, 2022
  • (PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1.25 to 1.8.
March 29, 2022
  • Reduced power coefficient from 0.91 to 0.73 in WvW only.
December 01, 2020
  • Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.91 in WvW only.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced pulse base heal from 221 to 177. Reduced pulse heal coefficient from 0.25 to 0.1.
August 29, 2018
  • Fixed a bug in which the tooltip was missing the blast finisher skill fact.
August 28, 2018
  • This skill has been reworked into a ground-targeted ranged attack and has been renamed Holy Strike. Holy Strike marks an area for judgment, rapidly healing allies and then blasting foes in the area. This skill has a radius of 240 and an 8-second cooldown.
August 08, 2017 Path of Fire pre-patch:
  • Orb of Light: Reduced the extended recharge time of this skill when detonating the orb of light from 400% to 300%. Detonating the orb of light now grants light aura to allies, in addition to its previous effects. This skill has been unsplit from PvP and will use the 20% higher heal scaling in all game types.
February 26, 2013
  • This ability now heals allies it passes through.
November 15, 2012
  • This skill's velocity has been increased by 50%.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Orb of Light has been added to the game.

Trivia[edit]