Superspeed

Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s — In-game description

Superspeed

Effect type

Effect

Stacking

Duration

Max. duration

10 seconds

Game link

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Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

— In-game description

Superspeed is an effect that provides a 100% increase to forward movement speed while in combat. Outside of combat, it provides close to the same 33% increase to movement speed as the boon Swiftness. Like all movement speed boosts, it does not affect backpedaling or strafing movement. Additional applications of superspeed stack in duration for up to 10 seconds. Other effects that provide a bonus to movement speed (e.g. Swiftness, certain traits, and signet skills) do not stack with Superspeed; only the highest increase in speed will be applied.

Superspeed is not a boon, and thus does not benefit neither from attributes Concentration and Boon Duration nor from various skills, traits and upgrade components that affect boons in general. While Superspeed does not ignore movement-impairing conditions Chilled and Crippled, it still provides a substantial movement bonus: 134% and 150% speed increase, respectively, compared to 200% when unrestricted. Uniquely, Superspeed can be granted to many friendly NPCs that are otherwise unaffected by giving them Swiftness, for example, NPCs participating in dynamic events in the PvE game mode or Siege Golems in the WvW mode.

Related skills

Weapon skills that grant superspeed

•   Essence of Borrowed Time — Short bow
•   Spider's Web — Spear
•   Windborne Speed — Staff, when attuned to air
•   Energize — Spear, when attuned to air
•   Cyclone — Warhorn, when attuned to air
•   Flowing Finesse — Pistol, when attuned to air and water
•   Polaric Leap — Sword, when attuned to air
•   Galvanize — Spear, when attuned to fire and air
•   Wind Storm — Hammer, when attuned to air
•   Slipstream — Spear

Bundle skills that grant superspeed

•   Wind Blast — Lightning Hammer

Healing skills that grant superspeed

•   Perilous Gift — Cantrip

Utility skills that grant superspeed

•   Banner of Tactics — Banner
•   Featherfoot Grace — Meditation
•   Signet of the Hunt — Signet
•   Quickening Zephyr — Survival
•   Griffon Stance — Stance
•   "Eye of the Storm!" — Shout
•   Twist of Fate — Stance
•   Invigorating Air — Augment
•   Well of Action — Well

Elite skills that grant superspeed

•   "Feel My Wrath!" — Shout
•   Chaotic Release — Legendary Dragon Stance, Consume
•   Forest's Fortification — Cantrip
•   Time Warp — Glamour

Profession mechanic skills that grant superspeed

•   Superspeed — Tool belt, Slick Shoes
•   Toss Elixir U — Elixir, Tool belt, Elixir U
•   Bypass Coating — Tool belt, Blast Gyro
•   Steal Mobility — Stolen skill

Pet skills that grant superspeed

•   Rallying Roar — Juvenile Warclaw

Related traits

Traits that grant superspeed

• Burst of Aggression (Berserker) — Gain a burst of speed when entering berserk mode.
• Gadgeteer (Tools) — Gadget skills are more powerful.
• Kinetic Battery (Tools) — Gain Kinetic Charges when you use a tool belt skill. At maximum, charges gain a burst of speed.
• Gyroscopic Acceleration (Scrapper) — Well abilities have an increased area of effect and grant superspeed to nearby allies on their first pulse. Your function gyro also grants superspeed to allies when cast.
• Speed of Synergy (Scrapper) — Using a heal skill grants superspeed in a radius around you. Using a healing skill's associated tool-belt skill grants you personal superspeed.
• Crystal Configuration: Zephyr (Holosmith) — Holo Leap removes movement-impairing conditions, grants superspeed instead of swiftness, and inflicts cripple.
• Celestial Shadow (Druid) — Grant superspeed and stealth to nearby allies when leaving celestial avatar form.
• Meld with Shadows (Shadow Arts) — Gain superspeed when you enter or exit stealth.
• One with Air (Air) — Gain superspeed when attuning to air.
• Elemental Pursuit (Weaver) — Gain superspeed when inflicting inhibiting conditions on enemies.
• Temporal Enchanter (Inspiration) — When you cast a glamour, allies near the glamour gain resistance and superspeed.
• Time Catches Up (Chronomancer) — Activating a Shatter gives your illusions superspeed. Shatters deal increased damage to movement-impaired foes.

Trait skills that grant superspeed

•   Superspeed (Streamlined Kits) — Run at double speed.
•   Lesser Quickening Zephyr (Zephyr's Speed (ranger)) — Survival. You and your pet gain quickness and superspeed.

Traits that improve superspeed

• Rapid Regeneration (Scrapper) — Regenerate health while affected by swiftness or superspeed.
• Object in Motion (Scrapper) — Deal increased strike damage while you have stability, swiftness, or superspeed. This damage increase compounds for each boon you have.
• Swift Revenge (Weaver) — Gain swiftness when using a Dual Attack. Deal increased strike damage to enemies while under the effects of swiftness or superspeed.
• Woven Stride (Weaver) — Gain swiftness when you are inflicted with inhibiting conditions. When gaining either superspeed or swiftness, also gain regeneration and cleanse a condition. Swiftness has increased effectiveness.

Related equipment

See also: Boon#Related equipment

Relics that grant superspeed

• Relic of the Pack — Grant superspeed, might, and fury to nearby allies after using an elite skill.
• Relic of the Unseen Invasion — Grant yourself and nearby allies superspeed when you enter or exit stealth.
• Relic of the Wayfinder — Gain increased movement speed, which is further increased while out of combat. When you enter combat, gain a burst of speed.

Version history

Patch	Changes
June 08, 2021	Multiple applications of this effect will now stack duration, up to a maximum duration of 10 seconds.
September 09, 2014	Superspeed has been added to the game.[verification requested]

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